Comparison

Glowdrift vs Waldoku

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

Head to head
About

Glowdrift

Experience a neon arcade game focused on flow and exploration. Glide through an endless, shifting cavern, collecting light motes to unlock new worlds and abilities. Enjoy a pure, offline experience with intuitive one-thumb controls.

Highlights
  • One-thumb controls
  • Endless, shifting caverns
  • Collect light motes
  • Unlock new worlds and characters
  • Offline play
  • No timers or ads
Features
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Drift through living light. Glowdrift is a one-thumb neon arcade game about flow. You're a glowing orb of light gliding through an endless, ever-shifting cavern. Hold to rise. Release to fall. Thread the gaps, gather light Motes, and feel the whole world dissolve and reform into a brand-new biome around you. No timers. No ads. No internet required. Just you, the light, and one more run. • ONE-THUMB CONTROLS — instantly playable, endlessly hard to put down. • LIVING WORLDS — Aurora and Ember free, with Abyss, Prism, Verdant, Void and more to unlock, each with its own palette, particles and mood. • EARN & UNLOCK — collect Motes as you play to unlock new worlds, glowing orb characters, extra game modes and in-run powers. Top up with Mote packs anytime. • PURE & OFFLINE — plays anywhere, on a plane or underground. Your progress syncs across your devices through iCloud. No subscription. Buy Motes only if you want to — everything can be earned by playing.

About

Waldoku

Features
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Waldoku is a calm logic puzzle game about finding hidden dogs on a square board. Each level hides the same number of dogs as the board size. Use color areas, rows, columns, and adjacency rules to narrow down the correct tiles. The rules are simple: - Each color area has exactly one dog. - Each row has exactly one dog. - Each column has exactly one dog. - Dogs cannot touch each other. Mark tiles that cannot contain a dog with X, then double tap the tile where you think a dog is hidden. When many tiles can be ruled out at once, drag across the board to mark X quickly. The early levels introduce the rules step by step, then larger boards and combined clues add more depth. If you get stuck, hint and dog finder items can help you continue. Waldoku is designed for short puzzle sessions, careful thinking, and the satisfying moment of finding the exact answer.

Screenshots

Glowdrift4 screens
Waldoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waldoku at none against Glowdrift's 4. Waldoku also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. Glowdrift sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Waldoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Glowdrift versus Waldoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlowdriftWaldoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB213 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrelven LLCSori Games

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Glowdrift

One-time4
  • Handful of Motes$0.99
  • Pile of Motes$4.99
  • Chest of Motes$9.99
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  • Vault of Motes$19.99
None

Waldoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glowdrift free?
Glowdrift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waldoku free?
Waldoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Glowdrift or Waldoku have ads?
Neither Glowdrift nor Waldoku shows ads.

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