Comparison

DarkFlow vs Photon Highway

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

Head to head
About

DarkFlow

Pilot a flying saucer across a desolate planet to retrieve or destroy valuable artifacts. Engage alien craft and a menacing drone in this action-packed space adventure featuring realistic flight dynamics and detailed 3D environments.

Highlights
  • Explore rugged terrain in a flying saucer
  • Retrieve or destroy anti-matter pods and artifacts
  • Engage alien craft
  • Destroy the Dark Flow Drone
  • Realistic flight dynamics
  • Detailed 3D landscapes
Features
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The ancient planet of Terra, once home of the human race is now uninhabitable, experiencing chaotic climatic conditions. Your mission is to explore the rugged terrain in your highly agile flying saucer and seek out, retrieve or destroy precious anti-matter pods and other artefacts, using a tractor beam and plasma blaster. You will encounter a variety of alien craft, some harmless, other deadly. You must also destroy the fiendish Dark Flow Drone before it pollutes the planet beyond repair. DarkFlow features detailed 3D landscapes and realistic flight dynamics. Please visit our development blog if you have any questions or feedback: http://iphone-game-blog.blogspot.com/ We will also use the blog to announce new games.

About

Photon Highway

Features
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Warning: Photon Highway is a very challenging game and only a few chosen ones will be able to reach the end of it. Take control over the fastest cars in the universe and drive through 10 unique areas of the cosmos until you reach the end of all time. But be cautious, many obstacles are in your way. If you crash your journey will begin over and over again. Once you reach certain areas, you unlock new vehicles, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Screenshots

DarkFlow4 screens
Photon Highway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DarkFlow at every 2 months against Photon Highway's every 63 months. DarkFlow also leads on iOS requirement (3.1 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DarkFlow ships an update every 2 months, Photon Highway every 63 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DarkFlow versus Photon Highway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarkFlowPhoton Highway
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (101 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings101 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 63 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS3.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB97 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTruncated Tales LimitedMax Gittel

In-app purchases

None

DarkFlow

No in-app purchases

None

Photon Highway

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DarkFlow free?
DarkFlow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photon Highway free?
Photon Highway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DarkFlow or Photon Highway have ads?
Neither DarkFlow nor Photon Highway shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DarkFlow or Photon Highway?
DarkFlow ships an update every 2 months, and Photon Highway every 63 months. Most recently, DarkFlow was updated on October 12, 2026 and Photon Highway on October 3, 2026.

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