Daft Trek vs VANTA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daft Trek
Pilot your ship through asteroid fields to destroy an AI threat and its minions. Collect crystals, use blueprints to craft upgrades, and progress through an interactive story to save Earth.
- Pilot 6 unique ships
- Blast through asteroid fields
- Destroy AI minions and bosses
- Collect crystals
- Fabricate new items and weapons
- Interactive narrative and story progression
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Defense Against Foreign Threats (D.A.F.T.) Report. In the year 2666 humanity is under threat from an insidious rogue AI, it's infected minions are deep in the asteroid fields & building an army to attack Earth. You must embark on a D.A.F.T. Trek to save earth! Remote pilot your ship through the asteroid fields to seek & destroy the AI and all their minions! * Choice of 6 different ships to pilot, each with unique attributes. * Blast your way through asteroid fields retro style. * Destroy space AI zombie pirates, their bosses and collect precious crystals. * Use blueprints to fabricate new items, weapons & enhance your ship. * Superb game story with an interactive narrative and game progression. * Destroy all the insidious big bosses to save earth from a terrible faith.
VANTA
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■ A crash-landed pilot's fight for survival You are the pilot from the shoot-'em-up VALIX. After destroying the enemy mothership, your ship crash-lands on an unknown world. Hold out against endless waves of an alien living swarm, escape 7 planets, and make it back to Earth. ■ One-finger survival action Drag to move — your weapons fire automatically. No aiming required; focus purely on dodging and building. Runs last 5-10 minutes, and every death makes you permanently stronger. ■ Builds that grow endlessly • Max out a weapon and pair the right passive to evolve it into a stronger form • Four build synergies that trigger automatically when your combo lines up • Pick one of three upgrade cards on every level up • Permanent upgrades that carry over between runs ■ Elements matter — what you shoot with decides the fight Five elements (fire, ice, electric, acid, physical), and every planet has its own weakness and resistance. Hit a weakness and damage spikes; bring a resisted element and enemies simply won't die. Grab a weapon that works on this planet from treasure chests. ■ Every planet is a different battlefield • 7 planets across 28 regions • Planet hazards (lava, poison fog, ice, quicksand) and sweeping environmental events • 7 unique bosses, each with its own patterns and signature attack • Cover obstacles, destructibles, treasure chests, elite enemies ■ Rescue stranded allies Recover distress pods dropped across the battlefield and survivors join your formation to fight alongside you. The more you rescue, the stronger your next launch. ■ Reach Earth — and beyond Returning to Earth ends the story, but you can take on a new loop if you want. Each loop makes enemies tougher while raising your firepower and upgrade caps to match. ■ Pure dopamine Kill combos, instant power-ups (nova, rapid fire, magnet), and treasure-chest jackpots — bullet storms and explosions filling the screen. Chase records with leaderboards and achievements. Launch now and begin your journey home to Earth! * Free to play with ads. The game itself plays offline; an internet connection is only needed for ads and leaderboards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daft Trek at none against VANTA's 1. Daft Trek also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price 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
Both are free to download. VANTA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Daft Trek asks for nothing beyond the download.
Daft Trek ships an update every 4 days, VANTA every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daft Trek | VANTA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Thomas Doran | Jung Gil Seo |
In-app purchases
Daft Trek
No in-app purchases
VANTA
- Premium Pack$2.99









