iCave vs Drive, Not Dive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCave
Navigate a progressively shrinking cave, dodging obstacles to survive. Control your flight by touching and holding the screen to ascend, releasing to descend. Test your reflexes across three distinct difficulty levels.
- Endless cave navigation
- Touch and hold flight control
- Obstacle avoidance
- Three difficulty levels
- High score tracking
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Fly through an ever decreasing cave avoiding the obsticles in your way. How long can you last? To fly, touch and hold the screen to fly up, release and gravity will take its hold. Three levels of difficulty.
Drive, Not Dive
Navigate a car across a narrow plank, tapping left or right to control its movement. Collect coins for rewards and to trigger chaotic effects like freezing time or dodging missiles. Compete on a global leaderboard and unlock a variety of cars.
- Tap to control plank
- Coin-based power-ups
- Global leaderboard
- Unlockable cars
- Minimalist artwork
- Catchy in-game music
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One car. One plank. Zero room for error. In Drive, not Dive, your car teeters on a narrow plank above certain doom. Tap left or right to shift the plank and stay in control — for now. Coins offer both rewards and chaos: freeze time, speed things up, or trigger falling missiles. The longer you last, the higher you score. Unlock a lineup of unforgettable cars and prove yourself on the global leaderboard. Features: 1. Simple, Clean Artwork – Minimal design with maximum focus on gameplay. 2. Catchy In-Game Music – Fun, lighthearted audio to match the chaos. 3. Global Leaderboard – Compete with players around the world. 4. 15+ Cars to Unlock – From classics to crazy, build your ultimate garage. 5. Surprise Coin Effects – Freeze, speed up, or dodge missiles — every coin counts! Ready to drive? Just don't dive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iCave at 5.0 against Drive, Not Dive's 4.5. iCave also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). Drive, Not Dive's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 64 months) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 3). On price, review sentiment 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, Not Dive sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. iCave asks for nothing beyond the download.
iCave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drive, Not Dive has 1.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 79% and 79% positive.
iCave ships an update every 64 months, Drive, Not Dive every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCave | Drive, Not Dive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 64 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #188 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andy Qua | Vikas Pawar |
Customer experience
iCave
Drive, Not Dive
Bugs and requests
iCave
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Drive, Not Dive
Reported bugs
1 issue- Buttons are hard to hit, causing many dives
Requested features
2 requests- Larger or adjustable controls
- No ads option
In-app purchases
iCave
No in-app purchases
Drive, Not Dive
- Buggy Blaster$0.99
- Speedster$0.99
- Golf Glider$0.99
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- Track Titan$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
Is iCave free?
Is Drive, Not Dive free?
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Do iCave or Drive, Not Dive have ads?
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