Shift 2 vs Drifto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift 2
Race through busy city streets, dodging traffic and collecting cash and collectibles. Discover unique car behaviors and abilities while enjoying colorful graphics and haptic feedback. This game is designed to sharpen reflexes and provide an engaging driving experience.
- Drive through busy city streets
- Dodge rush hour traffic
- Collect cash stacks and collectibles
- Collect modern and classic low-poly cars
- Discover car behaviors and special abilities
- Simple swipe controls
- Haptic feedback for immersion
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Drive your favorite cars as fast as you can through the busy streets of New-York City and get your adrenaline pumping! Dodge the rush hour traffic while picking up as many cash stacks & collectibles as you can! Collect modern and classic low-poly style cars/SUVs. Discover every car’s behavior on the road and their special abilities. But most importantly, faster cars will help you beat your friends' high-scores. On the road, keep an eye open for lost packages and collect them to see what’s inside… Simple and easy to use (simply swipe to turn), ideal to ease your mind and sharpen your reflexes. One of the only games left on the app store without interfering (full screen) ads. (note: The app still offers ads against rewards and banner discrete ads) Let the haptic feedback (vibrations, which can be turned off) immerse you in the gameplay. Enjoy the colorful and vivid High-quality graphics optimized for iPad mini 2 Retina and newer.
Drifto
Experience pure, satisfying car drifting with simple controls. Slide a variety of cars down endless roads, earning points to unlock new vehicles and tracks. Enjoy a no-frills, skill-based drifting adventure.
- Infinite drifting gameplay
- Simple one-finger controls
- Unlockable cars and tracks
- Satisfying tire smoke effects
- Score-based progression
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No campaign, no cutscenes, just beautifully simple scenery and a whole lot of tyre smoke. How far can you get? Drifto is the most simple and satifsying car drifting game you'll find. Throw a huge range of cars down a selection of infinitely long roads with the tip of a single finger. You'll earn points, buy cars, unlock tracks, and repeat. No fluff.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Drifto at 14K against Shift 2's 6. Drifto also leads on chart position (#200 vs unranked). Shift 2's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Shift 2 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Drifto sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Shift 2 against 4.7 for Drifto. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drifto has 14K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shift 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, Drifto monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Shift 2 | Drifto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 4.7 (14K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 87.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #200 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 325 MB | 318 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anthony Freymond | Jonathon Howe |
Customer experience
Shift 2
Drifto
Bugs and requests
Shift 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Drifto
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes after reaching high scores
- Leaderboard not accurately reflecting scores
- Graphical issues on certain devices
Requested features
6 requests- More maps and cars
- Ability to customize cars
- Multiplayer mode
- Reverse driving functionality
- More challenging game modes
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- Ability to see full global leaderboard
In-app purchases
Shift 2
- Cash Stacks$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Cash Breifcase$24.99
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- Cash Safe$49.99
- Cash Truck$99.99
Drifto
- No Cheese!$1.99
- and welcome back to the news$1.99
- I am the night$2.99
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- You Remind Me Of My Bimmer$2.99
- Bingo-mobile$2.99
- Evolve$2.99
- HOT ROD$3.99
- Big Blower$3.99
- Shovel$4.99
- Fifth Mark$4.99
- Trophy Truck$4.99
- THE BOX$12.99









