Comparison

Star Fantasy vs Vortexika

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

Head to head
About

Star Fantasy

Engage in fast-paced space combat racing, customizing ships and pilots with unique abilities. Earn in-game currency by destroying asteroids, defeating bosses, and completing missions to upgrade your arsenal and conquer the universe.

Highlights
  • Customizable ship paint jobs
  • Pilot leveling and talent trees
  • Diverse star fighter selection
  • Upgrade ship armor and weapons
  • Combat racing across multiple environments
  • Boss battles and mission completion
Features
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Star Fantasy is a combat racing action packed space shooter! Download now and play for free on the app store! New! Custom Paint Job - customize the colors for your ship's hull, cockpit, stripes, side guns, special guns and tractor field - save up to 100 different color combinations across all your ships - pre-paint any ship to see what it looks like before purchase Coming Soon This Year - Pilot Ultimates - Space Monsters, Hunter Talent Tree +2 new Pilots - Quests, New Ships HOW TO EARN GEMS - Destroy Red Asteroids for gems with shield charge, hyper space (item or move), a talented side swipe (Asteroid Swiper), a talented shockwave (Shockwave Mastery) - Level up your pilots (3 per level) - Enter wormholes to fight dangerous bosses for gems - Day 1 - Defeat 1 boss for 5 gems - Day 2 - Defeat 2 bosses for 10 gems - Day 3 - Defeat 3 bosses for 15 gems - Day 4 - Defeat 4 bosses for 20 gems - Day 5 - Defeat 5 bosses for 25 gems - Complete missions to earn gems INSANE SPACE SHOOTER COMBAT RACING ACTION - Race in multiple environments across the universe dodging asteroids, missiles and wormholes - Collect power-ups, such as double shot, health boosters, shield boosters, energy boosters and tractor beams to help you defeat the competition - 24 different insane bosses to beat - 32 tracks of heart pounding music STAR FIGHTERS - Choose from 16 different star fighters of 7 distinct types: Light Fighters, Void Defenders, Ion Fighters, Destroyers, Plasma Fighters, Void Fighters and Heavy Fighters - Upgrade your ships by enhancing their armor, front guns and shields - Add side guns and powerful special weapons systems such as: Light Blasters, Tractor Beam Generator, Ion Cannon, Dark Matter Cannons, Missiles, Plasma Cannons and Heavy Blasters PILOTS, AMAZING ABILITIES, ULTIMATES AND TALENT TREES - Choose from 12 different pilots with different ship specializations: Johnny Starfire, Jessria Starfire, Chin Khan, Kutsuki Shenzou, Crawd Ghwrin, Lyra Venxina, Krib Kash, Deidre Engerve, Rytrearc Draken, Istari Creed, Crimson Afterburn and Starla Blitz - Level up your pilots to earn gems, unlock powerful abilities and talents - Customize your pilots by picking different up to 20 different talent tree combinations - Upgrade your pilots’ skills by training him/her to learn 10 gesture based moves and ultimate’s: Shield Charge, Shockwave, Hyperspace Charge, Side Swipe, Main Ultimate, Side Pulse, Ultimate Strike, Nuclear Strike and Hardened Shields - Choose from 6 unique and different talent trees to enhance your pilots’ abilities as you level up - Racer, Sniper, Tactics, Guard, Wealth and Systems UNLOCK AMAZING TALENTS BY LEVELING UP YOUR PILOTS RACER TALENT TREE - Hyper Space Time, Speed Charge, Charge Cooldown, Knockout, Chargewave, Sidewave, Asteroid Swiper, Missile Swiper, Missile Chargers SNIPER TALENT TREE - Dead Shot, Double Shot, Main Blaster Crit, Side Blaster Crit, Special Crit, Ignore Shields, Ultimate Striker TACTICS TALENT TREE - Faster Strikes, Reduce Blaster Ultimate, Reduce Side Pulse, Reduce Special Blaster Ultimate, Reduce Side Swipe, Knock Back, Reduce Shockwave, Shockwave Mastery, Zero Point GUARD TALENT TREE - Blade of Armor, Improved Shields, Armor Conduction, Shield Conduction, Energy Conduction, Structural Integrity Field, Counter Attack, Ultimate Defender WEALTH TALENT TREE - Large Coins, Video Addict, Energy Booster, Shield Booster, Health Booster, Double Coin, Triple Coin, Quad Coin, Gem Boost SYSTEMS TALENT TREE - Dampening Field, Droid Helper, Energy Booster, Tractor Beam, Energy Regeneration, Double Coin, Triple Coin, Black Hole Conversion, Black Hole Charge, Escape Artist, Last Resort Star Fantasy is the retro space shooter racing experience you always wished for! Website: http://www.bluelotusgames.com/star-fantasy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarFantasyMobileGame Twitter: https://twitter.com/GameStarFantasy Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLq8JoN1c3F76dgaoyedRA

About

Vortexika

Engage in relentless space combat, blasting through obstacles and enemies in an endless shooter. Upgrade your ship, collect power-ups, and conquer 100 levels of intense action. Compete with friends on the leaderboards for the highest score.

Highlights
  • Endless space combat
  • Ship upgrades and customization
  • 100 levels with waypoints
  • Leaderboard challenges
  • Power-up collection
  • Bluetooth gamepad support
Features
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Blast your way through the vortex of obstacles, asteroids and enemies in this relentless endless space shooter. Pick up armor, ammo and V bucks to upgrade your ship and level your way up through 100 levels of intense space combat. Challenge your friends to get the highest score on the leaderboards. From the creator of Only One HOW TO PLAY - Swipe left and right to control your ship and tap to shoot - It's recommended to use both hands, one to move and one to shoot - Avoid obstacles and shoot enemies and asteroids(big asteroids take two hits) - Shoot explosive obstacles to detonate the entire ring and get extra points - Pick up armor to survive an extra hit and ammo to increase firepower - Pick up V bucks for revives, restoring level progress, ship skins and upgrades - Upgrade your ship with increased ammo, auto fire capability, pickup magnet and a hyper charger to shoot faster - 100 levels, waypoints at every 10 levels - Failure to complete a level half way downgrades your progress except at waypoints - Bluetooth gamepads supported

Screenshots

Star Fantasy4 screens
Vortexika4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Star Fantasy at none against Vortexika's shown. Star Fantasy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Vortexika's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Star Fantasy sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Vortexika sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vortexika holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vortexika has 54 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Star Fantasy's written reviews are positive against 80% of Vortexika's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Fantasy ships an update weekly, Vortexika every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Star Fantasy versus Vortexika: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar FantasyVortexika
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)4.6 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings654 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size325 MB83 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer1872520 Ontario INCErnest Szoka

Customer experience

Star Fantasy

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Vortexika

All ratings54 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Star Fantasy

One-time11
  • 100 Gems$1.99
  • Gold Upgrade$1.99
  • Silver$2.99
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  • Diamond Upgrade$2.99
  • Gold$3.99
  • Diamond$3.99
  • Diamond$4.99
  • Diamond upgrade$4.99
  • 300 Gems$4.99
  • Gold$5.99
  • Diamond$9.99
4 purchases

Vortexika

One-time4
  • 1200 V dollars$0.99
  • 3500 V dollars$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
Show 1 more
  • 7200 V dollars$3.99

Questions

Is Star Fantasy free?
Star Fantasy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vortexika free?
Vortexika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Star Fantasy or Vortexika?
Vortexika is rated higher. Star Fantasy averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Vortexika averages 4.6 from 54 ratings.
Do Star Fantasy or Vortexika have ads?
Vortexika shows ads; Star Fantasy does not.
Which is updated more often, Star Fantasy or Vortexika?
Star Fantasy ships an update weekly, and Vortexika every 3 days. Most recently, Star Fantasy was updated on October 12, 2026 and Vortexika on October 21, 2026.

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