Pacific Wings vs Strike Force 2
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 2
Engage in thrilling battles across the galaxy, facing diverse enemies and powerful bosses. Utilize new power-ups and researched abilities to protect the universe in this ultimate fighter experience.
- Fight diverse enemies
- Battle ultimate bosses
- Use power-ups
- Unlock new abilities
- Protect the galaxy
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In Strike Force 2, fight your way across different types of exciting enemies to get to the ultimate boss for a battle! Protect the galaxy while using amazing new power ups and show you skills with new abilities which have been researched. Get ready for an ultimate fighter experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Strike Force 2 at 4.9 against Pacific Wings's 4.0. Strike Force 2 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Pacific Wings's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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 2 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pacific Wings asks for nothing beyond the download.
Strike Force 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Pacific Wings's written reviews are positive against 100% of Strike Force 2's.
Pacific Wings ships an update every 3 months, Strike Force 2 fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Pacific Wings | Strike Force 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (57 ratings) | 4.9 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — 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 | 260 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sprakelsoft GmbH | Rendered Ideas |
Customer experience
Pacific Wings
Strike Force 2
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 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pacific Wings
No in-app purchases
Strike Force 2
- 1,000 COINS$0.99
- 5,000 COINS$1.99
- 10,000 COINS$2.99
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- 25,000 COINS$4.99
- 50,000 COINS$7.99
- 1,00,000 COINS$10.99
Questions
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