Comparison

Warplanes vs Spy Fighter 3D

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

Head to head
About

Warplanes

Engage in thrilling aerial combat with over 80 historical and prototype aircraft. Compete in various multiplayer modes like Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Battle Royale, or team up with players worldwide in community co-op missions. Customize your planes and prove your piloting skills to climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer aerial combat
  • Over 80 historical planes
  • Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Battle Royale modes
  • Community co-op missions
  • Plane customization and upgrades
  • Mission and campaign editor
  • Dozens of maps
Features
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Multiplayer spin-off of hit – Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight – which has been downloaded by over million players across the globe. Warplanes: Online Combat brings back intuitive controls, beautiful graphics and over 80 planes from World War II and beyond. Collect, customize and unlock planes from major nations involved in WW2. Fly cult classics like Spitfire, Il-2 “Sturmovik”, P-40, Ju 87 or “Stuka” and P-38. Game also features post-war and prototype machines like MiG-15, F-86 Sabre and flying saucer “Haunebu II”. All planes are available in various competitive and cooperation modes. ● Deathmatch – a classic PvP mode, everyone is your enemy, time is of the essence. ● Team Deathmatch – gather your squadron and defeat the enemy team. ● Last Man Standing – a Battle Royale mode variation, most challenging with respawns set to none. ● Community Co-Op – play missions created by community with players across the globe. Gather experience and military ranks, unlock medals, climb on the leaderboards to become ultimate pilot. No loot-boxes or premium ammunition makes the rules plain and simple, your skill and determination is key to your success. FIGHT ONLINE, BE THE BEST PILOT ● Awaited multiplayer spin-off of hit Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight. ● Popular modes like Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Battle Royale. ● Over 80 historical planes from RAF, Luftwaffe, American, Japanese and Soviet Air Forces, with various customization, paint and upgrade options. ● Dozens of maps with different climate, layout, weather and time of day. ● Create your own missions and campaigns within an easy to learn editor. ● Detailed 3D graphics optimized for older devices.

About

Spy Fighter 3D

Engage in stealth missions to collect all wings and locate your target. Navigate through challenging levels in this 3D action game.

Highlights
  • Wing collection
  • Target identification
  • Stealth gameplay
  • 3D environments
Features
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Collect all wing and find the target

Screenshots

Warplanes4 screens
Spy Fighter 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Warplanes at 61% against Spy Fighter 3D's 0%. Warplanes also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (178 vs 1). Spy Fighter 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Warplanes sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Spy Fighter 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Warplanes holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Warplanes has 178 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Warplanes's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spy Fighter 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Warplanes ships an update every 5 months, Spy Fighter 3D weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Warplanes versus Spy Fighter 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWarplanesSpy Fighter 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (178 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings178 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size291 MB408 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTeresa Dymekozan akbaba

Customer experience

Warplanes

All ratings177 ratings
Positive67.8%
Neutral11.9%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral17.3%
Negative22.0%

Spy Fighter 3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Warplanes

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Cannot create campaigns - 'Insufficient Conditions' error
  • Server connection failures
  • Multiplayer matches won't start
  • Chat messages not visible to all players
  • Plane immediately nose-dives on acceleration
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  • Cannot control plane movement properly
  • Hackers with teleportation exploits
  • Lock-on targeting fails against certain players
  • Plane weapon ports don't match actual firing points
  • Auto-aim button malfunctions
  • Game freezes during loading
  • Data not syncing between offline and online versions
  • Mission editor rejects valid missions
  • Cannot aim downward or look down
  • Altitude limits prevent proper maneuvering
  • Plane tier mismatches in matchmaking
  • Name input validation issues
  • Roll button blocked by phone notch

Requested features

20 requests
  • Friends list and friend requests
  • Voice chat or team communication
  • Alternative control schemes (joystick mode)
  • First-person cockpit view
  • Free flight mode
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  • Naval combat and ship targets
  • More bomber aircraft (B-17, B-29, B-25, B-24)
  • Additional plane models (P-47, P-38, HE-112, BF-109 K-4, F-86)
  • Better plane tier balancing
  • PvP missions with objectives (defend/destroy targets)
  • Spectator mode for eliminated players
  • Daily rewards and challenges
  • Data transfer from offline version
  • Offline campaign mode
  • Improved mission editor functionality
  • Better music and sound effects
  • Skippable ads
  • Finger swipe controls instead of tilt
  • Notch-friendly UI for newer phones
  • Turkish language support

Spy Fighter 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Warplanes

One-time13
  • Remove advertisements$0.99
  • Il-2 Shturmovik$0.99
  • 500 Gold$0.99
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  • Withdraw deposit from the bank$1.99
  • P-80$1.99
  • MiG-15$1.99
  • B-29 Superfortress$1.99
  • Haunebu II$1.99
  • Me 262$1.99
  • 1200 Gold$1.99
  • 2800 Gold$3.99
  • 8000 Gold$7.99
  • All premium planes$8.99
None

Spy Fighter 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Warplanes free?
Warplanes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spy Fighter 3D free?
Spy Fighter 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Warplanes or Spy Fighter 3D?
Warplanes is rated higher. Warplanes averages 3.9 out of 5 from 178 ratings, while Spy Fighter 3D averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Warplanes or Spy Fighter 3D have ads?
Warplanes shows ads; Spy Fighter 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Warplanes or Spy Fighter 3D?
Warplanes ships an update every 5 months, and Spy Fighter 3D weekly. Most recently, Warplanes was updated on October 22, 2026 and Spy Fighter 3D on October 21, 2026.

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