Comparison

Highwind vs MishAru

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

MishAru

Features
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You can play every day to obtain new objects, new things to discover as time goes by, your friend will grow as the days go by, just as you can give a nice decoration to the place where your partner is, buy more objects and play mini-games that Help accumulate more objects.

Screenshots

Highwind4 screens
MishAru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MishAru at Free against Highwind's $0.99. MishAru also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 21 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Highwind ships an update every 21 months, MishAru every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Highwind versus MishAru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHighwindMishAru
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB488 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSelva InteractiveAbraham Eduardo Zarate Mejia

In-app purchases

None

Highwind

No in-app purchases

None

MishAru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Highwind free?
Highwind costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MishAru free?
MishAru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Highwind or MishAru have ads?
Neither Highwind nor MishAru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Highwind or MishAru?
Highwind ships an update every 21 months, and MishAru every 6 days. Most recently, Highwind was updated on November 3, 2026 and MishAru on November 12, 2026.

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