# Emergent vs Dark Future

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dark Future at none against Emergent's 1. Dark Future also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Emergent sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dark Future asks for nothing beyond the download.

## The numbers

| Metric | Emergent | Dark Future |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/emergent-d/id6758482954/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **2** | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 4 MB | 23 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Joseph Smith](https://appshunter.io/developer/1864781655) | [Mitchell Breden](https://appshunter.io/developer/1542372563) |

## What reviewers say

### Emergent

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/emergent-d/id6758482954)

Shape barren worlds with hyper-realistic fluid and particle simulations. Terraform landscapes, create ecosystems, and mine resources to power your connection to other players' realities. Balance creation and destruction to keep planetary hearts beating.

**Highlights:** Hyper-realistic fluid and particle simulation, Terraform mountains and carve rivers, Paint life onto barren worlds, Remote viewing of other players' realities, Send and receive gold with other players, Mine resources to maintain connection, 10 unique explorable worlds

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10,000 Gold | $0.99 | one-time |


### Dark Future

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-future/id6793022872)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Emergent free?

Emergent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Dark Future free?

Dark Future is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Emergent or Dark Future have ads?

Neither Emergent nor Dark Future shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*