Comparison

Sky Surfing vs Smol Fly

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

Head to head
About

Sky Surfing

Embark on a thrilling flying adventure, skillfully dodging obstacles and navigating through challenging stone gates. Collect a variety of aircraft to enhance your experience and push the limits of aerial exploration. Compete to achieve the highest score and earn exciting rewards.

Highlights
  • Challenging flying gameplay
  • Slide to dodge obstacles
  • Glide through stone gates
  • Beat high scores
  • Collect fancy planes
  • Claim rewards
Features
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"Sky Surfing" is a challenging flying game. Slide to dodge obstacles and glide through stone gates. Beat your high score and claim your rewards. Collect every fancy planes you like and challenge the boundary of the sky!"

About

Smol Fly

A simple arcade game where players tilt their device to control a flying character. Collect coins and aim to reach the moon in this engaging experience.

Highlights
  • Tilt to fly
  • Collect coins
  • Reach for the moon
  • Simple controls
  • Arcade gameplay
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Tilt to fly, collect coins, and reach for the Moon!

Screenshots

Sky Surfing4 screens
Smol Fly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smol Fly at none against Sky Surfing's 10. Smol Fly also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Sky Surfing's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (7.6K vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Sky Surfing sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Smol Fly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smol Fly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sky Surfing has 7.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sky Surfing ships an update monthly, Smol Fly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sky Surfing versus Smol Fly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSky SurfingSmol Fly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.6K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB152 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMacaca Games Inc.Beijing Ningdom Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Sky Surfing

All ratings7,560 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative10.1%

Smol Fly

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

Bugs and requests

Sky Surfing

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when reaching high scores
  • Graphical issues with certain map designs
  • Revive button not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more game modes and challenges
  • Introduce a soundtrack or background music
  • Allow players to customize controls
  • Expand the selection of skins and characters

Smol Fly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sky Surfing

One-time10
  • A bit of luck$1.99
  • Beginner's package$2.99
  • Continue for free$2.99
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  • Unlimited missions$2.99
  • Double coins$2.99
  • Pack of luck$4.99
  • Christmas gift package$4.99
  • Lunar New Year gift package$4.99
  • Hyperspace Ticket Box$4.99
  • 3 packs of luck$9.99
None

Smol Fly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sky Surfing free?
Sky Surfing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smol Fly free?
Smol Fly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sky Surfing or Smol Fly?
Smol Fly is rated higher. Sky Surfing averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Smol Fly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sky Surfing or Smol Fly have ads?
Both Sky Surfing and Smol Fly show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sky Surfing or Smol Fly?
Sky Surfing ships an update monthly, and Smol Fly every 6 months. Most recently, Sky Surfing was updated on November 6, 2026 and Smol Fly on October 30, 2026.

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