Pacific Wings vs STRIKERS 1945
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!
STRIKERS 1945
Relive the classic 90s arcade shooting experience on your mobile device. This game offers simple controls, endless fun, and a collection of famous WWII fighters. Enjoy it instantly and for free, with support for offline play and global leaderboards.
- Classic arcade shooting gameplay
- Simple and intuitive controls
- Collection of 6 WWII fighter jets
- Supports low-spec devices and tablets
- Offline play available
- Achievements and leaderboards
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The classic, long-run shooting game from the 90s has been perfectly remade for smart phones. With its simple concept and endless fun, 1945 Original is now available on your mobile device to enjoy again! You can enjoy it instantly and for free. Play it now! ⓒPsikyo, KM-BOX, all rights reserved. ▶The controls are easy to learn and use ▶Keeping the old feeling of playing in an arcade ▶Includes 6 types of famous WWII fighters for military fans ▶Supported for all kinds of devices, from phones with low specifications to tablets ▶Supported Global service ▶Supported for Achievements, Leaderboard! ▶You can play games offline even without Internet. [Participating fighters type] P-38 / P-51 / SPIT FIRE / Bf-109 / ZERO/ J7W SHINDEN [How to play] Screen slide: moves the combat plane (Auto Fire) Touch the ""charge shot"" button: shoots a super shot by using the accumulated gauge shown at the top of the screen Touch the ""bomb"" button: blocks the enemy’s bullets for a certain amount of time by calling for backup. ---- Website : http://www.akm-box.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sncent
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pacific Wings at none against STRIKERS 1945's 6. Pacific Wings also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months). STRIKERS 1945's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0). 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. STRIKERS 1945 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pacific Wings asks for nothing beyond the download.
STRIKERS 1945 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 50 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Pacific Wings's written reviews are positive against 67% of STRIKERS 1945'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, STRIKERS 1945 every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pacific Wings | STRIKERS 1945 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (57 ratings) | 4.4 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 15 months |
| 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 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sprakelsoft GmbH | kmbox |
Customer experience
Pacific Wings
STRIKERS 1945
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
STRIKERS 1945
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pacific Wings
No in-app purchases
STRIKERS 1945
- 300 Ruby purchase$2.99
- 500 Ruby Purchase$4.99
- 1200 Ruby Purchase$8.99
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- All fighter pack Purchase$9.99
- 6500 Ruby Purchase$48.99
- 13500 Ruby Purchase$89.99
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