The Spitfire vs Droppy Bomb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Spitfire
Engage in a classic top-down shooting experience where your goal is to survive for as long as possible by eliminating waves of enemies. This project is the developer's first creation using the libGDX framework and Java.
- Top-down shooting gameplay
- Enemy elimination
- Survival mode
- LibGDX project
- Java development
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A simple top-down shooter game. Survive as long as you can while shooting down enemies! This is my very first libGDX project written in Java. Code available (MIT license) on https://github.com/bartekpacia/spitfire
Droppy Bomb
An arcade-style game where you tap or hold to destroy enemies and complete a challenging twenty-day mission. Collect new weapons like bombs and machine guns daily to overcome impossible odds. Prove your skills and succeed where others have failed.
- Tap or hold controls
- Destroy enemies
- Twenty-day mission
- Daily weapon upgrades
- Bombs, machine guns, grenades
- Extra armor
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Tap or hold the screen in this arcade-style game to avoid and destroy enemies. In the theatre of The Great War, a pilot is sent on a twenty-day mission against all odds to destroy an enemy airfield. Each day a balloon with a new weapon is delivered to ensure the success of the mission. Weapons include bombs, machine guns, grenades, and extra metal armor. they say the mission is impossible and only a fool should try. Download to see if you can prove them wrong.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Droppy Bomb at 5.0 against The Spitfire's 4.0. Droppy Bomb also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). The Spitfire's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Droppy Bomb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Droppy Bomb has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Spitfire ships an update every 6 months, Droppy Bomb weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | The Spitfire | Droppy Bomb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bartek Pacia | Andrew Beers |
Customer experience
The Spitfire
Droppy Bomb
In-app purchases
The Spitfire
No in-app purchases
Droppy Bomb
No in-app purchases
