Comparison

Notebook Artillery vs Trek 85

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

Head to head
About

Notebook Artillery

Engage in strategic cannon combat with this arcade-simulation-action game. Adjust firing angle and powder to hit targets or opponents, accounting for wind and random stage layouts. Features hand-drawn art and multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Adjust firing angle and powder
  • Account for wind and stage layouts
  • Solo target practice mode
  • CPU opponent
  • Local multiplayer vs mode
  • Hand-drawn game art
  • Unlockable stickers
Features
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Apple called it "sketchy — in a good way." Multiple-time Game of the Day in 80+ countries. Nintendo Force gave it 8.5/10. And it started as a doodle. Once upon a time in a middle school computer lab, a student ignored every assignment for an entire semester to fire cannons at a friend. That student grew up, spent 20 years making games professionally, and eventually decided the world needed a proper love letter to that wasted time. This is it. Notebook Artillery is a hand-drawn artillery game inspired by the classic Mac game that got confiscated off school computers everywhere. Set your angle. Load your powder. Fire. Account for the wind. Try not to hit your own tower. Play your way: Solo target practice — break floating targets across randomly generated stages VS CPU — take on a computer opponent Local multiplayer — challenge someone in the same room What makes it feel different: Every frame hand-drawn in Procreate — ruled lines, coil binding, pencil textures, the whole notebook aesthetic Trees splinter. Towers explode. Cannonballs collide mid-air. Wind changes everything. Read the flag. Use your shot trails. Unlock stickers by pulling off feats — first-shot eliminations, mid-air collisions, and yes, accidentally destroying your own tower Randomly generated stages mean no two games play the same Made by one person, with audio by Kevin Samuels and Switch/console ports by PolyCrunch Games. No AI tools were used in making this game. All art hand-drawn. Developed in GameMaker Studio.

About

Trek 85

Pilot a retro spaceship through challenging missions and waves of enemies. Experience authentic old-school gameplay with black and white graphics and classic sound effects. Survive the harsh realities of space travel in this difficult, yet rewarding, adventure.

Highlights
  • Multiple missions
  • Waves of enemies
  • Cloaked enemies
  • Old-school gameplay
  • Black and white graphics
  • Touch screen support
  • External keyboard support
Features
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Due to the effects of flying too fast and too close to the sun, your spaceship has turned to 1980. Can you survive? There are multiple missions, waves of enemies - some cloaked, some even worse - and numerous other obstacles between you and your illustrious career as a starship caption. With authentic old-school gameplay, black and white graphics, pew-pew and boom sounds.. it's am escape to simpler times. Simpler - but harder - times. Support for touch screen and external keyboards.

Screenshots

Notebook Artillery4 screens
Trek 853 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Trek 85 at Free against Notebook Artillery's $0.99. Trek 85 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). Notebook Artillery's advantage is ratings volume (148 vs 3) and chart position (#124 vs unranked). On 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

Trek 85 is free to download; Notebook Artillery costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trek 85 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook Artillery has 148 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notebook Artillery ships an update every 2 weeks, Trek 85 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Notebook Artillery versus Trek 85: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotebook ArtilleryTrek 85
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (148 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings148 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#124 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB5 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAustin IvansmithJohn Kennedy

Customer experience

Notebook Artillery

All ratings148 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral10.3%
Negative8.0%

Trek 85

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Notebook Artillery

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 12 and 13 on iPad Pro
  • Inconsistent animation speeds

Requested features

7 requests
  • Online multiplayer
  • Campaign mode with objectives
  • Weapon/tower upgrades
  • Customization options
  • Special game modes (speed run, boss battles, etc.)
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  • Ability to save and continue games
  • Detailed badge/achievement system

Trek 85

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Notebook Artillery

No in-app purchases

None

Trek 85

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notebook Artillery free?
Notebook Artillery costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trek 85 free?
Trek 85 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notebook Artillery or Trek 85?
Trek 85 is rated higher. Notebook Artillery averages 4.5 out of 5 from 148 ratings, while Trek 85 averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Notebook Artillery or Trek 85 have ads?
Notebook Artillery shows ads; Trek 85 does not.
Which is updated more often, Notebook Artillery or Trek 85?
Notebook Artillery ships an update every 2 weeks, and Trek 85 weekly. Most recently, Notebook Artillery was updated on October 27, 2026 and Trek 85 on October 24, 2026.

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