Comparison

Ripple Runner vs Ripple Drift

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

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Ripple Runner

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You can't move the orb directly. You can only send waves. Ripple Runner is a minimalist physics puzzle where every tap creates an expanding pressure wave. When the ring touches the orb, it pushes. Your job is to read the geometry, time the pulse, and guide the object into the target โ€” using as few taps as you can. It's a game about restraint. About one perfect tap instead of three panicked ones. THREE WORLDS, ONE PHYSICS โ€” The Void: a glowing orb drifts through dark, geometric space โ€” The Scroll: an ink drop bleeds across aged parchment โ€” The Pond: a single leaf floats on still water, leaving a quiet wake The puzzle is the same. The feeling is completely different. WHAT'S INSIDE โ€” 90 hand-crafted levels across 6 chapters โ€” Story Mode with a single undo per attempt โ€” Precision Mode: no undo, weekly leaderboards โ€” Endless Mode: how far can one orb travel? โ€” Daily Challenge: one new puzzle every morning, global ranks โ€” 3-star rating on every level โ€” par the pulses, master the level DESIGNED FOR CALM โ€” No timers. No ads. No energy bars. No forced waits. โ€” Plays beautifully offline, on the train, in airplane mode โ€” Original generative ambient music for each world โ€” Plays silently and feels just as good ONE-FINGER PLAY, INFINITE DEPTH The control is a tap. The depth is in the timing โ€” when the ring is expanding, where its edge will meet the orb, how the falloff weakens the further it travels. Beginners clear the first chapter in an afternoon. Mastering Chapter 6 takes weeks. A puzzle game for people who appreciate that the smallest interface hides the deepest game. Built by a small studio. No tracking, no third-party SDKs beyond what's needed to keep your progress synced. Tap. Breathe. Solve.

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Ripple Drift

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Hold. Drag. Guide the paper boat. Ripple Drift is a fast, relaxing river game. Hold your finger on the water and drag left or right to steer your little paper boat โ€“ gentle ripples spread behind it as it glides. Dodge rocks, drifting logs and whirlpools, and see how far you can drift. HOW TO PLAY โ€ข Hold your finger on the water and drag left or right to steer โ€ข The river starts calm and slowly gets faster โ€“ stay sharp โ€ข Slip past rocks for a CLOSE! bonus โ€ข Break free from whirlpools for an ESCAPED! bonus โ€ข Collect lotus flowers and chain combos up to ร—5 5 WORLDS Drift from a green meadow into autumn woods with falling leaves, a frozen valley with snow, a blossom grove full of cherry petals and a warm sunset canyon โ€“ while the sky turns from day to sunset to night. POWER-UPS โ€ข Shield โ€“ survive one crash โ€ข Magnet โ€“ pulls lotus flowers to you โ€ข Surge โ€“ rush forward and smash everything in your way โ€ข Calm โ€“ the river slows down for a while Upgrade every power-up in the shop to make it last longer. MORE TO DO โ€ข Missions โ€“ always three goals with coin rewards โ€ข Daily reward with a 7-day streak โ€ข Unlock 7 paper boats, from Notebook to Neon โ€“ special boats leave a colored trail โ€ข A marker on the river shows your best distance FEATURES โ€ข One-thumb controls: easy to learn, hard to master โ€ข Smooth, fast gameplay made for short sessions โ€ข In English, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Turkish โ€ข Free to play, no account needed How far can your paper boat drift?

Screenshots

Ripple Drift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ripple Drift at none against Ripple Runner's 1. Ripple Runner's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Ripple Runner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ripple Drift asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Ripple Runner versus Ripple Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipple RunnerRipple Drift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
Adsโ€”Yes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
Devicesโ€”iPhone โ€” better
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size81 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAurel RexhajMuhamed Beganovic

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ripple Runner

One-time1
  • Unlock Ripple Runner$3.99
None

Ripple Drift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ripple Runner free?
Ripple Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ripple Drift free?
Ripple Drift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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