Comparison

River Drift vs FORMBO

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

Head to head
About

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.

About

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

Screenshots

River Drift4 screens
FORMBO4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

River Drift ships an update every 2 weeks, FORMBO daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
River Drift versus FORMBO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiver DriftFORMBO
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size161 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNift DesignsDATOBO

In-app purchases

3 purchases

River Drift

One-time3
  • 100 Diamonds$1.99
  • 600 Diamonds$9.99
  • 2400 Diamonds$19.99
1 purchases

FORMBO

One-time1
  • FORMBO Premium$7.99

Questions

Is River Drift free?
River Drift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FORMBO free?
FORMBO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do River Drift or FORMBO have ads?
Both River Drift and FORMBO show ads.
Which is updated more often, River Drift or FORMBO?
River Drift ships an update every 2 weeks, and FORMBO daily. Most recently, River Drift was updated on October 29, 2026 and FORMBO on November 6, 2026.

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