Dicefolk vs Nova Drift Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dicefolk
Assemble a team of mythical beasts and lead them to victory using a unique dice-based combat system. Recruit and evolve your creatures to create the ultimate Chimera Summoner.
- Recruit mythical beasts
- Create custom teams
- Unique dice mechanics
- Command creatures to victory
- Evolve your team
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As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.
Nova Drift Lite
Experience a roguelike space shooter with deep customization and rapid ship evolution. Build your ideal spacecraft through modular upgrades and engage in intense, unpredictable arcade combat. This version offers limited access to content.
- Roguelike space shooter gameplay
- Deep ship customization
- Rapid ship evolution
- Modular upgrades
- Randomly generated levels
- Arcade combat
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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. The Lite version allows players to experience the game up to wave 60 and play with a limited set of upgrades and game modes. The Full Version Features: - 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 in-app purchases: Nova Drift Lite at none against Dicefolk's 2. Nova Drift Lite also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Dicefolk's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 75%) and ratings volume (47 vs 12). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Dicefolk sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Nova Drift Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nova Drift Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Dicefolk's written reviews are positive against 75% of Nova Drift Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dicefolk ships an update fortnightly, Nova Drift Lite every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dicefolk | Nova Drift Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (47 ratings) | 4.6 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 400 MB | 573 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Good Shepherd Entertainment | Chimeric LLC |
Customer experience
Dicefolk
Nova Drift Lite
Bugs and requests
Dicefolk
Reported bugs
1 issue- Crashes on launch after update
Requested features
1 request- Dark mode option
Nova Drift Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dicefolk
- Full Game Unlock$4.99
- Full Game$4.99
Nova Drift Lite
No in-app purchases
