Comparison

Data Link vs Space Force Hero

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

Head to head
About

Data Link

Experience a cyberpunk-themed arcade racing adventure with an engaging storyline. Navigate through levels with intuitive controls, smooth drifting, and a captivating synthwave soundtrack. Immerse yourself in a visually stunning world with no advertisements.

Highlights
  • Cyberpunk style graphics
  • Synthwave music
  • Exciting storyline
  • 30 levels
  • Easy two-finger controls
  • Smooth drift racing
  • No ads
Features
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Data Link is an adventure arcade game with storyline made in the cyberpunk style like data wing. Cyberpunk style graphics, synthwave music and an exciting story, that's what you need to fully immerse yourself in the atmosphere of cyberpunk space. * Easy two-finger arcade controll * Smooth drift race to avoid obstacles * Exciting storyline with 30 levels of great gameplay * Beautiful graphics in Cyberpunk style * No Ads at all * Mind-blowing synthwave music

About

Space Force Hero

Embark on a retro-modern adventure to rescue a princess from aliens. Utilize futuristic gear like rocket boots and a plasma weapon across 20 challenging levels. Experience a unique blend of classic and contemporary game design.

Highlights
  • Rocket-powered flight boots
  • Energy defense shield
  • Plasma weapon
  • 20 levels of play
  • Dual game modes (1977 & 2024)
  • Controller support
Features
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Space Force Hero The princess has been abducted by aliens. Be a HERO and save her. Your spacesuit comes equipped with rocket powered flight boots, an energy defense shield, and a plasma weapon. Play Tip: Do nothing to travel down past pipes and press down to land on a pipe. Includes two games that represent 40+ years of game technology change . Present & Past … a video game history experience. Maybe you will experience nostalgia or perhaps discover a new kind of fun. 20 levels of play. Present - 2024 Hardware A new modern game by an early 1980’s Activision game developer. Over 100MB of 3D C# code running at 60 FPS. 64 bit processor, Gigabytes of RAM, floating point vector math, 4K display, millions of colors, GPU 3D rendering, real-time shadows, particle effects, OS, physics engine, stereo sound, music, and a modern analog controller. Warning: Retro home and arcade games were hard. Players would restart the game and attempt to get farther in the levels for a higher score. Can be played with keyboard, d-pad, analog or retro digital joystick. Past - 1977 Hardware A new game for 1970’s game hardware by the same developer. 16KB of 2D assembly language code that chases the CRT beam at 60 FPS. 8 bit processor, can only divide / multiply by 2, 128 Bytes of RAM, 160x192 display, 128 colors, 5 sprites, low resolution background, no OS, no physics engine, mono sound, no music, no saved game progress, intentional repetition, and simple five digital button controls. Warning: Huge 1977 pixels may be disturbing to some players.

Screenshots

Data Link4 screens
Space Force Hero3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Space Force Hero at 5.0 against Data Link's 1.0. Data Link's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Data Link sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Space Force Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Force Hero holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Data Link versus Space Force Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterData LinkSpace Force Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB204 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRoman BubnovRESETgame

Customer experience

Data Link

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Space Force Hero

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Data Link

One-time2
  • 30 Cyberpunk Crystals$0.99
  • Buy of Cyberpunk Crystals$1.99
1 purchases

Space Force Hero

One-time1
  • All level play for both games2 variants$1.99

Questions

Is Data Link free?
Data Link is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Force Hero free?
Space Force Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Data Link or Space Force Hero?
Space Force Hero is rated higher. Data Link averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Space Force Hero averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Data Link or Space Force Hero have ads?
Neither Data Link nor Space Force Hero shows ads.

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