Eternal Fighter vs Pilot 9
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eternal Fighter
Tap left or right to punch ninjas and keep your heart pumping in this fast-paced arcade game. Master the rhythm to survive increasing speeds and climb the leaderboards. Uncover the mystery of Master Leroy by watching the movie.
- Fast-paced arcade gameplay
- Rhythm-based combat
- Increasing difficulty
- Leaderboard challenges
- Retro music
- Simple tap controls
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Eternal Fighter is a fast, old-school arcade game inspired by the rhythm and simplicity of Timberman. Bad ninjas kidnapped your girlfriend… and injected a strange drug into your heart. Now you must keep your adrenaline pumping. Slow down and… well… game over. Tap left. Tap right. Punch ninjas. Keep the rhythm. Simple to learn, brutal to master. Fight through random environments, enjoy catchy retro music, and try to survive the increasing speed. The longer you last, the crazier it gets. Train your reflexes, find the perfect rhythm, and climb the leaderboards. And one more thing… Who is Master Leroy? You don’t know? Man… watch the movie!
Pilot 9
Engage in aerial combat as a pilot of advanced jet and helicopter fighters to thwart global domination. Select diverse aircraft, pilots, and gear to complete challenging missions and earn rewards for future battles.
- Pilot jet and helicopter fighters
- Customizable vehicles with add-ons and skins
- Upgradeable pilots for increased XP
- Multiple levels and missions
- In-game lottery and daily rewards
- Multi-attribute vehicle rewards
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Pilot 9 puts you in the cockpit of today's advanced jet and helicopter fighters with the goal of stopping global domination by an aggressive enemy bent on taking over the world. In this vertical shooting game, you can select different aircraft and pilots as you attempt to complete levels and missions that contain different threats. Some levels reward you with epic rewards that will help you fight in the future. Are you ready to fly the unfriendly skies? Features: - Pilot a jet or helicopter! - Vehicles with different add-ons and skins - Gear with different add-ons and skins - Pilots that will increase in-game XP - Twelve different enemies - Different levels and missions - In-game lottery! - Multi-Attribute vehicle rewards - Daily rewards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pilot 9 at none against Eternal Fighter's shown. Pilot 9 also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). Eternal Fighter's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Eternal Fighter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pilot 9 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Eternal Fighter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pilot 9 has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of Eternal Fighter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pilot 9's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Eternal Fighter ships an update every 26 months, Pilot 9 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eternal Fighter | Pilot 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 505 MB |
| Age rating | +9 | 9+ |
| Developer | Leonardo Amora | Craig Buck |
Customer experience
Eternal Fighter
Pilot 9
In-app purchases
Eternal Fighter
- Remove Ads$1.99
Pilot 9
- Coin Pile$0.99
- No Ads$0.99
- Cheddar$1.99
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- Tall Stacks!$2.99
- Mint$4.99
