Comparison

Phoenix HD vs HAWK

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

Head to head
About

Phoenix HD

Experience a visually stunning arcade shooter with endless action. Enjoy procedurally generated content for unique playthroughs, powerful weapons, and competitive leaderboards. Rise to the challenge at your own pace in this action-packed game.

Highlights
  • Amazing Visuals
  • Procedurally Generated Content
  • Unique ships with own gameplay
  • Spectacular weapons and power-ups
  • Location-based Leaderboards
Features
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Phoenix HD is the best looking shoot'em up that everyone can enjoy! Enjoy the marvelous action and rise to the challenge at your own pace in this action packed game. Phoenix HD is a modern arcade game with intense action and brilliant graphics, where every playthrough is different. Some of our unique features include: * Amazing Visuals – Silky smooth graphics with spectacular explosions powered by Metal! * Procedurally Generated Content – Every game is unique. * Unique ships with their own gameplay – Lots of spectacular weapons and power-ups. * Location-based Leaderboards – Become the best in your home town and move on to the entire world.

About

HAWK

Engage in intense aerial combat against alien invaders in this thrilling shoot 'em up game. Team up with friends or other players in co-op mode to overcome vast enemy armadas and challenging bosses. Explore a wide array of aircraft, upgrades, and game modes for endless action.

Highlights
  • 240+ levels of aerial combat
  • Unique co-op multiplayer mode
  • Multiple game modes (Arcade, Team-up, Assault)
  • Vast selection of aircraft and upgrades
  • Epic boss battles
  • Stunning 3D graphics
Features
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One body is nobody! Gather your bros and kick the living heck out of tyrannical Autocrat's armadas in a series of breathtaking aerial battles! The enemy outnumbers you, but you're never alone -- the unique co-op mode allows you to join forces with either your bro or a new friend! Shooting never ends. With a broad range of aircraft and upgrades to choose from, a variety of missions and challenges, Hawk is a good ol' adrenaline overdose. There's absolutely no way you'll ever get bored! So be ready to attack. Maniac bros will help you choose the best guns and surprise the enemies with destructive missiles. Keep your strongest weapons reloaded to deliver a crucial strike to the enemies’ fighter jets. True bullet hell where metal melts. – Exciting campaign: more than 240 levels full of enemies and breathtaking action! – Unique co-op multiplayer: team up with your battle brothers to overcome challenges or join forces with random players for even more fun! – Additional modes: Arcade, Team-up and Assault, each of them radically changing the gameplay! – Perfect Shoot ‘em up: Lots of fighter jets, battle companions, ammunition and guns, and devices to choose from: your personal armory is packed with hi tech!. – Huge bosses: battle and defeat enemies that are so big they don't even fit the screen! And wipe out swarms of their minions! Find pieces of the Danmaku barrage of bullets. – Great visuals: Tired of space and lasers? Try out flying! Amazing 3d graphics will make you forget that this game genre is old school. Vertical shooters have never been better. Epic sky wars are full of excitement. Choose your «phoenix» and free the country from invaders. The symphony of air war and heroes' charisma are unforgettable! – Retro modernized: Played Shmup (STG) games before? Think this is retro? We prove you are wrong. This top-down shooter will make you say «wow» and revive the best impressions of your scroll childhood. No matter you are a fan of Strikers, Tyrian, Ace Squad, Razor or Airborn or you participated in battle actions in 1945. You will become the fan of our freedom squadron! Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hawk.game/ PLEASE NOTE! HAWK is free to download and play, however, some game items can also be purchased for real money. In-App purchases may include random items. Contains ads. Brought to you by MY.GAMES

Screenshots

Phoenix HD4 screens
HAWK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Phoenix HD at 89% against HAWK's 52%. Phoenix HD also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). HAWK's advantage is ratings volume (9.3K vs 1K). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Phoenix HD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and HAWK sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phoenix HD holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HAWK has 9.3K ratings behind it against 1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Phoenix HD's written reviews are positive against 52% of HAWK's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Phoenix HD versus HAWK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoenix HDHAWK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1K ratings) — better4.4 (9.3K ratings)
Positive reviews89.2% of reviews — better52.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1K9.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB798 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFiri GamesKeystorm Holdings Limited

Customer experience

Phoenix HD

All ratings1,023 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews425 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative7.8%

HAWK

All ratings9,256 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews2,024 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative39.7%

User reviews

Phoenix HD

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 🎨 Stunning visuals
  • 🕹️ Responsive controls
  • 🕹️ Diverse ship selection
  • 🕹️ Challenging but fair difficulty

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paid ships limit progression
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🕹️ Limited enemy and level variety
  • 💰 Paid features like leaderboards

HAWK

From 9.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
  • 🤝 Enjoyable co-op experience
  • 💰 Generous free-to-play model

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Greedy monetization practices
  • 🔄 Repetitive and grindy progression
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🕰️ Slow energy/fuel regeneration

Bugs and requests

Phoenix HD

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes after recent update
  • Leaderboard issues with scores not saving properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free ships to unlock
  • Ability to purchase ships with in-game currency
  • Additional game modes or levels
  • More enemy variety
  • Ability to save and track personal high scores

HAWK

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Rewards not appearing after levels
  • Overdrives/abilities not functioning properly
  • Inconsistent server connectivity

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved matchmaking for co-op
  • More varied level and enemy designs
  • Ability to rewatch cutscenes
  • Cloud save/sync across devices

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Phoenix HD

One-time10
  • Corsair$0.99
  • Mirage$0.99
  • Online Pass$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Shogun$0.99
  • Trinity$0.99
  • 10000$0.99
  • Phantom$0.99
  • Striker$0.99
  • Flare$0.99
  • Special Offer!$6.99
11 purchases

HAWK

One-time11
  • Black Box Stabilizer$1.99
  • Premium Pack$2.99
  • Personal Offer$2.99
Show 8 more
  • 1 Pilots deck$3.99
  • Crystal Pack$4.99
  • Premium crystal pack$4.99
  • Avalon Battle Pass$4.99
  • Crystal pack$9.99
  • Premium crystal pack$9.99
  • Crystal pack$19.99
  • Premium crystal pack$19.99

Questions

Is Phoenix HD free?
Phoenix HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HAWK free?
HAWK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phoenix HD or HAWK?
Phoenix HD is rated higher. Phoenix HD averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while HAWK averages 4.4 from 9.3K ratings.
Do Phoenix HD or HAWK have ads?
HAWK shows ads; Phoenix HD does not.
Which is updated more often, Phoenix HD or HAWK?
Phoenix HD ships an update every 2 months, and HAWK every 2 months. Most recently, Phoenix HD was updated on October 30, 2026 and HAWK on October 31, 2026.

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