Comparison

Ghost Survivor vs Sky Guardian

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

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About

Ghost Survivor

Features
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Enter the eerie world of Ghost Survival, where the line between the living and the undead blurs. In this heart-pounding vampire survival game, you must outsmart bloodthirsty vampires, avoid terrifying creatures of the night, and uncover dark secrets that threaten to consume your soul. As the last remaining human survivor in a town overrun by ancient vampires, you will need to scavenge for resources, craft weapons, and build traps to keep the monsters at bay. But be careful โ€” the vampires are clever, ruthless, and will stop at nothing to drain you of your life force. Key Features: Vampire-Hunting Strategy: Scavenge for supplies, craft deadly weapons, and prepare your defenses. Only the cleverest will survive. Dynamic Day/Night Cycle: By day, gather resources and fortify your base. By night, fight off relentless vampire attacks and survive the creatures of the dark. Atmospheric Survival Horror: Immerse yourself in a chilling world filled with atmospheric graphics, eerie soundscapes, and terrifying vampire enemies. Real-time Combat & Stealth: Use stealth to avoid detection, or face your enemies head-on in intense combat. Your choices matter โ€” plan wisely, as the vampires can strike at any time. Build and Upgrade: Build traps, barricades, and powerful weapons to survive the night. Upgrade your gear and abilities to increase your chances of survival. Endless Survival Mode: How long can you survive? The longer you last, the more powerful your enemies become. Challenge yourself in endless waves of vampires and creatures. Can you survive the night, or will the vampires claim you as their next victim? Ghost Survival is a chilling test of strategy, resourcefulness, and nerves. Download now and face the darkness โ€” if you dare.

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Sky Guardian

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Sky Guardian is an offline bullet hell space shooter. Drag to move, dodge enemy fire and keep shooting as you push through the ASHFALL campaign. Learn each boss pattern, earn upgrades and try a different ship for your next run. It is free to play, supported by ads, with no in-app purchases. Fly the ASHFALL campaign across 100 chapters as an Aether storm swallows one system after another. Worlds bend the rules with hazards such as icing, poison fog, wind and gusts, meteor strikes, black-hole pull, time distortion, and more โ€” so survival is about dodging as much as shooting. A world map, story dialogue, and a named boss battle at the end of every single chapter carry you from the first wave to the final storm. Upgrade your ships between runs and take down 100 bosses across the campaign. FEATURES - 100-chapter story campaign on a chapter-select map, across escalating acts of danger - 100 named bosses โ€” one per chapter, with title cards, weak points and battle music, drawing on 15 attack patterns; crack the cores, don't chew a bullet sponge - 16 flyable ships, each a true sidegrade with its own feel and signature weapon โ€” armored patrol, glass-cannon interceptor, rapid-fire gunship, juggernaut - 25 distinct worlds with unique visual identities, music moods and changing battlefield conditions - Deep hangar: 8 permanent upgrade tracks, 12 modular ship parts, and a SPECIAL MODULE slot with own-and-equip modules and run boosts - STORM CORES and the SINGULARITY climax โ€” late bosses pull the arena apart before they die - 8 modes: Campaign, Sky Runner, Endless, Survival, Boss Rush, Time Attack, Chaos, and ASCENSION โ€” each with its own records - ASCENSION roguelite mode โ€” draft power-up cards, bank a single life, and push a permadeath run as far as your build takes you - End-of-chapter card drafts and weapon combinations for run-specific builds - 41 tiered achievements, a companion drone, escort missions, daily objectives with streak bonuses, a weekly challenge, and a pilot level system - 28 engine-trail colours, from the standard wake to gold and mastery unlocks - COMMUNITY LEVELS โ€” paste a compatible shared code to play a custom stage. No account required. - Dynamic, biome-reactive music that shifts mood per world, with adaptive low-HP tension BUILT RIGHT - Full touch controls (drag to move, on-screen pause and bomb) plus keyboard support - The campaign plays offline โ€” no internet connection needed to fly (ads need a connection to load) - Free to play, supported by ads: full-screen ads appear between runs, an ad may appear when you open the game, and optional rewarded ads let you revive or double your coins. No in-app purchases, no account system - Your save is stored locally; no account or sign-in is required. Advertising privacy choices are available in the game settings when applicable. The game does not request contacts or location access. If you grew up on classic arcade shmups and vertical scrolling shooters, this space shooter is built for you: readable bullets, honest hitboxes, boss battles that reward pattern-reading, and a difficulty curve that respects your time. No wifi, no paywall โ€” just you, your spaceship, and the storm. Break the storm, crack the cores, and reclaim the sky.

Screenshots

Ghost Survivor3 screens
Sky Guardian4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ghost Survivor at none against Sky Guardian's shown. Ghost Survivor also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Ghost Survivor versus Sky Guardian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhost SurvivorSky Guardian
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size74 MB52 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDarshana ManojEMRE OZEL

In-app purchases

None

Ghost Survivor

No in-app purchases

None

Sky Guardian

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ghost Survivor free?
Ghost Survivor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sky Guardian free?
Sky Guardian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ghost Survivor or Sky Guardian have ads?
Sky Guardian shows ads; Ghost Survivor does not.

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