Drift vs Walkabout Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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."
Walkabout Game
Embark on a pixel-art adventure with classic platforming action. Explore a colorful world, jump through challenging levels, collect treasures, and defeat enemies. Discover hidden secrets and new areas in this retro-inspired quest.
- Pixel-art graphics
- Challenging platforming levels
- Exploration and secrets
- Treasure collection
- Enemy combat
- Retro platformer inspiration
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Embark on a pixel-art adventure filled with exciting platforming, hidden secrets, and challenging levels. Jump, explore, collect treasures, defeat enemies, and discover new areas in a colorful world inspired by classic retro platformers. Play through the free Demo Island to experience the adventure. When you're ready for more, unlock the full game with a one-time purchase and continue your journey through 75+ additional levels across the remaining islands.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Walkabout Game at none against Drift's shown. Walkabout Game also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Drift sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Walkabout Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Drift against 5.0 for Walkabout Game. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Drift ships an update every 6 weeks, Walkabout Game weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drift | Walkabout Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Elliott White | Nicholas Pompea |
Customer experience
Drift
Walkabout Game
In-app purchases
Drift
- Dream Pack$0.99
- 50 Coins$0.99
- 200 Coins$2.99
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- 500 Coins$4.99
Walkabout Game
- UNLOCK THE FULL GAME$3.99









