Comparison

Drift Legends 2 vs Initial Drift Arcade

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

Head to head
About

Drift Legends 2

Experience realistic 3D drift racing with legendary cars on various tracks. Progress from novice to pro in career mode or challenge others online. Features realistic physics, detailed cars, and customization options.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics simulation
  • Over 50 detailed drift cars
  • Multiple detailed tracks
  • Career mode with achievements
  • Ghost multiplayer mode
  • Car customization options
  • Real engine and turbo sounds
Features
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THE NEXT LEVEL DRIFT CARS RACING SIMULATOR GAME! Experience the ultimate drift racing sensation in Drift Legends 2, the second installment of the incredibly realistic 3D drifting game. Take control of highly-detailed legendary drift cars and conquer various tracks as you strive to break records. Engage in both offline and online drift racing events, progressing from a novice to a professional drift driver. Test your skills in a ghost multiplayer game mode, if you think you are tough enough. Challenge other drift lovers and ascend to the pinnacle of the cross-platform online leaderboard. FEATURES: - Enjoy realistic physics, simulating every aspect of car behaviour; - Drive more than 50 powerful and exciting, highly detailed drifting cars; - Drift on detailed tracks with different layouts; - Career mode allows you to get more experience, complete achievements and unlock powerful secret cars; - Every car behaves differently. Feel the power and weight, find your balance; - Customize your cars with exclusive paintjobs, rims, tires and plates; - Real engine sounds for every car; - Turbocharger, gearbox and tires sounds; - Realistic 3D graphics. If you're a car enthusiast, this game is definitely for you!

About

Initial Drift Arcade

Experience high-speed driving and drifting on mountain roads. Earn in-game currency to purchase and upgrade a variety of cars. Compete globally for high scores and master challenging tracks with adjustable physics and steering options.

Highlights
  • High-speed drifting on mountain roads
  • Car purchasing and upgrading system
  • Race against the clock and opponent ghosts
  • Global high score competition
  • Multiple driving physics and car styles
  • 27 upgradable cars across 7 classes
  • Support for gamepad and keyboard controls
Features
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Drive at tremendous speed, drift on narrow mountain roads, earn money to buy new cars and upgrade current ones to become the fastest driver on the mountain passes. Game features: - race against the clock (4 medals to achieve in each track), compete with your opponent's ghost - global highscore, competition with players from around the world - low poly graphics - 7 route themes located in 3 different worlds - 2 type of driving physics to choose - suitable for both beginners and advanced players - 2 different driving style of cars - drift for downhill and grip for hillclimb - 27 upgradable cars, divided into 7 classes, diversifying the driving style and requiring the player to various levels of car control skills - 21 routes in 168 variations - easy to play, hard to master - 7 steering options (gamepad and keyboard support) - 3 type of camera to choose - addictive gameplay Music by Snabisch: https://opengameart.org/users/snabisch https://soundcloud.com/snabisch https://makeagame.bandcamp.com/music and Rezoner: https://soundcloud.com/rezoner https://rezoner.bandcamp.com/

Screenshots

Drift Legends 24 screens
Initial Drift Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drift Legends 2 at 65% against Initial Drift Arcade's 0%. Drift Legends 2 also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.6 vs 2.0). Initial Drift Arcade's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

Drift Legends 2 is free to download; Initial Drift Arcade costs $2.99 up front. Drift Legends 2 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Initial Drift Arcade asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drift Legends 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drift Legends 2 has 696 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Drift Legends 2's written reviews are positive against 0% of Initial Drift Arcade's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Drift Legends 2 versus Initial Drift Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrift Legends 2Initial Drift Arcade
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (696 ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings696 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.0 GB447 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikita EfremovPrzemyslaw Gajc

Customer experience

Drift Legends 2

All ratings696 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews224 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral15.2%
Negative19.6%

Initial Drift Arcade

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Drift Legends 2

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cars getting stuck in first gear
  • Rounds ending prematurely
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Laggy performance due to ads
  • Barriers spawning unexpectedly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More customization options (body kits, engine swaps, etc.)
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Free-roam mode
  • Controller support
  • More levels and challenges

Initial Drift Arcade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Drift Legends 2

One-time11
  • no ADS$0.99
  • CASH STACK$1.99
  • TONS OF CASH$2.99
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  • BEGINNERS PACK$4.99
  • PRO PACK$4.99
  • AMATEUR PACK$4.99
  • SALE 50%$4.99
  • ELITE'S CAR PACK$4.99
  • EXPERT'S CAR PACK$4.99
  • TUNERS PACK$6.99
  • LEGENDS PACK$9.99
None

Initial Drift Arcade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drift Legends 2 free?
Drift Legends 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Initial Drift Arcade free?
Initial Drift Arcade costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drift Legends 2 or Initial Drift Arcade?
Drift Legends 2 is rated higher. Drift Legends 2 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 696 ratings, while Initial Drift Arcade averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Drift Legends 2 or Initial Drift Arcade have ads?
Drift Legends 2 shows ads; Initial Drift Arcade does not.

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