Initial Drift Arcade vs Drifto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
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 review sentiment: Drifto at 88% against Initial Drift Arcade's 0%. Drifto also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.7 vs 2.0). Initial Drift Arcade's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) 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
Drifto is free to download; Initial Drift Arcade costs $2.99 up front. Drifto sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Initial Drift Arcade asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drifto holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drifto has 14K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Initial Drift Arcade's written reviews are positive against 88% of Drifto's.
| Parameter | Initial Drift Arcade | Drifto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 87.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #194 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 447 MB | 318 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Przemyslaw Gajc | Jonathon Howe |
Customer experience
Initial Drift Arcade
Drifto
Bugs and requests
Initial Drift Arcade
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
Initial Drift Arcade
No in-app purchases
Drifto
- No Cheese!$1.99
- and welcome back to the news$1.99
- I am the night$2.99
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- HOT ROD$3.99
- Big Blower$3.99
- Shovel$4.99
- Fifth Mark$4.99
- Trophy Truck$4.99
- THE BOX$12.99
Questions
Is Initial Drift Arcade free?
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