Comparison

duk. vs Drift

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

Head to head
About

duk.

A charming puzzle game where you guide a character across lily pads by stepping a specific number of spaces. Solve 80 unique ponds in classic mode or tackle a new daily challenge. Enjoy a relaxing, ad-free experience with no internet or accounts required.

Highlights
  • Numbered lily pad stepping mechanic
  • 80 classic ponds
  • Daily puzzles (easy, medium, hard)
  • Streak tracking for daily play
  • No ads or accounts
  • Offline play
Features
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duk. is a cozy little puzzle about duk trying to reach his friend goose. each lily pad holds a number, so you step exactly that many pads across the water, sinking the one you leave behind, wrapping around the pond's edges, until every pad is gone and you land on goose. 2 ways to play: • classic: a journey through 80 ponds, each named for a real water lily, growing gently harder as you go. • daily: a fresh puzzle every day at easy, medium, or hard. a win on any tier keeps your streak going. no ads. no accounts. no internet required. nothing tracked. made for a calm few minutes, whenever you need them.

About

Drift

Features
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Find a place for every lantern. Place lanterns around stones to meet each row and column count. Explore 660 catalog gardens, with room for different solutions that satisfy the clues. Build your own sanctuary as you complete different gardens. Choose lanterns, plants, ponds and moonstones for nine places, and rearrange them whenever you like. In Garden workshop, design a 4-6 square garden, solve its clues and keep it in a private collection of up to 24 designs. Share a plain garden code with someone you choose, or import theirs. No account or public feed is needed. Evening mode, optional sound and gentle-touch settings let you choose the atmosphere. Progress stays on your device, with no timers or daily streak penalties. One free hint is available each day. Optional rewarded ads and ten-hint packs provide extra help; no banners or interrupting ads are shown. Delivered hint credits are device-local and cannot be restored after deleting the app. Core play and the workshop do not require purchases.

Screenshots

duk.4 screens
Drift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: duk. at none against Drift's 2. duk. also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Drift sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. duk. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

duk. ships an update every 11 days, Drift every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
duk. versus Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterduk.Drift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBetula Noir LLCTHOMAS WILLIAM UPSON

In-app purchases

None

duk.

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Drift

One-time2
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • 10 Hints$0.99

Questions

Is duk. free?
duk. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drift free?
Drift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do duk. or Drift have ads?
Drift shows ads; duk. does not.
Which is updated more often, duk. or Drift?
duk. ships an update every 11 days, and Drift every 6 days. Most recently, duk. was updated on October 24, 2026 and Drift on October 24, 2026.

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