Countless Army Mobile Edition vs Nova Drift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countless Army Mobile Edition
Lead waves of troops to break enemy defenses in this reverse tower defense game. Strategize troop deployment, conquer diverse kingdoms, and upgrade your units to dominate the world. Face changing climates and unlock new abilities.
- Reverse tower defense gameplay
- Conquer diverse kingdoms and maps
- Summon and upgrade unique troops
- Unlock new professions and skins
- Utilize spells to aid units
- Extensive skill tree with unlocks
- Dynamic weather and climate effects
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Have you ever dreamed of being the villain in a Tower Defense? Be the one who sends waves and waves of troops to break through the enemy defenses in this Reverse Tower Defense. Summon, conquer and upgrade your troops to dominate the whole world! Summon your troops and conquer! Choose the troops, the order and the path you’ll send in each wave. Think of your strategies to conquer each map. Invade countless map! Play through the kingdoms, each with their own features. Plains, forest, coast, wasteland, snowed mountains and desert, conquer everything on your own time. Unlock new troops and ipgrade them! Unlock units, choose their profession, upgrade the stats and change their skins. Conquer and hold kingdoms! Dominate each state of the region, advance without rest with your troops to conquer the whole world. But take care, the states can rebel. Characteristics: - 6 Kingdoms with 46 maps total. - 16 Enemy defenses. - 12 Troops to unlock, each with 2 different professions. - Many skins to each troop to use at your own liking. - 6 Spells to help the units through the waves. - A skilltree with more than 50 unlocks. - Changing climate, rain, clouds, storm, mist… you can face many of them in your conquest.
Nova Drift
This roguelike space shooter blends arcade combat with RPG elements for deep ship customization. Evolve your vessel through rapid gameplay sessions, experimenting with over 200 modular upgrades to craft unique builds and dominate unpredictable, randomly generated challenges.
- Roguelike space shooter gameplay
- Deep ship build-crafting
- Over 200 modular upgrades
- Quick, iterative gameplay sessions
- Randomly generated challenges
- Permanent death
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- SURVIVE - EVOLVE - DOMINATE - Nova Drift is a roguelike space shooter that combines classic arcade combat with action-rpg elements, emphasizing build-crafting and deep customization. Your ship rapidly evolves as you defeat enemies, allowing you to take a build from inception to execution in a single, captivating game session. Featuring: - Quick gameplay sessions (15-45 minutes) that allow for rapid experimentation, iteration, and advancement. - Over 200 modular upgrades, unlocked over time, to create your ideal build with. Snipe, command a drone army, discharge your shields, charge up, burn enemies with your thrusters, or smash right through them... there's a way to make it work. - Modular challenge modes to unlock and activate, providing greater risk and rewards. The stakes are high, as death is permanent! - Every game is randomly generated, keeping the fight intense and unpredictable. Fight through the campaign or play endlessly... Nova Drift is created by Chimeric, with music by Miles Tilmann. Website: https://novadrift.io/ Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Zp2MkPJ
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nova Drift at 80% against Countless Army Mobile Edition's 33%. Nova Drift also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.8) and chart position (#169 vs unranked). Countless Army Mobile Edition's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $9.99). On update cadence, 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
Countless Army Mobile Edition costs $4.99 and Nova Drift $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nova Drift holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nova Drift has 54 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Countless Army Mobile Edition's written reviews are positive against 80% of Nova Drift's.
Countless Army Mobile Edition ships an update fortnightly, Nova Drift every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countless Army Mobile Edition | Nova Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 2.8 (8 ratings) | 4.4 (54 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 79.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #169 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 210 MB | 573 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Daniel Navarro Olmedo | Chimeric LLC |
Customer experience
Countless Army Mobile Edition
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In-app purchases
Countless Army Mobile Edition
No in-app purchases
Nova Drift
No in-app purchases
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