Pacific Wings vs Strike Force
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pacific Wings
Engage in intense aerial combat during the Battle of Midway in this vertical scrolling shooter. Pilot an American P-38 and face waves of Japanese aircraft and ships with retro-style graphics and multiple weapon upgrades.
- Vertical scrolling shoot-em-up gameplay
- Retro-style graphics
- Battle of Midway setting
- Control plane with touchscreen
- Automatic plane shooting
- 3 weapon upgrades
- Diverse enemies (fighters, bombers, ships)
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The mobile hit game "Pacific Wings" (over 5 million installs already) is finally on the App Store, better than ever! Pacific Wings is a vertical scrolling shoot-em-up and it features retro-style-graphics. The story plays during the "Battle of Midway" in 1942 where you have to fly an American P-38-airplane against all kinds of japanese airplanes. You can control your warbird with the touchscreen. The plane shoots automatically. Features: - Retro-style graphics! - 3 different weaponupgrades on your plane! - lots of different enemies (fighters, bombers, ships)! If you find bugs or have any suggestions to make "Pacific Wings" even better please tell us! We improved a lot of things in "Pacific Wings" and hope you´ll like it. But if you liked the old version of "Pacific Wings" better: It´s now renamed to "Pacific Wings Classic" and can be downloaded on the Appstore!
Strike Force
Engage in classic galaxy space shooting, battling waves of enemies and powerful bosses. Choose from various fighter planes, enjoy stunning graphics, and protect the galaxy from invaders. This game offers challenging environments and classic shoot 'em up action.
- Multiple air fighter planes
- Stunning graphics
- Epic boss battles
- Classic galaxy shooting gameplay
- Challenging environments
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In Strike Force- 1945 War, battle your way across waves of fighters to meet an ultimate boss who you need to take down to advance to the next level! Protect the galaxy from space invaders and become the greatest Captain of all time! In this space shooter game, wipe out the pack of evil enemies before entering tough and fierce Big Boss Battles. Every level has a powerful Boss for you to beat. Features: - Different air fighter planes to choose from. - Beautiful and stunning graphics provide amazing visuals. - Unique challenges with epic and huge bosses. - Easy Controls & Attractive Sound. - Challenging Environments to explore. - Classic Galaxy Shooting. Do you like space shooter games where you have to shoot sky invaders? If the answer is "yes" then Strike Force will suit you best! In Strike Force - 1945 War, choose your air fighter, destroy the sky invaders and protect the galaxy. Show them what you’re capable of! Shoot 'em up and win in this space shooting game! As you are the leader in this airattack, it is up to you to defend your community from this Galaxy attack! Download Strike Force - 1945 War now and shoot 'em all in this galaxy shooting game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Strike Force at 4.6 against Pacific Wings's 4.0. Strike Force also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Pacific Wings's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Strike Force sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Pacific Wings asks for nothing beyond the download.
Strike Force holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 103 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Pacific Wings's written reviews are positive against 69% of Strike Force's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pacific Wings ships an update every 3 months, Strike Force every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pacific Wings | Strike Force |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (57 ratings) | 4.6 (103 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews — better | 68.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 | 103 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sprakelsoft GmbH | Rendered Ideas |
Customer experience
Pacific Wings
Strike Force
Bugs and requests
Pacific Wings
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes during play
- Controls become unresponsive
- Ads disrupt gameplay
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Update graphics and controls
- Add save/continue feature
- Improve enemy patterns and difficulty
- Provide more power-ups and upgrades
Strike Force
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pacific Wings
No in-app purchases
Strike Force
- Novice Pack$1.99
- Rookie Pack$2.99
- Expert Pack$3.99
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- Master Pack$4.99
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