Comparison

mini DDrink vs Santa Fighter

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

Head to head
About

mini DDrink

Experience a 2D retro horror apocalypse shooter where you must survive by blasting through masses of enemies. Explore diverse environments like an asylum, city streets, and a jungle, and blast your way out with powerful vehicles. Compete with others on a cross-platform high scores table.

Highlights
  • 2D retro horror top-down shooter
  • Masses of enemies to blast
  • Explore Asylum, City Streets, Jungle
  • Blast out with a Swat Tank
  • Cross-platform high scores table
  • Optional keyboard and mouse support
Features
Read full description

You have just woke up in an Asylum, blood curdeling screams can be heard from the distance, the guards body lifeless outside your room. 2D retro horror top down apocalypse shooter! Shoot masses of enemies whilst attempting to survive this strange apocalypse. Explore an Asylum, City Streets and Jungle! Blast your way out with a hero like ending with a Swat Tank, and its duel rapid fire cannons! Cross-platform high scores table! To compare and compete! Optionally works with keyboard and mouse.

About

Santa Fighter

Engage in festive combat with Santas battling at the North Pole. Experience a chaotic and epic Christmas showdown.

Highlights
  • Santa battles
  • Christmas chaos
  • North Pole showdown
  • Festive combat
Read full description

Get ready for some Christmas Chaos! Santas battle it out in an epic showdown at the North Pole. Brace yourself for a festive face-off like never before!

Screenshots

mini DDrink4 screens
Santa Fighter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Santa Fighter at 100% against mini DDrink's 40%. Santa Fighter also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 14 months). mini DDrink's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Santa Fighter holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Santa Fighter has 70 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of mini DDrink's written reviews are positive against 100% of Santa Fighter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mini DDrink ships an update every 14 months, Santa Fighter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
mini DDrink versus Santa Fighter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermini DDrinkSanta Fighter
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (8 ratings)4.7 (70 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings870 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB17 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperStephen AllenAndrew Baxter

Customer experience

mini DDrink

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Santa Fighter

All ratings63 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

mini DDrink

No in-app purchases

None

Santa Fighter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mini DDrink free?
mini DDrink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Santa Fighter free?
Santa Fighter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mini DDrink or Santa Fighter?
Santa Fighter is rated higher. mini DDrink averages 3.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Santa Fighter averages 4.7 from 70 ratings.
Do mini DDrink or Santa Fighter have ads?
Santa Fighter shows ads; mini DDrink does not.
Which is updated more often, mini DDrink or Santa Fighter?
mini DDrink ships an update every 14 months, and Santa Fighter every 2 days. Most recently, mini DDrink was updated on November 1, 2026 and Santa Fighter on November 4, 2026.

Other comparisons