Fired Lights Free vs Starstrike Squadron
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fired Lights Free
Engage in challenging scenarios by crafting spectacular fireworks and blasting targets. Complete over 100 levels across six packs, earning bonus points. Design your own fireworks shows with a variety of colorful blasts and assemble rockets with thrusters for demolition.
- Craft spectacular fireworks
- Blast targets in challenging scenarios
- 100+ levels with bonus challenges
- Design custom fireworks shows
- Assemble rockets with thrusters
- Realistic physics simulation
- Online leaderboards and achievements
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Craft spectacular fireworks and blast targets in challenging scenarios. 100+ interesting levels in six packs with bonus Gold, Silver and Bronze challenges. To Complete each level you have to blast at least one of Gold, Silver & Bronze balloons. Get 15 of Gold, Silver or Bronze balloons in each pack to play special bonus challenges. Run your own fireworks shows with variety of colorful blasts for sequence of up to 25 Shots. COLORFUL EYE CATCHING DISPLAY 20+ colorful shots to choose with distinct combination of them in each level. Shots have different weights and range to choose and assemble for the given target scenario. ASSEMBLE ROCKET WITH THRUSTERS Assemble rockets with variety of powerful thrusters and target them to demolish wooden blocks. Tap the thrusters to start them, timing and positioning of them directs the rocket. FIREWORKS WITH REAL PHYSICS Realistic simulation of firework blasts with every fire particle interacting with the environment. Balloons, Wooden blocks, Bouncing Objects, Wind Mills and all targets simulated physically. CHALLENGE FRIENDS WITH ACHIEVEMENTS Complete milestone levels with fantastic firework display to challenge your friends. Several online leader boards and achievements to compete. Connect facebook to invite and play with your friends and compete with them.
Starstrike Squadron
Command a diverse squadron of pilots and ships in a 500-stage vertical space shooter campaign. Master arcade combat, break multi-phase bosses, and explore a vast war across the Solar System and beyond. Develop your fleet and uncover a compelling story.
- 500-stage vertical shooter campaign
- Collect and upgrade 100 pilots
- Master arcade space combat
- Break multi-phase bosses
- Explore story and side missions
- Develop and upgrade your fleet
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Earth's frontier is breaking, and no single ace can save it. Command Starstrike Squadron: a growing alliance of pilots, engineers, defectors, and survivors drawn from Earth and the rival civilizations of nearby star systems. Fight through a 500-stage vertical-shooter campaign spanning the Solar System and neighboring stars. Dodge dense projectile patterns, break capital-ship defenses, destroy exposed boss cores, and deploy wingmates whose weapons and skills change the shape of every battle. BUILD A DIVERSE SQUADRON Discover 100 pilots with distinct portraits, ships, affinities, and combat roles. Former enemies can become trusted allies as the war expands beyond its original front. MASTER ARCADE SPACE COMBAT Switch between Vulcan, laser, and plasma weapon systems. Collect upgrades during battle, time active skills and ultimates, and keep your formation alive through escalating enemy waves. BREAK MULTI-PHASE BOSSES Target individual weak points, strip shields, survive phase changes, and bring down warships that fight like moving battlefields. EXPLORE THE WAR Follow an English story campaign, uncover side missions, revisit the pilot archive, and travel from lunar defenses to Mars, Proxima Centauri, Alpha Centauri, and the deeper stellar frontier. DEVELOP YOUR FLEET Upgrade ships and parts in the hangar, earn resources through play, complete missions and achievements, and shape a squadron built for your preferred combat style. The main campaign can be played offline. Game Center features and in-app purchases require an internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fired Lights Free at 3.7 against Starstrike Squadron's 2.0. Fired Lights Free also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Starstrike Squadron sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Fired Lights Free asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fired Lights Free holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fired Lights Free | Starstrike Squadron |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 262 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | iGold Technologies Private Limited | Netherfire Entertainment, Inc. |
Customer experience
Fired Lights Free
Starstrike Squadron
In-app purchases
Fired Lights Free
No in-app purchases
Starstrike Squadron
- Supply Pack$14.99
- Supply Pack2 variants$19.99
- Supply Pack$29.99
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- Supply Pack3 variants$49.99
- Supply Pack3 variants$99.99
Questions
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