Comparison

DarkFlow vs Cross Country Trials

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

Cross Country Trials

Experience intense off-road driving challenges with a variety of legendary vehicles. Navigate diverse terrains, overcome obstacles, and master tricky missions to become an off-road legend. Unlock new cars and conquer numerous challenges.

Highlights
  • 15 legendary off-road vehicles
  • Exciting off-road locations
  • Highly challenging driving tasks
  • 75 missions to complete
  • Realistic terrain and effects
  • Handbrake for precision driving
Features
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Time to get dirty and Master 15 Legendary Off Road Cars & Monster Trucks! Begin your Off-Road Adventure TODAY! Put exciting Off-Road vehicles through their paces in ultra-intense driving challenges. Featuring hardcore 4x4s, Rally Cars, Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Pickups and Monster Trucks! GAME FEATURES: - EXCITING OFF-ROAD LOCATION: Drive your cars on various surfaces, through rivers, over moving ramps & navigate tricky obstacles! - HIGHLY CHALLENGING TASKS: Jump, drift, skid and complete the missions in time! - 15 AWESOME VEHICLES: Can you unlock and master them all! - 75 MISSIONS TO COMPLETE: Beat course records, unlock additional cars & complete the challenges! Power through mud, traverse rivers, avoid obstacles, climb ramps, cross narrow bridges and even pass over a balance see-saw… All designed to test your driving and car control skills in entirely new ways! This is the off-road challenge you’ve been waiting for and the game that will allow you to feel like you’re competing in a real, extreme off-road event! Drift through mud and race your way to the first place! Become one of the off-road legends and school your opponents in the art of true hardcore driving! Switch gears as you approach to handle the difficulties of varied and exciting terrain. You don’t need to sweat it – the car you’re driving is well suited to the kind of environment you will be driving around. But you still need to be careful and manage your speed. It’s not only about speed though. Controlling your car over the various surfaces, ramps, stunts and obstacles is the key to victory. Drive with precision and skill, be fast but also safe to earn the highest marks and unlock harder levels. Master 50 varied challenges in over 10 cars on Realistic terrain, with stunning water and lighting effects! Can you land every car jump perfectly, drift every corner accurately, and complete the missions in the fastest time without falling to your death? Deft use of the Handbrake will give you the edge over the competition for the ultimate stage completion times, if you can master it! The stakes are as high as they get! Welcome to the world of off-roading!

Screenshots

DarkFlow4 screens
Cross Country Trials4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cross Country Trials at 4.2 against DarkFlow's 2.6. Cross Country Trials also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). DarkFlow's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Cross Country Trials sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. DarkFlow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cross Country Trials holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 58 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of DarkFlow's written reviews are positive against 33% of Cross Country Trials's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DarkFlow ships an update every 2 months, Cross Country Trials every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DarkFlow versus Cross Country Trials: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarkFlowCross Country Trials
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (101 ratings)4.2 (58 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings101 — better58
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS3.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB282 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTruncated Tales LimitedPlay With Games Ltd

Customer experience

DarkFlow

All ratings101 ratings
Positive33.7%
Neutral10.9%
Negative55.4%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive41.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative45.2%

Cross Country Trials

All ratings58 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

DarkFlow

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Cross Country Trials

One-time10
  • Buy Us A Coffee$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Pile Of Coins$1.99
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  • No Ads, Get Rewinds & Buy A Coffee$2.99
  • Sack Of Coins$3.99
  • Suitcase Of Coins$7.99
  • Permanent Rewind$11.99
  • Truck Load Of Coins$11.99
  • Huge Vault Of Coins$14.99
  • Deluxe Pack$18.99

Questions

Is DarkFlow free?
DarkFlow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cross Country Trials free?
Cross Country Trials is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DarkFlow or Cross Country Trials?
Cross Country Trials is rated higher. DarkFlow averages 2.6 out of 5 from 101 ratings, while Cross Country Trials averages 4.2 from 58 ratings.
Do DarkFlow or Cross Country Trials have ads?
Cross Country Trials shows ads; DarkFlow does not.
Which is updated more often, DarkFlow or Cross Country Trials?
DarkFlow ships an update every 2 months, and Cross Country Trials every 3 weeks. Most recently, DarkFlow was updated on November 10, 2026 and Cross Country Trials on November 7, 2026.

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