MoonDust vs Void Drifter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MoonDust
Embark on an epic voyage through distant galaxies, exploring new planets and uncovering ancient secrets. Traverse breathtaking sci-fi environments, collect resources, and solve puzzles in a transformative journey filled with emotion and excitement.
- Galactic exploration
- Planet discovery
- Resource collection
- Puzzle solving
- Sci-fi environments
- Uncover secrets
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In MoonDust: Cosmic Journey, you set out on a voyage through distant galaxies, exploring strange new planets and uncovering long-hidden secrets. Weaving through discovery and adventure, you traverse breathtaking sci-fi environments, collecting resources and solving puzzles. With each level, you’ll explore breathtaking worlds, and encounter the unknown. It's a truly transformative journey full of emotion, excitement, and exploration. Licensed Application End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Void Drifter
Embark on a serene space mining adventure. Pilot a customizable ship through an endless asteroid field, scanning and salvaging resources to upgrade your vessel. Discover hidden treasures and unlock new ships in this exploration-focused experience.
- Procedurally generated universe exploration
- Asteroid scanning and mining
- Ship and equipment upgrades
- Discovery of rare objects
- Unlockable ships with unique traits
- Relaxing sci-fi atmosphere
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Drift into the unknown. Mine. Upgrade. Explore. Become the captain of a rugged mining ship and venture into the depths of an endless asteroid field. Scan, mine and salvage valuable resources while steadily improving your ship and equipment. Void Drifter: Prospector is a calm, exploration-focused space mining game that rewards curiosity instead of speed. There are no energy timers, no forced ads and no pay-to-win mechanics—just you, your ship and the unknown. Features • Explore a vast procedurally generated universe • Scan and mine asteroids for valuable resources • Upgrade your ship with powerful modules • Discover rare objects and hidden treasures • Unlock new ships with unique characteristics • Enjoy a relaxing, atmospheric sci-fi experience Free to Try Play the opening part of the game for free. If you enjoy your journey, you can unlock the full game with a single one-time purchase. Your progress is always preserved. Active Development Void Drifter is actively being developed. New content, features and improvements will continue to arrive through future updates. Your feedback helps shape the game’s future. Thank you for supporting an independent solo developer. Every bit of feedback helps make Void Drifter even better.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Void Drifter at Free against MoonDust's $2.99. Void Drifter also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). MoonDust's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads 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
Void Drifter is free to download; MoonDust costs $2.99 up front. Void Drifter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MoonDust asks for nothing beyond the download.
MoonDust holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of MoonDust's written reviews are positive against 100% of Void Drifter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MoonDust ships an update every 12 months, Void Drifter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MoonDust | Void Drifter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 307 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Two* States* Away* | Ukando Software |
Customer experience
MoonDust
Void Drifter
In-app purchases
MoonDust
No in-app purchases
Void Drifter
- Full Access$3.99








