# Strike Fighters — user reviews > 153 indexed App Store user reviews of Strike Fighters by Third Wire Productions, rated 4.20/5 from 395 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strike-fighters/id1228342698/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strike-fighters/id1228342698.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 247 · 4★ 62 · 3★ 27 · 2★ 17 · 1★ 42 ## What do users think of Strike Fighters? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Excellent combat simulation - 🚀 Great attention to detail - 👍 Diverse aircraft selection - 👍 Realistic physics and gameplay - 👍 Engaging missions and scenarios **Cons** - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases - 🐛 Bugs and glitches after updates - 🔒 Locked content behind paywalls - ⏱️ Repetitive and grindy progression - 🎮 Lacking advanced controls and features **Commonly reported bugs** - Missiles not functioning properly after updates - Invisible ground targets and ships in certain missions - Crashes and performance issues on newer devices - Inconsistent controls and button mapping **Most requested features** - Add more historical campaigns (Korean War, WWII, etc.) - Implement takeoff and landing mechanics - Introduce cockpit view and advanced camera controls - Add more helicopter and gunship options - Improve AI behavior and mission variety ## Newest reviews (15 of 153) ### 4/5 — Improvement ideas *2026-07-03* This is a great air combat game and I like the concept. They do a great job ensuring the different Air Force’s have accurate fleets (ex: the Portuguese Air Force first super tucano’s went operational in Dec 2025. The Portuguese Air Force fleet in strike fighters now included the super tucano). Some ideas for improving the game are below: 1. Add more helicopters: We currently only have one helicopter in the game (the Cobra). There are many helicopter gunships and attack helicopters that could be added to the various campaigns. 2. Add more campaigns (ex: Arab-Israeli wars, Korean War, South African conflict in Angola) 3. Add the option to takeoff and land 4. Cold War: Expand the date range on “Cold War Europe” so that earlier aircraft can be featured 5. Add African conflicts that occurred during the Cold (ex: South Africa’s Angola conflict which included the Cuban Air Force, Portugals African conflicts, etc ) 6. Add a padlock view where the camera focus’s on the target. This is useful while dogfighting or maneuvering for a ground attack run Keep up the great work. Thanks! ### 2/5 — Point available *2026-06-11, version 8.11.4* My aircraft’s engine is underpowered. Can y'all please help me get the maximum needed to fully enjoy my game? Can the B2 have the same weaponry as the B-1 and B-52,pls?? ### 3/5 — Good *2026-05-17, version 8.11.4* Needs some improvement like spear 3 for typhoon upgrade and spear ew for lighting 2 UK. Also have the naval strikes been discontinued ### 4/5 — Improvement ideas *2026-02-23* This is a great air combat game and I like the concept. They do a great job ensuring the different Air Force’s have accurate fleets (ex: the Portuguese Air Force first super tucano’s went operational in Dec 2025. The Portuguese Air Force fleet in strike fighters now included the super tucano). Some ideas for improving the game are below: 1. Add more helicopters: We currently only have one helicopter in the game (the Cobra). There are many helicopter gunships and attack helicopters that could be added to the various campaigns. 2. Add more campaigns (ex: Arab-Israeli wars, Korean War, South African conflict in Angola) 3. Add the option to takeoff and land 4. Cold War: Expand the date range on “Cold War Europe” so that earlier aircraft can be featured OR make a Cold War campaign with a wider date range (ex: Include Air Force’s of South Africa, Cuba, etc for South Africa’s Angola conflict) 5. Add a padlock view where the camera focus’s on the target. This is useful while dogfighting or maneuvering for a ground attack run Keep up the great work. Thanks! ### 4/5 — Bug *2025-11-19, version 8.7.1* After the new update, the anti ship missions started to make the game crash ### 4/5 — Great but could be better *2025-09-10, version 8.6.2* I remember playing the old strike fighters that included the Vietnam war, also a lot of restrictions in this game with in app purchases which makes it less fun, i miss the old strike fighters but this will do. Also lastly i don’t like the robotic Ai voice lines i prefer the voice-lines recordings as they add more depth to the game ### 4/5 — Suggestions *2025-09-06, version 8.6.2* This is a great air combat game and I like the concept. That said, the game needs some new and additional features. Some ideas below: 1. Add more helicopters: We currently only have one helicopter in the game (the Cobra). There are many helicopter gunships and attack helicopters that could be added to the various campaigns. 2. Add more campaigns: there used to be multiple strike fighters games for different conflicts (ex: Israeli wars, Korean War, etc). It would be nice if those conflicts could be added as campaigns to strike fighters 3. Add the option to takeoff and land The updates to date have mostly only been squadron packs. I would happily give 5 stars if the game could get some new features. Thanks ### 3/5 — New Update *2025-08-08, version 8.6.1* The new update introduces something black releasing from the back of the aircraft, and the guided rockets have mostly become just another version of unguided rockets. ### 5/5 — New version 8.6.0 crashes in mid-play *2025-07-31, version 8.6.0* Title says it all. I’ve loved this game for years, but this version needs to be fixed. Running on a new iPhone 16 Pro Max with current iOS. ### 5/5 — Great arcade/sim hybrid *2025-07-23, version 8.5.1* Appreciate the sheer number of planes, missions and weapons. Don’t like the in-app purchases store disappearing or the lack of skins for the F-15EX. ### 4/5 — Add more helicopters *2025-06-20, version 8.4.7* This is a fun and awesome air combat sim. The addition of the AH-1 cobra to strike fighters made the game even more interesting. That said, it’s the only helicopter in the game Please add more flyable helicopters. There are attack helicopters & gunships that can be added to all campaigns from Vietnam to the modern campaign. Adding more helicopters would not only allow for more helicopter attack missions but would also allow for air-air engagements between helicopters. I would certainly give 5 stars if we could have more helicopters than just the AH-1. Keep up the great work. Thanks! ### 4/5 — Points available *2025-06-15, version 8.4.6* All the aircraft’s engines need more lift and increased radar range. I've run out of points to improve those things. Just wondering if it's possible to fix it in the next update. Thank you ### 5/5 — F-14AM🇮🇷DESERT CAMOUFLAGE *2025-06-09, version 8.4.6* Please design Iranian desert camouflage for F-14AM in new updates. ### 5/5 — Old titles *2025-06-05, version 8.4.4* This game isn’t bad, but I miss the old titles dearly! Bring back Strike Fighters Attack and Strike Fighters! Those games had so many cool aircraft to chose from and required only a key to unlock from watching a simple ad! ### 3/5 — Decent game *2025-05-29, version 8.3.2* Games alright, just a lot of stuff needs to be ironed out ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Took my money *2026-02-15, version 8.9.1* When I got a new phone the app deleted all of my purchases. Also with slower planes the mission time runs out before you even reach the target area. ### 1/5 — Game doesn’t work *2025-11-08, version 8.6.9* Ever since IOS 26, the game doesn’t even open. This is not the first time such a thing has happened after an Apple update ### 1/5 — Restore purchase not working *2025-10-01, version 8.6.9* Bought mover pack and coins, bomber came back but not the coins ### 1/5 — Took my money *2025-07-30, version 8.5.1* When I got a new phone the app deleted all of my purchases. ### 1/5 — Functions stopped working. *2025-05-28, version 8.3.2* After the last update, in app purchases were disabled. Only what I have purchased previously are available. I would uninstall and reinstall but the “restore purchases” button was removed too. I will not update review until this is fixed ### 1/5 — Making game worse to sell upgrades *2025-05-10, version 8.3.2* Took away a well known feature of the f-16 viper, the triple pack of maverick agms on a single pylon. No explanation. Ignores attempts to communicate directly. ### 1/5 — Bought something, didn’t get it *2025-03-08, version 8.2.3* I bought the custom loadout and I didn’t get it and it still charged my bank. I am currently agitated because I didn’t get and I hope to developer can you please help with my purchase ### 1/5 — Ads added to the latest update! *2024-01-27, version 7.1.6* I originally downloaded this game because it was a fun game that I could play offline (underway while on deployment). I even did multiple online purchases to ensure I had the best possible experience. Since one of the last updates, you are no longer able to fully customize your load-out. Now, they’ve added “ads” to the bottom of the screen, impeding the viewing experience of the game. ### 1/5 — Where are fighters from Israel? *2023-08-08, version 6.6.4* Can you tell me why Israel is not represented? There are many choices and quality planes. ### 1/5 — This is a bad game but it has a little more of fun *2023-05-16, version 6.6.1* Go get another game because it has bad words in it ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Top tier fighter simulator game, miss a couple things though *2026-06-21* All and all, this is by far in my experience the best, most challenging air to air and air to ground combat game I have ever played. Several things I would like to have changed would be: 1: I realized the most recent updates in the year 2026 seemed to have removed the USA Navy F18TX fighter. Aside from the F15EX Eagles, the F18TX was another awesome U.S. fighter I liked. Even if the U.S. in real life may have cancelled the project of the F18TX, I would still like to have it back in this game if possible? 2. One (somewhat) annoying issue is that while you can look at both the friendly and enemy aircraft when in “Pause” mode, there has been nothing get a good look at ground targets, except through the “Image Infrared” camera. If there could be a way to change that, that would be great? ### 5/5 — Add idea *2026-05-09, version 8.11.2* Been playing since 2018 and it never gets old to me but I wish some day we will get helicopters for and new missions that involve building and enemy also newer weapons and cockpits for more aircraft please add these things ### 5/5 — Very fun *2026-02-02, version 8.9.0* Fun game ### 5/5 — Please fix the b-52d’s and the b-52h’s hitbox *2025-12-23, version 8.7.3* The b-52’s hitbox needs to be fixed because how do I get hit with bullets that never even hit the plane? It would be nice if you could redo both the b-52’s hitbox. Also could you make it so that you can see the ground targets in the Vietnam campaign by like smoke or something. Also squadron markings for the bombers would be nice. ### 5/5 — 🛬 LANDING & TAKEOFF🛫 *2025-12-21, version 8.7.3* We need to landing and takeoff from carriers and airbases ### 5/5 — Strike Fighters needs new missions *2025-10-05, version 8.6.9* Strike Fighters is a good game, but it needs some new missions and changes. Instead of playing like 4-5 different missions, please add more missions like: 1. Intercepting a bomber and destroying the escorts before they reach the ally base. 2. Add attack helicopters. Playable or not, would be very awesome, like having missions to destroy them. 3. When you level up (+1 pilot point) add a bonus 500 credits for each level up. 4. Stop adding more in game purchase stuff and instead make some stuff free. Most of us are unemployed. 5. (Another mission idea) Destroy the targets (tanks, APC whatever) before they reach the ally base. And keep up the great work, i LOVE this game. But the same missions can get boring but love this game. Huge thanks and W’s to devs/dev for making this fantastic game. ### 5/5 — 🛬 LANDING & TAKEOFF🛫 *2025-09-11, version 8.6.7* We need to landing and takeoff from carriers and airbases ### 5/5 — I LOVE THIS GAME *2025-08-15, version 8.6.2* I love this game. I have a few things to mention to the devs: 1) Please add Korean War aircraft. I loved SF Heroes. 2) Please give U.S. Air Force aircraft chaff/flares in the Vietnam campaign. They die too easily against SAMs. 3) Please give B-52 in Vietnam campaign some sort of bomb reticle for high altitude saturation bombing. It dies too easy under Angels-10. 4) Please make it so that fuel drop tanks visibly drop away rather than simply disappearing. It would look so much better. Maybe make them drop and then disappear after two seconds or so… ### 5/5 — I have found a new bug in the game *2025-08-06, version 8.6.1* When you turn on heat blur graphics in the game instead of the heat blur from the engines, it’s just a bunch of black squares. Alright that’s all for the bugs ### 5/5 — Please add other squadrons *2025-08-05, version 8.6.1* Don’t get me wrong I love this game as is now but it would be soo much better if they added squadron markings for other countries than the us and Britain also would love if they brought back the other versions of the game or if they just added more time frames like the Korean War and WW2 it would make the game 10 times as good --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-21.*