Drive Division vs Initial Drift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drive Division
Embark on a racing career, customize vehicles with advanced tuning, and compete in global multiplayer battles. Progress through challenges, unlock legendary cars, and enjoy stunning graphics and realistic sounds. An ad-free experience is available via subscription.
- New Career Mode with challenges and prizes
- Unlock premium cars with offers
- Advanced car tuning system
- Live global multiplayer races
- Realistic engine sounds and graphics
- Ad-free subscription option
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Drive Division: Real Car Racing & Career Start your racing career and rise through exciting game modes with deep progression, missions, and epic rewards! Customise and tune your cars to perfection, unlock legendary rides, and dominate free-roam multiplayer battles. - New Career Mode — progress, complete daily, weekly & monthly challenges, and earn exclusive prizes. - Unlock premium cars faster with hot offers and exclusive deals. - Advanced tuning system lets you build your dream car with real performance upgrades and unique styles. - Race live with players worldwide in multiple thrilling multiplayer modes. - Experience immersive music, realistic engine sounds, and stunning graphics optimised for smooth gameplay. - Enjoy an ad-free experience with our subscription option. - Optimised for faster loads, better stability, and reduced device overheating. Join millions of racers upgrading, racing, and winning every day — download Drive Division now and become a legend!
Initial Drift
Experience thrilling drift racing on challenging mountain roads. Compete against the clock and players worldwide to achieve top scores. Master arcade driving physics with various cars and routes.
- Drift and non-drift driving styles
- Global high score competition
- Multiple worlds and routes
- Challenging arcade physics
- Leveling system with rewards
- 24 unlockable cars
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Drift on narrow mountain roads, drive at tremendous speed, but be careful - the smallest mistake can cost you a lot! Game features: - race against the clock (3 medals to achieve in each track) - global highscore, competition with players from around the world - 3 different worlds in low poly graphics - challenging arcade driving physics - 2 different driving style - drifting and non-drifting - 24 cars (7 basic cars with skins) - 9 routes in 72 variations - easy to play, hard to master - leveling system, rewards for experience gained - 7 steering options (gamepad and keyboard support) - 3 type of camera to choose - addictive gameplay If you have any question or you found some bugs send us an e-mail or message on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VOXEL-FUN-101939163513813/?ref=hl. 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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drive Division at 4.1 against Initial Drift's 3.0. Drive Division also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 52%) and ratings volume (605 vs 98). Initial Drift's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and 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
Both are free to download. Drive Division sells 25 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Initial Drift sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drive Division holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drive Division has 605 ratings behind it against 98, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Drive Division's written reviews are positive against 52% of Initial Drift's.
Drive Division ships an update every 3 weeks, Initial Drift weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drive Division | Initial Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (605 ratings) — better | 3.0 (98 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.1% of reviews — better | 51.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 605 — better | 98 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 908 MB | 342 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Volodymyr Bozhko | Przemyslaw Gajc |
Customer experience
Drive Division
Initial Drift
User reviews
Drive Division
From 605 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great graphics
- 🚀 Realistic driving mechanics
- 👍 Variety of cars
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 💰 Difficult to earn in-game currency
- 🔧 Lack of customization options
- 🕹️ Poor controls and camera angles
Initial Drift
From 98 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay mechanics
- 🎵 Great atmospheric eurobeat soundtrack
- ⚙️ Realistic car physics and weight simulation
- 🏎️ Excellent drifting mechanics when mastered
- 🔋 Low battery consumption and lightweight
Room to improve
- 🎛️ Steering feels unresponsive and sluggish
- ⚖️ Excessive understeer in vehicles
- 🚧 Cars stick to guardrails excessively
- ❌ No handbrake mechanic available
- 🎮 Controls feel heavy and unforgiving
Bugs and requests
Drive Division
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on launch
- Freezes during gameplay
- Incorrect pricing of items
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
7 requests- Offline mode
- More camera angles
- Improved steering controls
- Easier money earning
- More customization options
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- Multiplayer mode
- Night mode and weather effects
Initial Drift
Reported bugs
8 issues- Controller support not working properly on PS4/PS5
- Frequent account logout issues
- Leaderboard doesn't refresh properly
- Game lag and optimization issues
- Inconsistent turning behavior at different speeds
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- Physics glitches when hitting walls
- Wheel steering center point inconsistency
- Missing maps in free mode for some users
Requested features
16 requests- Adjustable steering sensitivity slider
- Handbrake mechanic for better control
- More maps and courses
- Multiplayer racing mode
- More free cars without paywall
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- Vehicle customization and body kits
- Manual transmission with clutch option
- Inside cockpit camera view
- Ghost racing and leaderboard system
- More game modes
- Portuguese language support
- Better controller support
- Sound toggle option
- More Initial D and MF Ghost licensed cars
- Improved AI opponent difficulty
- Better crash physics
In-app purchases
Drive Division
- No Popup Ads (7 Days)3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- 25,000 CR.$0.99
- 80 Drive Coins$0.99
- Extra Small Pack - 100,000 CR$0.99
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- HOTDEAL - 380 VIP COINS$0.99
- HOTDEAL - 320,000 CR$0.99
- Bundle N1$2.99
- 400 Drive Coins$4.99
- MARK 3$4.99
- SOAP$4.99
- Bundle N3$4.99
- SCREAMER$4.99
- 125,000 CR.$4.99
- Disable pop-up ads$4.99
- 800 Drive Coins$9.99
- STRIKER$9.99
- Bundle N4$9.99
- STORM$9.99
- 250,000 CR.$9.99
- MODEL G$9.99
- Bundle N2$12.99
- RUINER$19.99
- Bundle N7$19.99
- 1,250,000 CR.$20.99
- 625,000 CR.$24.99
Initial Drift
- Car skin9 variants$0.99
- Unlock all skins$4.99
Questions
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