Comparison

Morta’s Blade vs Driftbound

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

Head to head
About

Morta’s Blade

Embark on an open-world fantasy RPG adventure designed for one-handed play. Explore diverse regions, battle creatures, and uncover ancient secrets. Experience classic RPG elements with intuitive controls on a vertical screen.

Highlights
  • One-handed gameplay
  • Open-world exploration
  • Fantasy RPG combat
  • Discover hidden paths
  • Collect equipment
  • Uncover world secrets
Features
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Morta’s Blade is an open-world fantasy RPG designed to be played with one hand. Explore a vast world at your own pace, travel through different regions, enter caves, investigate ancient ruins, discover hidden paths, and fight the creatures that stand in your way. As you journey across deserts, forests, swamps, and frozen lands, you will find new equipment, grow stronger, and slowly uncover the secrets behind the world of Morta. What makes Morta’s Blade unique is how it brings the feeling of a classic open-world RPG to mobile in a simple and smooth way. Instead of crowded buttons and complicated controls, the game is built around a vertical screen and one-handed play, making exploration and combat feel natural wherever you are. In Morta’s Blade, you do more than fight enemies. You observe your surroundings, search for new routes, collect useful items, and discover the mysteries hidden in each region. Every corner may lead to a new danger, a new reward, or a detail that brings you closer to the story. Draw your blade and begin your own adventure in the open world of Morta.

About

Driftbound

Embark on an idle space adventure, mining, trading, and fighting your way through a procedurally generated universe. Build and upgrade your ship, join factions, and progress through challenging runs, even while offline.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated universe
  • Mining, crafting, and trading mechanics
  • Faction wars and progression
  • Ship customization and upgrades
  • Idle progression and offline play
  • Campaign and faction stories
  • Renown system for permanent upgrades
Features
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A mining run, a profitable trade route, or one more pirate to take down. What does your ship need next? Driftbound is an idle space RPG where you start with one ship and work your way from the safe core worlds to the lawless rim. Mine, craft, trade and fight through a procedurally generated universe. Set your ship to work, close the game and come back to see how it went. MAKE A LIVING IN SPACE Mine asteroid belts, harvest gas, scan for salvage and turn raw materials into better gear. Stations have their own economies, so a full cargo hold is worth more if you know where to sell it. Take delivery jobs, follow leads from station residents, or carry contraband past customs if you're willing to risk your cargo. PICK A SIDE IN THE FACTION WAR Earn a faction's trust and take its oath. Complete three Orders a week, climb ten Merit ranks and choose a doctrine that suits how you play. Patrols, deliveries and scans help push your side's front. Watch systems change hands, hunt named captains, intercept convoys and work towards a Warlord's stronghold. Special war encounters wait for you to start the fight. BUILD A SHIP THAT CAN HANDLE IT Fit weapons, shields, engines and cargo upgrades. Craft equipment, collect rare modules and choose perks for the jobs you enjoy. Fight pirates with automatic weapons, then decide when to fire a missile, repair or get out. Better gear opens up tougher places with better salvage. THERE'S MORE AFTER YOUR FIRST RUN Follow the campaign and faction stories, hatch space pets and collect outfits and trophies. Re-enlist to earn Renown for permanent Admiralty upgrades. Push into harder Deep Runs or descend into the Undertow to see how far your build can take you. Your pets stay with you when you re-enlist. PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE Travel, work, pet incubation and ordinary combat can progress while you're away. The return report shows what happened, and you can carry on with a mission or change your plans. Offline play works without the online features. Connect when you want to trade with other players on the Exchange, see nearby pilots or try a friendly duel. No ads, in-app purchases or subscriptions. No account signup required. Pixel-art ships and worlds, adjustable text size, and nine languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Czech, Bulgarian and Simplified Chinese.

Screenshots

Morta’s Blade4 screens
Driftbound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Driftbound at none against Morta’s Blade's 2. Driftbound also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and price ($3.99 vs $6.99). Morta’s Blade's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 14). On ads, monetization model, chart position 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

Morta’s Blade costs $6.99 and Driftbound $3.99 up front. Morta’s Blade sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Driftbound asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Driftbound holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Morta’s Blade has 82 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Morta’s Blade's written reviews are positive against 100% of Driftbound's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Morta’s Blade ships an update every 4 days, Driftbound every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Morta’s Blade versus Driftbound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorta’s BladeDriftbound
Price$6.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.6 (82 ratings)4.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings82 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#136 — better#166
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB89 MB
Age rating+17+9
DeveloperFatih BecerenEd Rackham

Customer experience

Morta’s Blade

All ratings80 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.0%

Driftbound

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Morta’s Blade

One-time2
  • Founder’s Pack$2.99
  • Founder’s Legacy Pack$7.99
None

Driftbound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Morta’s Blade free?
Morta’s Blade costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Driftbound free?
Driftbound costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Morta’s Blade or Driftbound?
Driftbound is rated higher. Morta’s Blade averages 4.6 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while Driftbound averages 4.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Morta’s Blade or Driftbound have ads?
Neither Morta’s Blade nor Driftbound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Morta’s Blade or Driftbound?
Morta’s Blade ships an update every 4 days, and Driftbound every 2 days. Most recently, Morta’s Blade was updated on November 9, 2026 and Driftbound on November 10, 2026.
Which is more popular, Morta’s Blade or Driftbound?
Morta’s Blade currently peaks at #136 in the App Store charts, and Driftbound at #166. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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