# Sky Aces — user reviews

> 234 indexed App Store user reviews of Sky Aces by Game Dev Team, rated 4.30/5 from 164 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sky-aces/id561139259/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sky-aces/id561139259.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 112 · 4★ 23 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 13

## What do users think of Sky Aces?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 🎨 Unique retro black and white graphics
- ⏱️ Quick sessions perfect for mobile gaming
- 🆓 No ads or pay-to-win mechanics
- 🏆 Multiple planes and progression system
- 🎯 Challenging missions with replay value
- 🎪 Nostalgic throwback to classic games
- 🔊 Good sound design and audio effects

**Cons**

- 😤 Extreme difficulty spike at higher levels
- 🎮 Unintuitive upside-down flying mechanic
- 🔘 Small and unresponsive control buttons
- ❌ Unclear star/scoring system
- 🤖 Overpowered enemy AI behavior
- ⚠️ Frustrating difficulty progression
- 🚫 Limited number of levels (only 24)
- 🎯 Inconsistent mission objectives
- ⏰ Premature timeout on some missions

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Tutorial refuel mechanic not responding
- Multiplayer functionality broken
- Game Center achievements not syncing
- Incompatible with iOS 11 and later
- Enemy planes spawning directly behind player
- Control buttons not registering properly
- Game freezing during gameplay

**Most requested features**

- Multiplayer mode (online/Bluetooth)
- Ability to skip difficult levels
- Customizable controls
- Barrel roll button for upside-down flying
- Easy, normal, and hard difficulty modes
- More levels and missions
- Ground unit control gameplay
- Sandbox mode for custom levels
- Larger control buttons
- Horizontal turning/rolling mechanics
- Game Center synchronization across devices
- Different tank variants (Mark I, Mark V, A7V)
- Clearer tutorial on scoring mechanics

## Newest reviews (18 of 234)

### 4/5 — Игра прикольная

*2026-05-18*

Но можно уровни чуток по легче бы сделать

### 3/5 — 👎

*2025-12-29*

С 12 уровня почти невозможно выиграть пожалуйста сделайте ботов поглупей

### 4/5 — Basic and fun game

*2025-03-18, version 1.3*

Very simple and fun game to play.

### 4/5 — Great to a point

*2021-06-19*

This game is incredibly great, until level 17-18.  Then it becomes impossible.  Enemy planes just pop into the sky right behind you, appearing suddenly.  And your plane is not as durable.  Increased difficulty is fine to a point.  Then it gets beyond frustrating.  
To be fair, this game gave me several hours of pleasure as I learned to fly and shoot and bomb with greater and greater dexterity.  Then, you just hit a wall.   I wonder if higher levels even exist despite the appearance that if you could just get past 18 once, the next level would unlock…. Lol

### 4/5 — Not bad

*2021-01-01*

But too difficult! Especially the way of control is far too hard to adapt

### 3/5 — An ok game

*2020-06-23, version 1.3*

The game is good but some of the levels are hard like level 13

### 2/5 — Неочень

*2020-05-14*

Мне неочень нравится игра 22 уровень просто непроходимый ещё добавьте сандбокс чтобы можно было создать свой уровень

### 4/5 — Cool game

*2020-01-07, version 1.3*

missing the option to change control

### 4/5 — Absolute fun!!

*2019-11-23, version 1.3*

This is a fantastic little and mildly challenging game but a very " O.K , Just one more try" kinda addiction. Definitely one of the great little escapism games. Great job Devs. Thanks.

### 5/5 — Add new things

*2019-11-11, version 1.3*

There sum things that u wished was added like the tanks can be mark1 or mark V tanks and enemy can have the A7V

### 4/5 — Enemy Odds

*2019-05-13*

I'm enjoying the challenge of each level. On the other hands I have found some single campaigns that ranging from (1) winnable-3stars after learning a strategy, (2) a fluke win if you get past 2stars, and a rare couple in each of the last two campaign panels that seem flat-out impossible to win whether that mission even let's me get to a 2nd star.

None the less, as a 72 year old die-hard, I'll keep trying, & I look forward to the game lasting me for months (maybe years) before I am ever victorious at every level.

2nd "review" sees me want to make 3 more observations to "mission(s) impossible".
> There are missions that just can't be done other than by sheer fluke, if even then.
>>My experienced reasons evolve around missions: 18, 21, 24, 26, 27 & 28.
>>> Observation #1 - Player can't possible wait for enough of their own squadron aircraft to get into the air to have the necessary assistance to be successful!
>>> Observation #2 - Player too quickly gets outnumbered by enemy aircraft &/or extreme ground fire to be 3 star successful, becoming impossibly locked at 2 star level!
>>> Observation #3 - Player when seemingly about to be even 2 star level successful, is suddenly "timed out" prematurely, well short of the time offered on other missions where even 2 star success is difficult, but attainable!

My conclusion at this point after months of playing without even a single added 1 star level success (mission 28 specifically), IS THAT I AM NOW WASTING MY TIME TRYING TO DO ANY BETTER!!

I am by this review, advising I am deleting the game I have until recently enjoyed, as it's becoming too frustrating, and moving on to other entertainment.

Thanks for the experience!

Cadjem

### 5/5 — Spitze

*2019-04-18, version 1.3*

Gefällt mir sehr gut 👍

### 5/5 — رهيبه وربي بس

*2019-03-22, version 1.3*

لعبه جميله بس كنت اتمني تكون مجانيه

### 5/5 — ЗБС

*2019-01-23*

👍

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2019-01-21*

It's a little awkward that you get stuck at the edges of the screen, but it totally works. I only wish I could drop bombs when flying upside down. Maybe there should be a barrel roll button to flip over when flying upside down. Either way, it's a fun game. Well done!

### 5/5 — Simple but fun

*2019-01-14*

It’s very simple and easy to understand along with being fun. But it can become very frustrating when stuck on a level

### 3/5 — Too difficult

*2019-01-14, version 1.3*

Couldn’t beat zeppelin on level 13 and couldn’t get any more stars for a better plane so game over for me.

### 5/5 — Great game

*2019-01-13*

I love it!

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — It’s unclear how to earn stars and why I receive only one if I kill all.

*2019-01-16*

It’s unclear how to earn stars and why I receive only one if I kill all.
If I kill all enemies faster to protect my soldiers - I receive less stars just because doesn’t kill enough enemies... one star only for this behavior that doesn’t allow earn stars.

### 1/5 — Не возможно

*2019-01-14*

Уровни миссии сделаны так чтобы человек тратил как можно больше времени и сил уровень 22 нет смысла проходить, Изначально игра понравилась затянула, На 22-м уровне после 1500 попыток чуть не разбил телефон пришлось удалить игру

### 1/5 — Was looking forward to playing....

*2019-01-12*

Thank gods I got as free download through AppAdvice because I can't even play it!! Watching/play through tutorial im asked to go back to refuel and NOTHING I do does ANYTHING! if it weren't for the green arrow flashing id think it froze! No way to send devs any type of feedback or ask for help! Ridiculous and deleted.

### 1/5 — No more updates?

*2018-09-27, version 1.2*

Can you please update this game and the sequel to support ios12 please?????

### 1/5 — Fix Multi-player!

*2014-04-02*

Come on. Make the multi-player game(s) work! Pretty please with sugar on top?

### 1/5 — 22 уровень

*2014-03-09, version 1.2*

😠

### 1/5 — Terrible controls

*2014-02-25, version 1.2*

A challenging game is made even more so by very unintuitive controls. Not worth playing. Delete

### 1/5 — Awful. Don't waste your time.

*2014-02-24, version 1.2*

Awful transition of difficulty. Levels 1-9 are too simple, then levels 10+ become impossible. Controls are weak and inconsistent. Bored.

### 1/5 — Controls are terrible

*2014-02-23, version 1.2*

What were they thinking with these controls. Terrible choice. Already deleted the game. I don't understand the great reviews but to each their own...

### 1/5 — Ridicule

*2013-07-20, version 1.2*

Aucun intérêt ! Remboursez !!!

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Good game

*2025-12-10, version 1.3*

I like the game but the upside down thing is weird

### 5/5 — Затягивает

*2021-04-17*

Отлично заходит - не оторваться

### 5/5 — Мультиплеер

*2020-12-31*

Срочно верните мультиплеер!!!))))

### 5/5 — 👍

*2020-11-12, version 1.3*

Very nice game 👍

### 5/5 — Highly addictive😃

*2020-08-20, version 1.3*

The gameplay is very well developed! The ambiance is perfect!

### 5/5 — Da kann man nicht meckern

*2020-04-13, version 1.3*

Nett gemachtes Ballerspiel mit Flugzeugen.
Es hat sogar ein gewisses Suchtpotenzial, weil man immer wieder versucht, 3 Sterne zu bekommen :)

### 5/5 — Пойдёт

*2020-03-22*

Первая игра от этой конторы которая достойна внимания.

### 5/5 — ГУД

*2020-02-22*

Игра классная. Даже когда дошёл практически до самого конца, остаётся сложность, остаётся азарт. Разработчики - молодцы! Предложение: сделать игру в онлайн режиме/bluetooth. Тогда будут все 6 звёзд!

### 5/5 — Одна из немногих

*2020-01-28, version 1.3*

Отличная игрушка без рекламы и вымогательства ). В игре соблюден уникальный баланс между простотой и достаточностью. Местами игра достаточно хардкорная но вполне проходится на 100 медалей.

### 5/5 — Little Hard

*2019-12-01, version 1.3*

It is a Little Hard pls make Ur a Little easywr

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