Comparison

Phoenix 2 vs Wind Wings

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

Head to head
About

Phoenix 2

Blast through waves of alien invaders in this classic arcade space shooter. Collect and upgrade over 100 unique ships, complete exciting missions, and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy short game sessions or an action-packed campaign with stunning graphics.

Highlights
  • Over 100 unique ships
  • Ship collection and upgrades
  • Action-packed campaign
  • Special abilities
  • Daily missions
  • Global leaderboards
  • Cross-platform play
Features
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Save the galaxy in this classic arcade shooter that everyone can enjoy! Blast wave after wave of menacing invaders in exciting missions to achieve glorious victory. Start playing Phoenix 2 right now with all these great features. * Blast invaders with over 100 unique ships. * Build your own ship collection and upgrade your favorites. * Experience an action packed campaign with 30 exciting story missions. * Discover special abilities like Mega Laser, Missile Swarm and Personal Shield. * Short game sessions: Launch whenever you have a minute to play. * Complete daily missions of different skill levels, from casual to bullet hell. * Get the high score on global leaderboards and show you are the best of the best. * Engage with an active community to help each other and discuss ship tactics. * New missions are generated every day. * Stunning and smooth 120FPS graphics powered by our custom game engine. * Create a group for your friends and play your own unique missions. * Cross-platform saving and cross-platform play. Phoenix 2 is developed by a passionate indie studio in The Netherlands and delivers the handcrafted experience of a retro space shoot’em up with modern gameplay. Phoenix 2 is your new daily visit to the arcade! Internet connection required to play.

About

Wind Wings

Pilot a spaceship through a futuristic galaxy to defend Earth from alien invaders. Engage in intense shoot 'em up battles with customizable warships, powerful upgrades, and a variety of challenging monsters across diverse cosmic maps.

Highlights
  • Two types of spaceships with unique properties
  • Sophisticated monster designs with varied attacks
  • Constantly updated rounds with new challenges
  • Customizable warships with different ammunition
  • Support assistants to boost combat ability
  • Upgrade attack power, speed, and use special equipment
Features
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The game is developed based on a fantasy story about a soldier who accidentally went through a time gap to the future. In the future, people have developed to an advanced level of science and technology and began searching for distant planets in space. They created many modern and powerful warships to fulfill that dream. The soldier once again joins the army to join the journey to find the promise land and their fleet encounters many warlike monsters in space. They not only attacked spaceships but also headed straight to invade the earth. In the face of that tense situation, the commander ordered the soldier to come to fight against enemy’s attacks. A real war has begun. You will play the soldier who takes control of the entire spaceship, protects the earth and leads other spaceships. Destroy and break the enemy's plans. Wind Wings: Space Shooter - Galaxy Attack is a shoot’em up game genre with many new and modern improvements with lots of impressive points. • Players will bring two types of spaceships into battle, each has a unique property. Players will use suitable spaceships from time to time. • Many types of monsters are sophisticatedly designed with different types of attacks. • Many rounds are constantly updated with many different challenges for players to experience. • Many warships, each has a different design and use of a different type of ammunition. Players can optionally customize and combine. • Besides the main spaceship, there are 2 assistants to increase the combat ability. • Upgrade your attack power, spaceship speed with Laser missiles, mega-boms and magnets. • The game has a good balance of difficulty, suitable for both beginners and hardcore gamers. • Many support equipments to help spaceship increase combat ability. • Diverse tasks and attractive rewards • Diversify the map from the earth to remote places in the universe. • Images and sounds combined harmoniously will give players a great experience. How to play: • Touch the screen and move to avoid enemy’s attacks, shoot back and destroy them. • Click to change the spaceship in accordance with each type of enemy. • Collect bullets and equipments to upgrade the spaceship. • Use support features during an emergency or when facing strong enemies.

Screenshots

Phoenix 24 screens
Wind Wings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Phoenix 2 at 26K against Wind Wings's 274. Phoenix 2 also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Wind Wings's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 73%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Phoenix 2 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Wind Wings sells 24 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 Phoenix 2 against 4.7 for Wind Wings. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phoenix 2 has 26K ratings behind it against 274, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Phoenix 2's written reviews are positive against 82% of Wind Wings's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phoenix 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, Wind Wings every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phoenix 2 versus Wind Wings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoenix 2Wind Wings
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26K ratings) — better4.7 (274 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews81.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26K — better274
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size295 MB218 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperFiri GamesGcenter

Customer experience

Phoenix 2

All ratings25,832 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,560 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative18.1%

Wind Wings

All ratings274 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative12.9%

Bugs and requests

Phoenix 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Warp gate charge time bug
  • Occasional crashes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add haptic feedback
  • Implement an endless mode
  • Allow players to customize ships
  • Add a level creator
  • Provide an offline mode
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  • Improve ship ability descriptions
  • Add a replay feature

Wind Wings

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Phoenix 2

One-time11
  • 800 Credits$0.99
  • 5000 Credits$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
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  • VIP$4.99
  • 12000 Credits$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • 25000 Credits$19.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
  • 65000 Credits$49.99
  • Special Offer$49.99
  • 140K Credits$99.99
24 purchases

Wind Wings

One-time24
  • DISCOVERY PACKAGE$0.99
  • GCOIN X20$0.99
  • PLUS 3 DAY PREMIUM$0.99
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  • CAPTAIN'S PAY$0.99
  • VIP PACK 1$0.99
  • BEGINNER PACK$1.99
  • SPECIAL PACK 1$1.99
  • GEM 850$1.99
  • UNLOCK ZONE NOW$1.99
  • BEGGINER PACK 2$2.99
  • GCOIN X90$3.99
  • BOSS VICTORY$4.99
  • COMBO$4.99
  • PREMIUM FOR SEVERAL DAYS$4.99
  • GIFT LOGIN X2$4.99
  • SPECIAL PACK 3$6.99
  • GEM 3650$7.99
  • GALAXY VICTORY$9.99
  • NEW BATTLE PASS$9.99
  • Coin Pack 1$9.99
  • GEM 9500$19.99
  • FOREVER PREMIUM$19.99
  • GEM 25000$39.99
  • SELECT 4$54.99

Questions

Is Phoenix 2 free?
Phoenix 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wind Wings free?
Wind Wings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phoenix 2 or Wind Wings?
Phoenix 2 is rated higher. Phoenix 2 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Wind Wings averages 4.7 from 274 ratings.
Do Phoenix 2 or Wind Wings have ads?
Both Phoenix 2 and Wind Wings show ads.
Which is updated more often, Phoenix 2 or Wind Wings?
Phoenix 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Wind Wings every 2 months. Most recently, Phoenix 2 was updated on October 25, 2026 and Wind Wings on October 20, 2026.

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