Comparison

Subnautica vs VoidLink

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

Head to head
About

Subnautica

Embark on an underwater survival adventure in an arctic alien ocean. Investigate mysteries, craft equipment, and explore new biomes and creatures. Survive the cold and uncover the truth behind an ancient alien civilization.

Highlights
  • Explore alien ocean biomes
  • Craft habitats and equipment
  • Survive freezing temperatures
  • Investigate alien mysteries
  • Discover new creatures
  • Pilot vehicles like Seatruck and Snowfox
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*Please make sure your device is supported before purchasing Below Zero!* Below Zero is the next chapter of Subnautica, the underwater survival open world set on an alien ocean planet. Submerge yourself in an all-new, sub-zero expedition in an arctic region of Planet 4546B. After crash landing planetside, set out into frigid waters to investigate what happened to your sister... Discover new biomes, creatures, challenges and story! Below Zero expands the Subnautica universe, diving deeper into the adventure and mysteries introduced in the original game. FEATURES UNCOVER THE TRUTH - Who were the aliens who came here before? Why were they on this planet? What really happened to your sister? And will exposing the truth give some closure to your loss? SURVIVE THE COLD - The freezing temperatures of this arctic region pose a new challenge. Craft a toasty cold suit, sip on piping hot coffee, and warm up next to Thermal Lilies to stave off the chill. CRAFT YOUR WAY - Survive the harsh climate by constructing extensive habitats, scavenging for resources, and crafting equipment. Blast across the snowy tundra on a Snowfox hoverbike. Cruise through enchanting and perilous biomes in your modular Seatruck. EXPLORE THE PLANET - Swim beneath the blue-lit, arching expanses of Twisty Bridges, be mesmerized by the Crystal Caverns, venture into the icy caves of Glacial Basin or maneuver between erupting Thermal Vents to discover ancient alien artifacts. MEET NEW CREATURES - Something undiscovered lurks around every corner. Swim through the giant Titan Holefish, encounter the haunting Shadow Leviathan, and visit the adorable Pengwings. Keep your wits about you. Not all creatures in this strange world are friendly. CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface – exclusive mobile UI with complete touch control - Game Center achievements - Cloud Save – Share your progress between iOS devices - iPhone 17 Optimization (including Pro Max) ----- *DEVICES NOT SUPPORTED (THE GAME WON'T WORK)*: - iPhone Xr, iPhone SE Gen 2 (2020) - iPad Mini Gen 5, iPad Air Gen 3, iPad Gen 8, iPad Gen 9 *SUPPORTED DEVICES ON LOW RESOLUTION ONLY*: - iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone SE Gen 3 (2022) - iPad Pro 10.5", iPad Mini Gen 6, iPad Air Gen 4, iPad Gen 10, iPad Pro 11" Gen 1, iPad Pro 12.9" Gen 3 *SUPPORTED DEVICES* : - iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 AND ABOVE - iPad Pro 11" Gen 2, iPad Pro 12.9" Gen 4, iPad Air Gen 5, iPad Pro 11" Gen 3, iPad Pro 11" Gen 4, iPad Pro 12.9" Gen 5, iPad Pro 12.9" Gen 6 AND ABOVE

About

VoidLink

This app enhances game streaming performance on iOS devices with features like HDR support and picture-in-picture mode. It offers advanced tools for drawing, external controller customization, and on-screen widgets for a tailored gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Enhanced streaming performance
  • HDR and YUV 4:4:4 streaming
  • Picture-in-picture mode
  • Drawing toolkit with pressure mapping
  • External controller mapping
  • Advanced touch and on-screen widgets
  • Motion control mapping
Features
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VoidLink is a project developed & maintained by Sunshine - Moonlight game streaming community players. After long term development and iterations, it has been refined into a powerful and feature rich game streaming tool. More details about VoidLink including our community support is available on the app support web page. Key Features of VoidLink 1. Better performance - VoidLink's standard video rendering pipeline delivers unparalleled streaming performance and reference-grade HDR accuracy. Check our app support web page for details. - Supports YUV 4:4:4 streaming (requires device hardware decoding). - Picture‑in‑picture mode supported (iOS15+) —stream in the background without interruption. 2. High-performance frame-interpolated streaming with HDR support: - Supports stable 60 → 120 FPS frame-interpolated streaming on at least A15 and newer devices 3. Drawing Toolkit: Toolkit built for drawing: better stroke transmission, pro-level pressure curve mapping, double-tap and squeeze shortcuts, exclusive on-screen buttons. (Basic stylus support remains available without purchasing the Drawing Toolkit) 4. External controller support - Radial menu and global controller navigation, covering 95% of app settings and operations for gamepad streamers. Enjoy a handheld-like experience without touching the screen! - Super fun! VoidLink brings the first-ever [Gamepad Visual Feedback Overlay] to the game streaming community. - Specify controller mapping as Xbox360 or DualShock 4. - User-defined controller mouse mode. - User-defined gyro toggle & hold button. - Controllers can be connected anytime during streaming. - DS4 Gyroscope mapping. 5. Advanced touch support - Smooth, reliable multi‑touch passthrough. - The app introduces a multi‑Touch game fine‑tuning feature for games with native mobile UI on PC. - Simulated mouse click, double click, right‑click, drag, etc., with adjustable pointer sensitivity. 6. Powerful on-screen widgets - Button widget includes: controller, keyboard, mouse, gyro control, functional (settings menu, soft keyboard, etc.) - Supports grouping, layering, collapsing, and expanding on-screen widgets. - Widget group is able to import complete layouts for quick reuse. - Supports combo buttons, button macros, button+touchpad hybrid widgets - Touchpad widget that enables mobile style gaming. - Auto tap timer for each button widgets - Visual and haptic feedback supported (requires device with vibration motor). - Customize on-screen widget & layout—adjust size, shape, border, transparency, sensitivity, labels, and more. - Import/export on-screen widget layouts for sharing configurations across devices. 7. Powerful motion control - Directly maps built-in gyro or external gamepad gyro to mouse or controller stick, no need for third party PC software for motion control mapping - Works with on-screen gyro control button “GYRO” & “GYROPAUSE” or user-defined physical controller buttons. 8. Haptic engine selection (iOS 13+) - Auto: rumbles iPhone when controller does not support rumbling. Able to rumble iPhone when using on-screen widget control while no physical controller is connected. - swap rumbling left & right handle motor on controller Note: external controller rumbling supported on iOS 14+. 9. Microphone redirection - Support for microphone redirection with Sunshine-Foundation. 10. Changing bitrate upper limit without disconnecting - Bitrate upper limit can be adjusted without disconnecting when working with Sunshine-Foundation. Note: check out our technical support page for more details about Sunshine-Foundation 11. Full portrait‑mode support - Streaming content and on‑screen widgets adapt to portrait orientation: automatic resolution and widget layout adjustment 12. External display support: duplicate or external display only

Screenshots

Subnautica4 screens
VoidLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VoidLink at $1.49 against Subnautica's $9.99. VoidLink also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Subnautica's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#80 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Subnautica costs $9.99 and VoidLink $1.49 up front. VoidLink sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Subnautica asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Subnautica against 4.7 for VoidLink. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 107 and 92 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 86% and 86% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subnautica ships an update fortnightly, VoidLink weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Subnautica versus VoidLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubnauticaVoidLink
Price$9.99$1.49 — better
Rating4.6 (107 ratings)4.7 (92 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews — better85.5% of reviews
Number of ratings107 — better92
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#80 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.2 GB15 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperUnknown Worlds伟敏 张

Customer experience

Subnautica

All ratings107 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.0%
Negative8.9%

VoidLink

All ratings92 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive85.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative11.8%

In-app purchases

None

Subnautica

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

VoidLink

One-time1
  • Drawing Toolkit$5.99

Questions

Is Subnautica free?
Subnautica costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VoidLink free?
VoidLink costs $1.49, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Subnautica or VoidLink?
VoidLink is rated higher. Subnautica averages 4.6 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while VoidLink averages 4.7 from 92 ratings.
Do Subnautica or VoidLink have ads?
Neither Subnautica nor VoidLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subnautica or VoidLink?
Subnautica ships an update fortnightly, and VoidLink weekly. Most recently, Subnautica was updated on October 18, 2026 and VoidLink on October 17, 2026.

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