Comparison

Vector vs Photon Highway

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

Head to head
About

Vector

Experience a retro space shooter with dazzling vector graphics and particle effects, reminiscent of unreleased 1980s arcade machines. Engage alien invaders with unique shield mechanics and collect power-ups in an asteroid bonus level.

Highlights
  • Advanced vector graphics and particle systems
  • Retro arcade-style gameplay
  • Alien shields requiring timed shots
  • Asteroid bonus level with power-ups
  • Analog synthesized sounds and retro soundtrack
  • iCade compatibility
Features
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Based on a mythical vector arcade machine of the late 1980s that was never released, Vector-Z is a space shooter with advanced vector graphics and particle systems designed to dazzle your senses… it's as if the 1980's arcades never went away and the games kept getting better. Vector-Z is a unique, retro-style arcade game with glowing multicolor vector-graphics, analog synthesized sounds, and a retro soundtrack with amazing spaced out tunes to zap extraterrestrial invaders to. Some of Vector-Z's aliens have shields you have to time your shots to break through. There’s also an asteroid bonus level where you can break up asteroids for points, and break up bigger asteroids for power-ups, including bonus shields, extra lives, score multiplier, and a faster fire rate. HINTS: • Vector-Z’s ship holds 2 missiles. One fires from each wing, so there’s a slight offset. There is also a brief reload time. • Aliens are worth more points when they are attacking you. Even more points when they are really close! • Go for the bonus points from accuracy: at 50% you get 100 pts per hit, 200 pts at 75%, 400 pts at 90%, and 800 bonus pts per hit with 100% accuracy! • Aim for the bigger asteroids to collect hexagonal power-ups Vector-Z is compatible with iCade, and requires iOS 7.1 or later.

About

Photon Highway

Features
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Warning: Photon Highway is a very challenging game and only a few chosen ones will be able to reach the end of it. Take control over the fastest cars in the universe and drive through 10 unique areas of the cosmos until you reach the end of all time. But be cautious, many obstacles are in your way. If you crash your journey will begin over and over again. Once you reach certain areas, you unlock new vehicles, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Screenshots

Vector3 screens
Photon Highway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Photon Highway at Free against Vector's $0.99. Vector's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 63 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, 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

Photon Highway is free to download; Vector costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vector ships an update every 6 weeks, Photon Highway every 63 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vector versus Photon Highway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVectorPhoton Highway
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 63 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuggleware, LLCMax Gittel

In-app purchases

None

Vector

No in-app purchases

None

Photon Highway

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vector free?
Vector costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photon Highway free?
Photon Highway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vector or Photon Highway have ads?
Neither Vector nor Photon Highway shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vector or Photon Highway?
Vector ships an update every 6 weeks, and Photon Highway every 63 months. Most recently, Vector was updated on October 13, 2026 and Photon Highway on October 3, 2026.

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