Comparison

Dead Orbit vs Neon Wings

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

Head to head
About

Dead Orbit

Pilot a spaceship through deep space, battling an evil empire in this classic arcade shooter. Upgrade your weapons and defenses to survive intense barrages of enemy fire and meteorites. Experience stunning visuals and an electronic soundtrack as you fight to restore peace to the galaxy.

Highlights
  • Intensive arcade shoot 'em up gameplay
  • Vast variety of levels
  • Extreme boss battles
  • Upgrade shields, guns, missiles, lasers, and magnets
  • Stunning game visuals and skins
  • Accessible to casual and hardcore gamers
Features
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New shoot 'em up classic arcade shooter located in deep and dark space. Defeat the evil sky forces! Hop into the spaceship and fly through a chaotic barrage of meteorites, bullets and sky forces! Upgrade your space fighter and put an end to the evil Kraathu Empire. Why? Because only you can restore peace in the galaxy! Shoot 'em up! SHOOT AND EVADE TO SURVIVE Take your space fighter to the battlefield armed with an arsenal of cannons and missiles. Taking enough ammo to bring punishment to your enemy. Use your agility to fly through deadly enemy territory in this explosive 3D dark space shooter action arcade game. UPGRADE TO GET STRONGER Foes are getting stronger in each stage, so in order to blast 'em from each sector of the galaxy you need to upgrade your arsenal of weapons and defences. To protect yourself against their deadly projectiles the hangar is full of upgrades for your vessel of ultimate destruction. REACH THE STARS Fly your spaceship through the cosmos and galactic hexagon cities where enemy aviators and skyrockets await. Game on! Use your sky force and reloaded weapons to defeat the enemy since 2014! There are many scrolling shooters but none of them is like Dead Orbit. This stunning shoot ‘em up game combines the classic arcade elements with the new possibilities offered by current technology. The new installment just came out in a spectacular dark style. FEATURES - intensive arcade like arcade shoot 'em up gameplay - vast variety of levels await - extreme boss battles - upgrade your shields, guns, missiles, lasers and magnets - stunning game visuals and skins - accessible to casual gamers, as well as die-hard shooter addicts - incredible electronic soundtrack

About

Neon Wings

Pilot a customizable aircraft, strategically choosing skills to enhance its capabilities. Engage in challenging battles against formidable bosses, aiming to build the ultimate flying machine.

Highlights
  • Skill selection
  • Aircraft customization
  • Boss battles
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Plane building
Features
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Carefully select your skills, build the strongest plane and defeat bosses!

Screenshots

Dead Orbit4 screens
Neon Wings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dead Orbit at 71% against Neon Wings's 16%. Dead Orbit also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Neon Wings's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (6.4K vs 5). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Dead Orbit sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Neon Wings sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neon Wings holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Neon Wings has 6.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Dead Orbit's written reviews are positive against 16% of Neon Wings's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dead Orbit ships an update every 13 months, Neon Wings every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dead Orbit versus Neon Wings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDead OrbitNeon Wings
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)4.3 (6.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better15.5% of reviews
Number of ratings56.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size253 MB554 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperInlogic Software s.r.o.Voodoo

Customer experience

Dead Orbit

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Neon Wings

All ratings6,409 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews986 reviews
Positive15.5%
Neutral14.0%
Negative70.5%

Bugs and requests

Dead Orbit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Neon Wings

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Can't beat first boss on level 280
  • Forced to equip module but none available
  • Data reset after update

Requested features

2 requests
  • Unlock level 13 upgrades
  • Explain what upgrades/abilities do

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Dead Orbit

One-time12
  • Skin Draco$0.99
  • Skin Fire$0.99
  • Skin Red$0.99
Show 9 more
  • Skin Alien Skull$0.99
  • Skin Ram Skull$0.99
  • Skin Human Skull$0.99
  • Skin Toxic Fire$0.99
  • Skin Violet$0.99
  • Skin White$0.99
  • Skin Yellow$0.99
  • Skin Orange$0.99
  • Coin Doubler$3.99
16 purchases

Neon Wings

One-time16
  • Revive Skip It Pack 1$0.99
  • Gem Pack 1$0.99
  • Saw Blade Pack$1.99
Show 13 more
  • Super Revive$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Revive Skip It Pack 2$2.49
  • No Forced Ads$2.99
  • Curve Laser Pack$3.99
  • Gem Pack 2$4.99
  • Drone Bundle #2$9.99
  • Premium Pack$14.99
  • Gem Pack 3$14.99
  • NO RV$24.99
  • Gem Pack 4$29.99
  • Gem Pack 5$49.99
  • Gem Pack 6$99.99

Questions

Is Dead Orbit free?
Dead Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Neon Wings free?
Neon Wings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dead Orbit or Neon Wings?
Neon Wings is rated higher. Dead Orbit averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Neon Wings averages 4.3 from 6.4K ratings.
Do Dead Orbit or Neon Wings have ads?
Neon Wings shows ads; Dead Orbit does not.
Which is updated more often, Dead Orbit or Neon Wings?
Dead Orbit ships an update every 13 months, and Neon Wings every 6 days. Most recently, Dead Orbit was updated on October 16, 2026 and Neon Wings on October 17, 2026.

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