Comparison

Simple Air Combat vs Desert Talon

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

Head to head
About

Simple Air Combat

Engage in thrilling aerial combat with straightforward controls. Defeat a variety of land, sea, and air enemies using an arsenal of powerful weapons. Experience exciting battles with simple rules designed for quick play.

Highlights
  • Simple controls for easy operation
  • Defeat enemies on land, sea, and air
  • Variety of enemy types
  • Multiple weapon options
  • Exciting 3D combat experience
Features
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Simple but Exciting Air Combat with Easy Operation. - Simple rules to defeat all enemies on Land, Sea and Air. - Various enemies such as Battleship, Anti-Aircraft Gun, Bomber, etc. - Various weapons such as Cannon, AT-Gun and Homing Missile.

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Desert Talon

Features
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You fly the gunship. Everything else on the map is somebody's problem to solve, and most of it is shooting at you. Desert Talon is a twelve-mission campaign flown over one continuous desert: a coast, a river with two bridges, a highway, a railway, a canyon, and an airfield at the far end of it. The missions run through that country rather than around it. You will learn where the ridges are. THE CAMPAIGN Cut the enemy's communications. Escort a convoy the length of the map and keep it alive. Drop a bridge at night. Ambush two relief columns before they reach the airfield. Take a crate off a moving train. Put men on your wings and fly them home. Finish on empty tanks, and then finish the man at the head of the canyon. THE HANGAR Eleven aircraft: the AH-64 Apache, T-129 ATAK, Mi-24 Hind, Mi-28 Havoc, RAH-66 Comanche, Ka-52 Alligator, AH-1W Cobra, UH-60 Black Hawk, CH-47 Chinook and AH-6 Little Bird. The eleventh is not for sale — the Hava Börü is what you are given for finishing the campaign. Each one flies differently, carries differently and takes damage differently. Paint them how you like: seven schemes and a glass tint, remembered per aircraft. THE FLYING Two thumbs. The left ring is the cyclic; the right pad is height and sideslip. Cannon, guided missiles, rockets and air-to-air are a ring around the fire button, and only the ones your aircraft actually carries are drawn. Flares defeat a heat-seeker if you put them out before it arrives rather than after. Auto-lock takes what is in front of you and lets go once you have flown past it. There is a hook underneath for lifting a tank into a fight it can win, and room on the wings for the people you came to collect. WHAT IS FREE The first three missions, the skirmish and the endless mode, and four aircraft — the Apache, the T-129 ATAK, the Mi-24 Hind and the Mi-28 Havoc. Enough to learn the aircraft, see the map, and decide. One purchase opens the rest. No currency, no subscription, no advertising, no loot boxes, and nothing else is ever asked for. Plays offline. No account, no sign-in, no registration.

Screenshots

Simple Air Combat4 screens
Desert Talon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Desert Talon at none against Simple Air Combat's shown. Desert Talon also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Simple Air Combat's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Simple Air Combat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Desert Talon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Air Combat ships an update every 3 months, Desert Talon every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Air Combat versus Desert Talon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Air CombatDesert Talon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB221 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEiji ShimadaErdem Durak

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Air Combat

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Desert Talon

One-time1
  • Full Campaign$4.99

Questions

Is Simple Air Combat free?
Simple Air Combat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Desert Talon free?
Desert Talon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Air Combat or Desert Talon have ads?
Simple Air Combat shows ads; Desert Talon does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Air Combat or Desert Talon?
Simple Air Combat ships an update every 3 months, and Desert Talon every 4 days. Most recently, Simple Air Combat was updated on October 24, 2026 and Desert Talon on October 29, 2026.

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