Comparison

Build Up!! vs Current Drift

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Build Up!!

Construct your tower as tall as possible by strategically placing building nodes. Collect more nodes as you ascend to reach crucial checkpoints and achieve new heights.

Highlights
  • Build structures high
  • Gather building nodes
  • Reach checkpoints
  • Ascend to new heights
Features
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Build your structure as high as you can! Gather additional building nodes along the way and reach the checkpoints!

About

Current Drift

Features
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Currents is a minimalist survival game built around one idea: you don't control where you go — you control the current that carries you. Your glowing orb drifts endlessly through a dark, fluid world. Tap to rotate your current 90 degrees. Survive as long as you can while obstacles close in from every direction. Simple to learn. Impossible to master. HOW TO PLAY Tap anywhere to switch your current direction. Your orb flows with the current — it never stops moving. Dodge every obstacle. The longer you survive, the faster and more intense it gets. FEATURES — One-tap controls anyone can pick up in seconds — Ghost run: a translucent replay of your personal best appears every game — Slow-motion death: time dilates the moment before impact — The Follower: a relentless obstacle that hunts you after 15 seconds — Current Boosters: collect power-ups to freeze all obstacles — Hard Mode: the edges of the screen become walls — no escape — Flow State: reach 30 seconds and enter another level entirely — 7 orb themes across 3 theme packs, each with unique colors and feel — Ambient procedural soundtrack that evolves as you play — Game Center leaderboard — compete globally THEME PACKS Unlock new visual identities for your orb, trail, and world. Each pack contains two themes at $0.99. No ads. No energy bars. No limits.

Screenshots

Build Up!!3 screens
Current Drift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Current Drift at none against Build Up!!'s 1. Current Drift also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Build Up!!'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Build Up!! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Current Drift asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Build Up!! ships an update fortnightly, Current Drift daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Build Up!! versus Current Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuild Up!!Current Drift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (16K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings16K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size266 MB0 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVoodooKelsey Goldsmith

Bugs and requests

Build Up!!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Rivet counter malfunction
  • Levels regenerating incorrectly
  • Tower physics issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • More level variety
  • Ability to create custom maps
  • Removal of perfect triangle requirement

Current Drift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Build Up!!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads.$2.99
None

Current Drift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Build Up!! free?
Build Up!! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Current Drift free?
Current Drift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Build Up!! or Current Drift have ads?
Build Up!! shows ads; Current Drift does not.
Which is updated more often, Build Up!! or Current Drift?
Build Up!! ships an update fortnightly, and Current Drift daily. Most recently, Build Up!! was updated on October 18, 2026 and Current Drift on October 8, 2026.

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