Comparison

Initial Drift Arcade vs Neodori Forever

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

Head to head
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/

About

Neodori Forever

Race against colorful rivals across vibrant environments, collecting power-ups and coins to expand your car collection. Explore different game modes, including endless rides with day/night cycles and randomly generated tracks for endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Race against rivals
  • Collect power-ups and coins
  • Expand car collection
  • Multiple game modes
  • Randomly generated levels
  • Day/Night cycle
  • Controller compatible
Features
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A colorful cast of rivals is waiting to race against you on a variety of vibrant environments. Collect power ups and coins on the way to expand your car collection and outrun the competition. Simple Race: Race in each world zone to reach the end Versus: Challenge different opponents to earn your spot in the top Forever Mode: Explore all the world zones and ride at your pace in an endless ride, day and night Randomly generated levels never play the same track twice! 25+ Unique Unlockable cars! 11+ Unique environments Various racetrack levels for each environment Day/Night cycle Controller compatible

Screenshots

Initial Drift Arcade4 screens
Neodori Forever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Neodori Forever at 78% against Initial Drift Arcade's 0%. Neodori Forever also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.6 vs 2.0). Initial Drift Arcade's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Neodori Forever is free to download; Initial Drift Arcade costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neodori Forever holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Neodori Forever has 645 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 78% of Neodori Forever's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Initial Drift Arcade versus Neodori Forever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInitial Drift ArcadeNeodori Forever
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)4.6 (645 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews78.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2645 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size447 MB265 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPrzemyslaw GajcCrescent Moon Games LLC

Customer experience

Initial Drift Arcade

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

Neodori Forever

All ratings645 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews197 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.2%

Bugs and requests

Initial Drift Arcade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Neodori Forever

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Softlock after completing levels
  • Collision detection issues
  • Zen mode not functioning as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved control scheme
  • More car customization options
  • Reduced ad frequency
  • Difficulty balancing
  • Multiplayer mode

In-app purchases

None

Initial Drift Arcade

No in-app purchases

None

Neodori Forever

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Initial Drift Arcade free?
Initial Drift Arcade costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neodori Forever free?
Neodori Forever is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Initial Drift Arcade or Neodori Forever?
Neodori Forever is rated higher. Initial Drift Arcade averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Neodori Forever averages 4.6 from 645 ratings.
Do Initial Drift Arcade or Neodori Forever have ads?
Neodori Forever shows ads; Initial Drift Arcade does not.

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