Comparison

Celestial Assault vs STRIKERS 1945

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

Head to head
About

Celestial Assault

Engage in a retro-style side-scrolling space shooter with RPG elements. Upgrade your ship's weapons and attributes by destroying enemies, collecting items, and gaining experience. Complete missions with star ratings for a challenging and replayable experience.

Highlights
  • Side-scrolling space shooter gameplay
  • RPG style character leveling
  • Stackable weapons
  • 30 unique missions with boss fights
  • Challenging and diverse gameplay
  • Replayability with difficulty settings
  • Purchaseable shortcuts and add-ins
Features
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Description: Celestial Assault is a blend of retro style side scrolling space shooter and RPG. Destroy enemies to gain experience, collect items and gold to upgrade your ships weapons and attributes until you cut through the toughest foes like butter! Missions each have star ratings for kill %, completion time and ship damage providing and unique challenge and tons of replay-ability. Story: In 2050 hostile aliens will invade earth to put an end to humanity! You are mankind's last hope of survival. Embark on an adventure through some of the most dangerous and equally beautiful parts of space to destroy the alien threat and secure the future of the human race. FEATURES: - Awesome Side Scrolling Space Shooter gameplay! - RPG style character leveling - Stackable Weapons - 30 unique mission featuring 5 boss fights and a combination of small enemy battles and maneuvering sequences. - Challenging and diverse gameplay with extensive replayability - Restart the game on a different difficulty upon completion and keep your inventory - Purchaseable shortcuts and game add-ins - Additional content coming soon!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Celestial Assault4 screens
STRIKERS 19454 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: STRIKERS 1945 at 4.4 against Celestial Assault's 3.8. STRIKERS 1945 also leads on ratings volume (40 vs 4). Celestial Assault's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Celestial Assault sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and STRIKERS 1945 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

STRIKERS 1945 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: STRIKERS 1945 has 40 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Celestial Assault'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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Celestial Assault ships an update every 2 months, STRIKERS 1945 every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Celestial Assault versus STRIKERS 1945: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCelestial AssaultSTRIKERS 1945
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.4 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings440 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB75 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLucid Vision Gameskmbox

Customer experience

Celestial Assault

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.0%

STRIKERS 1945

All ratings40 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Celestial Assault

One-time8
  • $10,000 Gold$0.99
  • Attribute Point$0.99
  • Attribute Reset$0.99
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  • Advanced Stacking$1.99
  • Deep Space Mission Pack$1.99
  • Advanced Ranks$2.99
  • $50,000 Gold$2.99
  • 5 Attribute Points$2.99
6 purchases

STRIKERS 1945

One-time6
  • 300 Ruby purchase$2.99
  • 500 Ruby Purchase$4.99
  • 1200 Ruby Purchase$8.99
Show 3 more
  • All fighter pack Purchase$9.99
  • 6500 Ruby Purchase$48.99
  • 13500 Ruby Purchase$89.99

Questions

Is Celestial Assault free?
Celestial Assault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is STRIKERS 1945 free?
STRIKERS 1945 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Celestial Assault or STRIKERS 1945?
STRIKERS 1945 is rated higher. Celestial Assault averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while STRIKERS 1945 averages 4.4 from 40 ratings.
Do Celestial Assault or STRIKERS 1945 have ads?
STRIKERS 1945 shows ads; Celestial Assault does not.
Which is updated more often, Celestial Assault or STRIKERS 1945?
Celestial Assault ships an update every 2 months, and STRIKERS 1945 every 15 months. Most recently, Celestial Assault was updated on June 5, 2026 and STRIKERS 1945 on August 15, 2026.

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