Sky force war vs Galaxy Pirates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sky force war
Experience a retro arcade shoot 'em up with modern visuals. Pilot diverse aircraft, battle colossal bosses, and master challenging missions across beautiful environments. Upgrade your jet fighter and enjoy intense gameplay with a progression system and in-game collectibles.
- 15 immersive stages
- Colossal bosses
- 9 different aircrafts
- Hundreds of upgrades
- Weekend Tournament
- Bonus cards
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“Sky War Reloaded” is the spirit of the retro arcade shoot‘em ups, captured with modern visuals and design. New entry in the series will keep you entertained with all the things you’ve came to love in scrolling shooters. Meaty explosions, incinerating lasers, collosal bosses and diverse aircrafts to pilot. “Sky War Reloaded” is not your average top-down shooter. It will draw you in with its beautiful environments and intense effects. It will keep you with its superb gameplay mechanics, progression system and in-game collectibles. It will leave you wishing for more, once it’s over. Fortunately, there’s a lot of shooting before that happens. * Master 15 beautiful and immersive stages with challenging missions to complete. * Battle countless invaders with enormous and intimidating bosses. Laugh when they explode, cry when they strike you down. * Assault ground, naval and air enemy forces. * Unlock new difficulty modes, all the way from Normal to Nightmare. * Put yourself in danger to rescue missing operatives from the battlefield. * Assemble and test 9 different aircrafts. Pick your favorite, with its unique features and play style. * Hunt down 30 elusive bonus cards to add even more depth to the gameplay. Some of them will grant permanent benefits, while others will boost your abilities only temporarily. * Install hundreds of upgrades to your guns, shields and other equipment. Turn your jet fighter into a flying tank. * Complete in-game objectives to unlock 8 assisting technicians. Choose one of them to help you with their special skill. * Spot the wrecks of your fallen friends and get rewards for picking them up. * Appreciate highly polished gameplay and well balanced difficulty curve, whether you consider yourself a casual gamer or a die-hard bullet hell fanatic. * Enjoy professional voiceover and incredible electronic soundtrack. * Enter the Weekend Tournament on one of 5 specially crafted infinite stages. Attack your friends’ hi-scores and claim the top position in the loeaderboards! Welcome to your new favorite shmup. Welcome to Sky War Reloaded!
Galaxy Pirates
Embark on an interstellar adventure as a bounty hunter in this classic-style space shooter. Pilot diverse airships, battle alien forces, and conquer new territories with unique weapons and companions. Experience thrilling boss fights and upgrade your fleet.
- Classic space shooting gameplay
- Variety of upgradable airships
- Multiple game modes (campaign, endless)
- Fierce boss battles every 3 levels
- Beautiful graphics and music
- Smooth performance on all devices
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Are you a fan of space shooting games and barrage games and love bombing enemies to win glory? If the answer is "Yes!" Galaxy Pirates - Shooting Game is the perfect game for you! Play as a notorious galaxy pirate, a bounty hunter, on an adventure to an alien-infested planet. Get ready and fly! Galaxy Pirates - Shooting Game - the hottest shooting game of the year. The game is created based on the classic shooting game and has all the best features of the classic game, but integrates a completely new game system. Beautiful graphics and a captivating story mean you won't be able to stop once you start. There are a variety of airships to choose from, each with its own skills, so every time you play with a new ship, you'll have a new experience: new characters and unique weapons! Two companions will be your companions in this grand adventure. Discover and conquer new territories in a vast galaxy, where enemies await you. Defeat or defeated – only you decide! Galaxy Pirates. Feature: - Beautiful graphics and incredible music - Runs smoothly on every device - Multiple game modes: campaign, endless - There will be fierce boss battles every 3 levels How to play? - Touch the screen to control the ship - Upgrade your ships and power cores - Buy new boats - Conquer new destinations to earn incredible treasures and prizes Play Galaxy Pirates - Shooting Game, gear up and fly!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Galaxy Pirates at 5.0 against Sky force war's 4.5. Sky force war's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Sky force war sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Galaxy Pirates sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Galaxy Pirates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sky force war has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sky force war ships an update every 3 days, Galaxy Pirates every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky force war | Galaxy Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 263 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Loi Le | 军 黄 |
Customer experience
Sky force war
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In-app purchases
Sky force war
- 20000 gems$0.99
- 50000 gems$1.99
- 150000$2.99
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- 400000 gems$5.99
Galaxy Pirates
- PILE GEM PACK$0.49
- STACK GEM PACK$0.99
- BOX GEM PACK$1.99
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- STARTER PACK$1.99
- PREMIUM$2.99
- OFFER PACK$2.99
- SILVER GEM PACK$3.99
- STARTER PACK OLD$3.99
- GOLD GEM PACK$9.99
- EMERALD GEM PACK$24.99
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