Comparison

Highwind vs Deep Moon

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

Deep Moon

Experience 80's style arcade action in this retro space shooter. Pilot a stolen enemy ship, battle challenging foes, and destroy the reactor core of a distant base. Escape is your ultimate goal in this fast-paced mission.

Highlights
  • Retro 80's arcade style
  • Fast-paced action
  • Challenging enemies
  • Simple controls
  • Space combat gameplay
  • Reactor core destruction mission
Features
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A Retro Style Space Arcade Game. Quick Action, challenging enemies and simple controls take you back to the arcade games of the 80's. You are an undercover agent on a distant enemy base. After stealing an enemy ship, your mission is to find and destroy the reactor core. Escape is optional but preferred. Good luck!!!

Screenshots

Highwind4 screens
Deep Moon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Deep Moon at Free against Highwind's $0.99. Deep Moon also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Highwind's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Deep Moon is free to download; Highwind costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Highwind holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Highwind has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Highwind ships an update every 21 months, Deep Moon every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Highwind versus Deep Moon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHighwindDeep Moon
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (11 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB25 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSelva Interactiveandrew bell

Customer experience

Highwind

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

Deep Moon

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

In-app purchases

None

Highwind

No in-app purchases

None

Deep Moon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Highwind free?
Highwind costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deep Moon free?
Deep Moon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Highwind or Deep Moon?
Highwind is rated higher. Highwind averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Deep Moon averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Highwind or Deep Moon have ads?
Deep Moon shows ads; Highwind does not.
Which is updated more often, Highwind or Deep Moon?
Highwind ships an update every 21 months, and Deep Moon every 2 months. Most recently, Highwind was updated on November 3, 2026 and Deep Moon on November 3, 2026.

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