Claw and Cauldron vs Drift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Claw and Cauldron
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Attack with the Werewolf to battle your way through 24 exciting levels. You'll need to defeat the mini-boss at the end of each level, as well as the Witch at the end of each world, in order to progress. Compete for the highest score by collecting coins and completing each level with the most health bars remaining on your life meter. Good Luck!
Drift
Experience a precision platformer set in a surreal house filled with ticking clocks and shifting realities. Explore 17 unique rooms, master precise movement mechanics, and uncover a poignant story told through memories. Challenge yourself with daily dreams and unlockable difficulty modes.
- 17 hand-built rooms
- Precision platforming mechanics
- Story told through memories
- Daily Dream challenges
- Unlockable difficulty modes
- Speedrun timer
- Shop with boosters
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A precision platformer about leaving a house full of clocks. Free to play. If you loved Celeste, Journey, or Gris — this is your next obsession. She grew up in a house where the clocks didn't tick in time. Where the wallpaper breathed. Where mirrors stopped agreeing. The story starts small — a man at the table, a hallway that grew longer when she was alone in it — and ends with every clock in the house stopping. You play as the version of her that walked out. FEATURES • 17 hand-built rooms — each its own mood, palette, and score • Precision mechanics: wall slide, wall jump, air dash, coyote time • A story told one memory at a time • Daily Dream — a new room every day, same seed for every player • 3 Dream Layers: beat the game to unlock Nightmare and Abyss • 10 achievements • Speedrun timer • Shop with boosters and cosmetic effects • Original soundtrack that shifts with the room • Free to play, no required purchases "the house tried to swallow the sound. it could not."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drift at 5.0 against Claw and Cauldron's 3.0. Claw and Cauldron's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Claw and Cauldron sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Drift sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Claw and Cauldron ships an update every 4 days, Drift every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Claw and Cauldron | Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 247 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Chris Clements | Elliott White |
In-app purchases
Claw and Cauldron
- Reduce Large Coins Requirement$1.99
- Unlock ALL Scrolls$1.99
Drift
- Dream Pack$0.99
- 50 Coins$0.99
- 200 Coins$2.99
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- 500 Coins$4.99









