Cytus vs Drift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cytus
Experience a unique rhythm game with a captivating story and diverse musical genres. Tap notes in time with the music, utilizing an intuitive active scan line system. Enjoy a vast library of songs and challenging difficulty levels.
- 200+ songs and 400+ variations
- Beautiful hand-drawn art style
- Active Scan Line system
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Diverse music genres
- Story-driven experience
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Welcome to the Musical World of Cytus LET’S EXPERIENCE MUSIC ’N ART, BEAT ’N REBOUND! Check the screenshots and you will see the most AWESOME mobile music game ever! Just PLAY and ENJOY! ------------------------------------------------------ FEATURES - 200 songs and 400 variations, including many from famous composers around the world - Beautiful hand-drawn art style (as illustrated in the screenshots) - Easy, intuitive Active Scan Line system and 3 types of notes - Different display modes allow player-friendly previewing of notes - Strong beat and rhythms provide satisfying feedback for taps - More than 9 difficulty levels for more fun and challenges - Various music genres: POP, JAZZ, TRANCE, HARDCORE, DRUM 'N BASS and many more - Connect to Facebook and show off your Cytus skills ------------------------------------------------------ HOW TO PLAY - Follow along the Active Scan Line - Tap each note as the line passes through - Time your taps as the line is at the center of the note for a higher score! ------------------------------------------------------ STORY In the distant future, the only sentient beings in the world are robots. They are the last remnant of the human spirit. However, mankind is not dead. Technology exists that is capable of transferring memories to these robots. But with limited space, new memories will gradually overwrite the old. To prevent the emotions in human memories from fading away, the robots resorted to converting the emotions to music, and storing them in a place called Cytus. The robots use these songs to experience human emotion and dream that souls exists in each of them... Cytus --------------------------------------------- Cytus Official Site: http://www.rayark.com/g/cytus Rayark Official Site: http://www.rayark.com Follow Cytus https://twitter.com/CytusRayark Like Cytus http://www.facebook.com/rayark.Cytus
Drift
A minimalist physics game where you guide an orb through shrinking rings in space. Master gravity-based controls and chain combos for score multipliers and in-game currency to unlock new orb skins and backgrounds.
- Tap-to-attract physics
- Collectible orb skins
- Animated space backgrounds
- Score multiplier combo system
- One-tap sound mute
- No timers or lives
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DRIFT is a minimalist physics game set in the depths of space — easy to pick up, impossible to put down. Your orb floats freely, pulled only by gravity and your touch. Tap anywhere to attract it toward your finger, then let go and watch it drift. Thread it through each glowing ring before time runs out — but the rings keep shrinking, and one miss ends everything. Chain combos to multiply your score. Earn coins. Build your collection. Every ring you pass grows your combo. Keep the streak alive to unlock massive coin bonuses — then spend them in the shop on rare orb shapes and space-themed backgrounds that transform your entire game world. FEATURES — Satisfying tap-to-attract physics that feels unlike anything else — 12 collectible orb skins: from classic circle to hexagram, heptagon, decagon, and beyond — 5 animated backgrounds: Deep Space, Nebula, Solar Flare, Aurora, and Crimson Void — Score multiplier combo system — chain passes to earn 2× coins on new personal bests — Sound effects with one-tap mute toggle — No timers, no lives to wait for — just pure arcade flow Simple controls. Infinite depth. One more run.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Drift at Free against Cytus's $1.99. Drift also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Cytus's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 2) and chart position (#15 vs unranked). On rating, ads 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
Drift is free to download; Cytus costs $1.99 up front. Cytus sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Drift asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Cytus against 5.0 for Drift. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cytus has 1.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cytus ships an update every 4 months, Drift every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cytus | Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.8K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #15 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.3 GB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rayark International Limited | Hanbyul Kang |
Customer experience
Cytus
Drift
Bugs and requests
Cytus
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sound not working on certain devices
- Purchased content disappearing after updates
- Inability to restore previous progress
Requested features
5 requests- More diverse music genres
- Customizable note sizes and placements
- Improved difficulty balancing
- Restore purchase functionality
- Dedicated marathon/endless mode
Drift
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cytus
- Chapter N$3.99
- Chapter 0$4.99
- Chapter R$4.99
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- Chapter T$4.99
- Chapter D$4.99
- Chapter 8$4.99
- Chapter S$4.99
- Chapter 10$4.99
- Chapter K$4.99
- Chapter L$9.99
Drift
No in-app purchases









