River Drift vs FORMBO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
River Drift
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Connect the pipes and guide the water from the source to the goal. 50 levels across five biomes. Place and turn the pipe pieces. There is no timer. The game can run offline. Each biome has its own unique challenges. Every biome looks different, and a slow soundtrack runs under all of them. The biomes are grass, forest, desert, old ruins, and a volcano. If you like connect puzzles, pipe and water games, or a calm logic puzzle, this is that.
FORMBO
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FORMBO is a colorful shape-packing puzzle: drag, rotate and flip pieces to fill every board completely. Easy to learn, tricky to master. 9 WORLDS, ONE GOAL - Blocks โ classic square grids - Hive โ honeycomb boards - Twist โ fixed and locked pieces - Giants โ huge boards, huge pieces - Orbit โ circular boards that wrap around - Rush โ place pieces in a fixed order - Chroma โ two-sided pieces and color targets - Delta โ triangle grids - Prisma โ half-square pieces FEATURES - Over 1,000 hand-crafted levels with rising difficulty - A fresh daily puzzle every day - Quick tutorials in every world - Hints when you're stuck โ 3 free every day - Game Center achievements for every world - No account, no sign-up FORMBO PREMIUM (one-time purchase) - Unlimited hints - No ads - Play offline โ anywhere A game by DATOBO. Feedback? info@datobo.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FORMBO at daily against River Drift's every 2 weeks. River Drift's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. River Drift sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and FORMBO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
River Drift ships an update every 2 weeks, FORMBO daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | River Drift | FORMBO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily โ better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nift Designs | DATOBO |
In-app purchases
River Drift
- 100 Diamonds$1.99
- 600 Diamonds$9.99
- 2400 Diamonds$19.99
FORMBO
- FORMBO Premium$7.99







