Comparison

Highwind vs yaaker!

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

Head to head
About

Highwind

Control a paper plane with two buttons to shoot enemies and defend yourself. Upgrade your plane's capabilities and unlock new aircraft as you progress through randomly generated waves and different dimensions.

Highlights
  • Simple two-button controls
  • Unlockable planes with different stats
  • Upgradeable health, shield, and ammo
  • Randomly selected enemy waves
  • Multiple game styles including infinite mode
  • Minigames with unique mechanics
Features
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In Highwind you control a paper plane using only two buttons. You will destroy enemy planes and protect your own. Tapping the right side of the screen will shoot bullets and holding the left side will activate the shield. The shield blocks and reflects bullets back to your enemies. Fight different enemy planes and obstacles, each with different behavior. Travel to different dimensions and avoid obstacles on the way. As you progress through the game you will be able to purchase upgrades to your health, shield and ammo. Also, each time you beat a level you will get a power up that will help you defeat your enemies. Each time you play you will accumulate points that will unlock new planes and new game styles. Try to beat the game in each one of the different styles! Features -Simple controls: Play with only two buttons -Different game styles: Five variations of the game including an infinite mode -Minigames: Three additional sections with different mechanics -A different experience each play: Enemy waves are randomly selected from a predefined set -Upgrades and power ups: Purchase upgrades to your shield, ammo and health. Get a power up every level -Different airplanes: Unlock new airplanes with different stats

About

yaaker!

Engage in a unique game that blends dice rolling with poker strategy to reclaim towns from mischievous aliens. Test your luck and skills in this lighthearted battle against extraterrestrial pranksters.

Highlights
  • Dice and poker mechanics
  • Alien-themed gameplay
  • Town and city reclamation
  • Skill and luck challenges
Features
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Oh no! The mischievous aliens have arrived on Earth! They are mostly harmless, but their constant pranks are quite a nuisance! Take back our towns and cities from these silly aliens by beating them at Yaaker!  Yaaker is a little game combining dice and poker.  Challenge your skills, test your luck, and beat the aliens!

Screenshots

Highwind4 screens
yaaker!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: yaaker! at Free against Highwind's $0.99. yaaker! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Highwind's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

yaaker! is free to download; Highwind costs $0.99 up front. yaaker! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Highwind asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

yaaker! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Highwind has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Highwind ships an update every 21 months, yaaker! every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Highwind versus yaaker!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHighwindyaaker!
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 21 months — betterEvery 39 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB47 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSelva InteractiveOvisly

Customer experience

Highwind

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

yaaker!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Highwind

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

yaaker!

One-time1
  • 100 Yaaker Coins$0.99

Questions

Is Highwind free?
Highwind costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is yaaker! free?
yaaker! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Highwind or yaaker!?
yaaker! is rated higher. Highwind averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while yaaker! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Highwind or yaaker! have ads?
Neither Highwind nor yaaker! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Highwind or yaaker!?
Highwind ships an update every 21 months, and yaaker! every 39 months. Most recently, Highwind was updated on October 12, 2026 and yaaker! on September 30, 2026.

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