Comparison

MOONTIDE vs Drifthumb

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

Head to head
About

MOONTIDE

Command the ocean's tides to guide your fish through a dynamic seascape. Dodge obstacles, collect pearls, and earn points for near misses. Unlock new fish, trails, and moons to enhance your underwater adventure.

Highlights
  • Harness moon energy to control tides
  • Guide fish by manipulating water
  • Dodge mines, jellyfish, gulls, and electric gates
  • Earn bonus points for near misses
  • Collect pearls to unlock upgrades
  • Customize fish, trails, and moons
Features
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Harness the Moon's energy to command the ocean. Hold anywhere and the tide rises toward you, let go and it comes crashing back down. Your fish simply rides the surface, so every dodge and every close call comes down to how you move the water. Time it perfectly, letting go right at the top of the swell or catching it right at the bottom, and you build Surge: the sea speeds up, your multiplier climbs, and a full meter unleashes a Tidal Rush. The farther you swim the busier the sea gets, with mines, jellyfish, diving gulls and electric gates drifting into your path, and an adaptive score that changes with every biome. Collect pearls and spend them on new fish, trails, moons, crests and splashes, and try anything on before you buy.

About

Drifthumb

A minimalist drift racing game controlled with a single finger. Master crit zones to build combos and climb daily leaderboards. Practice on new tracks every day with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • One-finger controls
  • Minimalist drift racing
  • Crit zone combo system
  • Daily tracks and leaderboards
  • Interactive tutorial
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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Drift with one thumb. Drifthumb is a fast, minimalist drift racer you play with a single finger. Clip the crits and stack the combo. Every corner has crit zones: drift from the inner zone into the outer one, smooth and wide, and the points multiply. Keep the slide going and the combo keeps growing. Spin out and it's gone. There's a new track every day. Daily skid gives everyone the same track for 24 hours: three laps, one score, one leaderboard. The track and the board reset every day at midnight UTC. Practice as long as you like. There's no clock and no pressure, and if you don't like the track, swipe for a new one. New to drifting? A short interactive tutorial shows you the control area, braking, drifting and the crit zones, and you'll have it down in a minute. No ads, no accounts, no tracking.

Screenshots

MOONTIDE4 screens
Drifthumb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drifthumb at none against MOONTIDE's 4. Drifthumb also leads on ads (none vs shown). MOONTIDE's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. MOONTIDE sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Drifthumb asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MOONTIDE against 5.0 for Drifthumb. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MOONTIDE versus Drifthumb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMOONTIDEDrifthumb
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVISHNU SAI PURUSHOTHAMANAlexey Pokidyshev

Customer experience

MOONTIDE

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Drifthumb

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

MOONTIDE

One-time4
  • Handful of Pearls$0.99
  • Satchel of Pearls$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • Pearl Treasure$6.99
None

Drifthumb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MOONTIDE free?
MOONTIDE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drifthumb free?
Drifthumb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MOONTIDE or Drifthumb?
MOONTIDE and Drifthumb are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MOONTIDE or Drifthumb have ads?
MOONTIDE shows ads; Drifthumb does not.

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