Nemesis vs Drift'n'Drive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nemesis
Engage in a thrilling 3D space shooter set in the year 3000. Battle for resources in a new star system across various game modes, including campaign and death-match. Supports VR headsets and external controllers for an immersive experience.
- Campaign and Death-Match modes
- Single-player and multiplayer over WiFi
- VR headset support
- Gamepad support
- Nine unlockable ships
- Ten unlockable environments
- 25 different power-ups
Read full descriptionHide full description
What is Nemesis? Nemesis is a theoretical brown dwarf star in orbit around our own sun, which may even have its own planetary system. Nemesis is also a 3D space shooter for the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. (Want to try before you buy? Check out Nemesis Lite, also available in the app store.) The year is 3000... humanity has extended it's domain to the farthest reaches of the solar system. The new frontier is Nemesis, a star system rich with resources. Unfortunately, no one seems to agree on who owns this new frontier. Fight for your claim in this brave new world against ruthless enemies! Gameplay modes now include a campaign mode which can be played single-player or with a friend over wifi; and a death-match mode which can be played single-player or with up to 3 friends over wifi. VR headsets are now supported. While in VR mode, you can adjust: the screen size; vertical and horizontal position; the amount of parallax (that is, the space between your two virtual eyes); and whether or not your head movements are tracked. A VR headset and an external controller such as an extended gamepad are required. External controllers are also supported - both the standard profile (the one without thumbsticks) and the extended profile (the one with thumbsticks.) Our future is in your hands! Features: * Includes both a campaign mode and death-match mode, both of which can be played in single-player or multiplayer over wifi. * VR headset support. * Gamepad support (both the standard and extended profiles.) * Remote Control - control Nemesis 1.9 on tvOS or iOS via Nemesis 1.9 running on an iOS device. (Requires wifi.) * Beautiful graphics! * Intricately rendered explosion and smoke effects. * Nine unlockable ships and 10 unlockable environments. * Realistic physics. * Brutal AI. * 25 different power-ups, for all kinds of ways to smite your foes. * Listen to your own music while saving humanity. * Play in first person or third person modes. * Six different skill settings, from "practice" to "ace" in death-match; 5 skill settings in campaign. * User settable kill-limit in death-match mode. * Multi-player over wifi.
Drift'n'Drive
Experience thrilling top-down racing with challenging career modes, time attack leaderboards, and local split-screen multiplayer for up to four players. Upgrade your car and compete to become the ultimate racing champion.
- Career Mode with car upgrades
- Time Attack with global leaderboards
- Local split-screen multiplayer (2-4 players)
- 60fps gameplay
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
Read full descriptionHide full description
Follow your destiny to become the ultimate racing driver! Drift'n'Drive is a vertically scrolling top-down racing game with lots of challenge and replayability. Progress through the career mode racing challenges, get to the top of leaderboards in time attack mode or challenge your friends to a local split screen multiplayer tournament! Features: - Career Mode: Win races against tough AI opponents in increasingly difficult racing series, upgrade your car to the max and become the top racer on earth! - Time Attack: Attack global top leaderboard times or win bragging rights against friends! - Local multiplayer: Play against friends in split screen multiplayer tournament mode (2-4 players)! - Silky smooth 60fps gameplay! - Full Game Center support for leaderboards and achievements - Original soundtrack by Tommy Baynen Press: - "It's all very awesome" -- Game of the Week, Touch Arcade - "I highly recommend it" "4.5/5.0" -- Touch Arcade Review - "Because yes, Drift'N'Drive is very lovely indeed" -- AppSpy - "Drift'n'Drive might be the Ridiculous Fishing of racing games" -- Pocket Gamer - "Drift'n'Drive is an absolutely essential title" "4.5/5.0" -- Modojo No IAP, ads or hidden costs.
Screenshots
Verdict
Nemesis and Drift'n'Drive both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Nemesis's written reviews are positive against 59% of Drift'n'Drive's. Nemesis also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Drift'n'Drive's advantage is ratings volume (65 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.2). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Nemesis costs $1.99 and Drift'n'Drive $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Nemesis against 4.1 for Drift'n'Drive. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drift'n'Drive has 65 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Nemesis's written reviews are positive against 59% of Drift'n'Drive's.
Nemesis ships an update every 3 months, Drift'n'Drive every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nemesis | Drift'n'Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.1 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 59.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #177 | #128 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 319 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denizen Software, LLC | Kimmo Factor Oy |
Customer experience
Nemesis
Drift'n'Drive
Bugs and requests
Nemesis
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Drift'n'Drive
Reported bugs
7 issues- Game crashes randomly
- Controls stop responding
- Video playback not working
- Crashes at finish line consistently
- Tilt controls reversed
Show 2 moreShow fewer
- "22th" place grammar error
- Money system is confusing (garage money based on last race?)
Requested features
14 requests- More updates and content
- Online multiplayer mode
- Local Bluetooth multiplayer
- Add more obstacles, jumps, hazards
- Add debris on track from damaged cars
Show 9 moreShow fewer
- Add more challenges (e.g., overtake specific cars)
- Allow custom music playback
- Add Game Center achievements and leaderboards
- Landscape mode option
- More control over car steering
- Option to move boost button
- Car customization (painting)
- More track variety (less monotonous green)
- Local multiplayer
In-app purchases
Nemesis
No in-app purchases
Drift'n'Drive
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Nemesis free?
Is Drift'n'Drive free?
Which has better reviews, Nemesis or Drift'n'Drive?
Do Nemesis or Drift'n'Drive have ads?
Which is updated more often, Nemesis or Drift'n'Drive?
Which is more popular, Nemesis or Drift'n'Drive?
Other comparisons















