Comparison

Final Guard vs Drift Star

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

Head to head
About

Final Guard

Engage in a retro-style shooter defending Earth from alien invaders. Pilot robot planes, equip various weapons, and team up with a friend for two-player action.

Highlights
  • Retro shooting gameplay
  • Robot cop heroes
  • Ride robot form battle planes
  • Multiple weapon options
  • Defend Earth from aliens
  • Two-player support on iPad
Features
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Final Guard is a classic retro shooting game. The Heroes are robot cops and Ride the Robot Form Battle planes, Armed with many different Weapons and Options. to defend the Earth from the Outer space alien Invader. *Support two players in ipad

About

Drift Star

Experience thrilling car races with stunning vehicles and challenging tracks. Earn points through intense gameplay to unlock new cars and achieve glorious victories. Burn rubber to become the best.

Highlights
  • Stunning cars
  • Dizzying tracks
  • Glorious victories
  • Burning gameplay
  • Unlock new cars
Features
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Еhere is no smoke without fire. Burn to be the best. Earn points to get new cars and back again. All you will find: - Stunning cars - Dizzying tracks - Glorious victories - Burning gameplay

Screenshots

Final Guard4 screens
Drift Star4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drift Star at 5.0 against Final Guard's 4.5. Drift Star also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). Final Guard's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price 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. Final Guard sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Drift Star asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drift Star holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Final Guard ships an update every 4 months, Drift Star fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Final Guard versus Drift Star: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinal GuardDrift Star
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB123 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTang Cho manAI Games FZ

Customer experience

Final Guard

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Drift Star

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Final Guard

One-time8
  • Stage 2 Unlock$0.99
  • Stage 3 Unlock$0.99
  • Stage 4 Unlock$0.99
Show 5 more
  • 10 credits$0.99
  • Stage 5 Unlock$1.99
  • Stage 6 Unlock$1.99
  • Unlock All Stages$1.99
  • Stage 7 Unlock$2.99
None

Drift Star

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Final Guard free?
Final Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drift Star free?
Drift Star is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Final Guard or Drift Star?
Drift Star is rated higher. Final Guard averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Drift Star averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Final Guard or Drift Star have ads?
Final Guard shows ads; Drift Star does not.
Which is updated more often, Final Guard or Drift Star?
Final Guard ships an update every 4 months, and Drift Star fortnightly. Most recently, Final Guard was updated on October 13, 2026 and Drift Star on October 20, 2026.

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