Airplane Duel vs Grapple Flight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Airplane Duel
Engage in thrilling 2-player air combat with intuitive controls and realistic flight physics. Shoot down balloons or your opponent's aircraft to score points and win the match. Choose between single-player training or multiplayer duels.
- 2-player air combat
- Easy controls
- Realistic flight physics
- Balloon and opponent shooting
- Single-player training mode
- Multiplayer duels via Game Center
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Airplane Duel is a 2 player air combat game with easy controls and flight physics! Shoot down the balloon or your opponent's plane! How to Play: Choose Training (Singleplayer) or Duel (Multiplayer). Dual mode will setup a connection via Game Center with a second iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. - Press the FIRE Button to take off. - Use the ARROW Buttons to head nose up and down. - Be careful: If you climb too fast, you'll stall! - The game is over when one plane scores 15 points.
Grapple Flight
Race to the finish line by flying, grabbing ropes, and using boosters. Push opponents into the water and shoot them off ropes to earn extra coins. Enjoy a fast-paced aerial competition.
- Drag to fly and grab ropes
- Use boosters for altitude
- Push opponents into water
- Shoot players off ropes
- Earn extra coins
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Glide to the finish line while shooting and pushing others into the water! HOW TO PLAY: + Drag your finger to fly and grab ropes. + Use booster to gain altitude. + Fly above other players to push them into the water. + Shoot others at ropes to earn extra coins at the end of each race.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Grapple Flight at Free against Airplane Duel's $1.99. Grapple Flight also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Airplane Duel's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Grapple Flight is free to download; Airplane Duel costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Grapple Flight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Airplane Duel ships an update every 7 months, Grapple Flight every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Airplane Duel | Grapple Flight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | caweb.de | Henrique Silva |
Customer experience
Airplane Duel
Grapple Flight
In-app purchases
Airplane Duel
No in-app purchases
Grapple Flight
No in-app purchases
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