Comparison

DepthDrift vs The Fallow

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

Head to head
About

DepthDrift

Explore mysterious caves and build a team of unique characters in this idle RPG. Your team battles and collects treasure even while you're offline. Craft gear, research technology, and upgrade your base for permanent progression.

Highlights
  • Idle exploration and combat
  • Six unique character classes
  • Base building and facility upgrades
  • Equipment crafting and enhancement
  • Research for permanent bonuses
  • No ads or pay-to-win mechanics
Features
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Dive deep into mysterious underground caves in DepthDrift — the idle RPG where your team explores, battles, and collects treasure even while you sleep. Recruit 6 unique character classes. Craft powerful gear. Research ancient technology. How deep can you go? EXPLORE THE DEPTHS Send your team of explorers on expeditions into forgotten caverns. They'll fight monsters, find rare loot, and push deeper — all on their own. Come back to discover what they've uncovered. 6 CHARACTER CLASSES Build the perfect team from six distinct classes: - Warrior: Tanky front-line defender - Mage: Elemental magic damage dealer - Scout: Fast explorer with treasure-finding bonuses - Healer: Keep your team alive in the deep - Engineer: Crafting specialist with equipment bonuses - Summoner: Command mystical creatures IDLE PROGRESSION THAT NEVER STOPS Your expedition continues while you're away. Close the app, go to sleep, live your life — and return to find treasure, experience, and surprises waiting for you. Real progress with zero pressure. BUILD & UPGRADE YOUR BASE Invest resources into 6 upgradeable facilities: - Laboratory for permanent research bonuses - Forge for crafting and enhancing equipment - Warehouse for expanded storage - Trading Post to buy, sell, and exchange - And more to discover as you go deeper CRAFT POWERFUL EQUIPMENT Gather rare ores and materials from cave expeditions. Forge weapons, armor, and accessories. Enhance your gear to push past previously impossible depths. RESEARCH & PERMANENT UPGRADES Unlock permanent bonuses through the research system. Every discovery makes your team stronger — not just for one run, but forever. NO ADS. NO PRESSURE. DepthDrift is designed to respect your time. No forced ads, no energy timers, no pay-to-win walls. Just a calm, rewarding idle RPG that fits into your life. Start your expedition today. The caves are waiting.

About

The Fallow

Engage in a top-down survival experience focused on farming, crafting, and exploration in a calm yet perilous open world. Build your base, manage resources, and discover new areas at your own pace. This early access game offers continuous updates and improvements.

Highlights
  • Open world survival
  • Farming and animal care
  • Extensive crafting system
  • Base building and land protection
  • Resource management
  • Exploration with horses
  • NPC interaction and trading
Features
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Survive, build, and explore in a calm but dangerous open world. The Fallow is a top-down survival game focused on farming, crafting, exploration, and long-term progression. Play in vertical or landscape mode. This is an early access game with frequent updates, new features, and ongoing improvements. Core Features • Open world survival gameplay • Farming, animals, and resource management • Crafting system with weapons, tools, and gear • Base building and land protection • Hunger, thirst, health, and survival systems • Ride horses and explore new areas • NPCs, merchants, and trading • Day and night cycle with dynamic atmosphere and music • Light enemies including zombies, skeletons, and creatures Gameplay Experience a relaxing survival game with a calm tone and moments of danger. Build your land, grow food, care for animals, and explore at your own pace while managing your survival needs. Early Access The Fallow is actively being developed. • Regular updates • New systems and content coming • Continuous improvements based on feedback Start early, build your world, and grow with the game as it expands.

Screenshots

DepthDrift4 screens
The Fallow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Fallow at 100% against DepthDrift's 0%. The Fallow also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

DepthDrift costs $3.99 and The Fallow $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Fallow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Fallow has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of DepthDrift's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Fallow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DepthDrift ships an update every 5 days, The Fallow daily. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DepthDrift versus The Fallow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDepthDriftThe Fallow
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB566 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTakumi KanzakiLuis Dalmasy

Customer experience

DepthDrift

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

The Fallow

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DepthDrift

No in-app purchases

None

The Fallow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DepthDrift free?
DepthDrift costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Fallow free?
The Fallow costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DepthDrift or The Fallow?
The Fallow is rated higher. DepthDrift averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while The Fallow averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do DepthDrift or The Fallow have ads?
Neither DepthDrift nor The Fallow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DepthDrift or The Fallow?
DepthDrift ships an update every 5 days, and The Fallow daily. Most recently, DepthDrift was updated on October 8, 2026 and The Fallow on October 8, 2026.

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