Starfighter vs Burning Sky
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starfighter
Pilot a starfighter through alien motherships, blasting enemies and facing challenging bosses. Upgrade your ship with power-ups and customize its appearance. Compete for the top spot on global leaderboards in this endless space shooter.
- Simple Responsive Controls
- Endless Shooter Gameplay
- Challenging Boss Battles
- Engaging Power Ups
- Global Leaderboards
- Ship Skins & Customizations
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Save the Galaxy and prove you’re the best pilot in Starfighter: ACE! Plunge into the invader’s mothership and blast away your enemies! BE WARNED! The deeper you go, the more perilous your journey becomes. Face the alien leader squad and show them the best Star Fighter in the Galaxy! FEATURES - Simple Responsive Controls - Endless Shooter, every game is different! - Easy to Play, Hard to Master - Challenging Bosses - Engaging Power Ups - Global Leaderboards - Ship Skins & Customizations! * STARFIGHTER SHIPS * ACE, BEETLE, FALCON, SPACEMAN, RAPTOR, VALKYRIE, VIPER, HORNET Do you have what it takes to be the Starfighter: ACE? Download for free today!
Burning Sky
Experience a classic arcade-style vertically scrolling shooter with modern 3D graphics. Engage in thrilling aerial dogfights, blast through enemy ships, and defeat powerful bosses. Upgrade your fighters and drones to become the ultimate ace pilot.
- Classic arcade-style shooter gameplay
- Modern 3D graphics
- Countless combat stages with bosses
- Various upgradable fighters and drones
- Easy one-finger controls
- Global leaderboards and achievements
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The classic has returned! "Burning Sky: Aircraft Combat 3D" is a simple, yet entertaining 90's arcade-style shooter. It's a retro vertically scrolling shooter game, brought back in modern dogfight style, better and greater! Enjoy the excitement "Burning Sky" presents to you, the thrill that only a combat shooter game can give! Are you ready to become the ultimate Ace Pilot? Blast your way through enemy ships! Dominate the aerial dogfight! • Countless fun and exciting combat stages Evade enemy attacks, and fight against POWERFUL BOSSES! • Various fighters and drones Acquire new skills by upgrade & evolution. • Vertically scrolling shooter with amazing 3D graphics Enjoy the retro "Shoot 'em up" game and reminisce the 1942, 1945 & Raiden style. • Fast and easy game maneuver Play anywhere and any time you want with just a finger! • The ultimate aerial dogfight Rank top of the leaderboard, and accomplish the achievements. Compete with your fellow pilots around the world! ◈ Play now! The ultimate 3D flight shooter, "Burning Sky: Aircraft Combat 3D" ※ Be sure to save the game data before deleting the game or switching devices. ※ This game does not collect or use user's personal information. —————————— Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shmupholic E-mail : shmup.holic@gmail.com Terms of service https://goo.gl/8PY417
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starfighter at none against Burning Sky's 21. Starfighter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Burning Sky's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Burning Sky sells 21 one-off in-app purchases. Starfighter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Burning Sky holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 61 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Starfighter's written reviews are positive against 69% of Burning Sky's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Starfighter ships an update fortnightly, Burning Sky every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starfighter | Burning Sky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (85 ratings) | 4.8 (61 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 69.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | 61 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Leaked Productions LLC | LIVEZEN Corp. |
Customer experience
Starfighter
Burning Sky
In-app purchases
Starfighter
No in-app purchases
Burning Sky
- 50 Gems$0.99
- Special Pack$2.99
- Growth Stone Pack1$2.99
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- Starter Pack$2.99
- Special Pack$4.99
- Custom Supplies Pack1$4.99
- Limited time offer$4.99
- New Year Pack$4.99
- Gem Handful$4.99
- Beginner's Pack$9.99
- Premium Membership 30 days$9.99
- Custom Supplies Pack2$9.99
- Growth Stone Pack2$9.99
- Gem Pouch$9.99
- Argos$9.99
- Volcanus$14.99
- Apollo$14.99
- Gem Box$24.99
- Hero's Pack$29.99
- Gem Bundle$49.99
- 6,500 Gems$99.99









