Comparison

Skyforce Unite! vs Red Sword

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

Head to head
About

Skyforce Unite!

Pilot a plane, battle monsters, and explore a vast world. Assemble a team of allies, strategize card-based combat, and develop your pilot's skills. Team up with other players for challenging expeditions in a new world.

Highlights
  • Pilot and fly planes
  • Battle monsters with elemental alignments
  • Assemble a team of helpers
  • Strategic card-based combat
  • Develop pilot skills and training
  • Co-op expeditions with other players
Features
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Get yourself a plane and fly through the wild blue yonder! Take on missions for the Hunters Association, explore the world and battle monsters. Create your very own team of helpers, mercenaries and apprentices, and head out on expeditions! If a monster appears during an expedition, choose a card and attack! Will you use a Recovery Card? Maybe an Attack Card? Refine your strategy and fight wisely! Monsters feature Wind, Water, Lightning or Earth alignments, so choose a compatible weapon before taking on each enemy. Of course, each pilot's skills are also important. Develop your character with various training exercises, and learn new skills that will aid you while exploring this dangerous land! At the fabled New World, you can join up with other players and go on expeditions. There are many powerful monsters, so you probably won't stand a chance on your own. Push forward by helping each other! So, can you bring peace to the Uncivilized Land? Good luck! -- Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp. Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games!

About

Red Sword

Engage in epic battles by enlarging your sword and unleashing a multitude of skills to defeat legions of monsters. Power up your abilities, equip numerous skills, and discover rare items to achieve ultimate strength. Explore bonus and hidden stages for an enhanced gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Enlarge sword for powerful attacks
  • Activate numerous skills
  • Equip any number of skills
  • Obtain powerful weapons
  • Power up abilities
  • Discover rare items
  • Bonus and hidden stages
Features
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Power up the various abilities! Activate a large number of skills to defeat enemies!! ■ Game description ・Enlarge your sword and attack many enemies! ・Obtain powerful weapons to attack legions of monsters! ・Activate a large number of skills to attack many enemies! ・You can equip any number of skills! ・Obtain rare items to achieve unrivaled power! ・You can power up the various abilities! ・There are bonus stages and hidden stages!

Screenshots

Skyforce Unite!4 screens
Red Sword4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Red Sword at weekly against Skyforce Unite!'s every 2 months. Skyforce Unite!'s advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Skyforce Unite! sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Red Sword sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Skyforce Unite! against 4.8 for Red Sword. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 305 and 278 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Skyforce Unite!'s written reviews are positive against 78% of Red Sword's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skyforce Unite! ships an update every 2 months, Red Sword weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Skyforce Unite! versus Red Sword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyforce Unite!Red Sword
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (305 ratings)4.8 (278 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.1% of reviews — better78.2% of reviews
Number of ratings305 — better278
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB155 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,LtdTatsuki

Customer experience

Skyforce Unite!

All ratings302 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews313 reviews
Positive90.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative4.5%

Red Sword

All ratings279 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative15.5%

Bugs and requests

Skyforce Unite!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inventory management issues
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices
  • Syncing problems with cloud saves

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode support
  • More diverse plane and weapon selection
  • Clearer tutorials and explanations
  • Option to remove ads or pay a one-time fee

Red Sword

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Skyforce Unite!

One-time7
  • Bluesky Medal 24 Piece Set$1.99
  • Bluesky Medal 70 Piece Set$4.99
  • Gold Patch$11.99
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  • Bluesky Medal 180 Piece Set$11.99
  • Platinum Patch$22.99
  • Bluesky Medal 400 Piece Set$26.99
  • Bluesky Medal 650 Piece Set$39.99
2 purchases

Red Sword

One-time2
  • RingEx1$6.99
  • playercolor1$6.99

Questions

Is Skyforce Unite! free?
Skyforce Unite! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Red Sword free?
Red Sword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Skyforce Unite! or Red Sword?
Red Sword is rated higher. Skyforce Unite! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 305 ratings, while Red Sword averages 4.8 from 278 ratings.
Do Skyforce Unite! or Red Sword have ads?
Both Skyforce Unite! and Red Sword show ads.
Which is updated more often, Skyforce Unite! or Red Sword?
Skyforce Unite! ships an update every 2 months, and Red Sword weekly. Most recently, Skyforce Unite! was updated on October 24, 2026 and Red Sword on October 24, 2026.

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