Comparison

Drone War vs Ghost Orbit

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

Head to head
About

Drone War

Pilot small flying machines through open areas to complete missions. Focus on steady movement, careful planning, and light action. Unlock new styles and improve performance as you explore fresh locations.

Highlights
  • Pilot drones
  • Complete missions
  • Open area exploration
  • Steady movement control
  • Unlock new drone styles
  • Improve drone performance
Features
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Enter a world where small flying machines are used to complete different missions in open areas. Your role is to guide these machines smoothly, avoid obstacles, interact with simple targets, and complete task-based objectives. The experience focuses on steady movement, careful planning, and light action moments without intense themes. As you progress, you can unlock new machine styles, improve basic performance, and explore fresh locations with different task patterns. Each mission is designed to be simple, clear, and relaxing, making the game suitable for all types of players.

About

Ghost Orbit

Features
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Eyes in the sky. Death from above. Ghost Orbit puts you behind the thermal camera of a stealth strike drone circling high above the battlefield. Scan the ground in white-hot, black-hot or night vision, mark your targets and bring the rain. THERMAL WARFARE • Switch between white-hot, black-hot, night vision and more • Zoom from wide orbit to tight precision shots • Heat signatures glow through night, dust and rain FULL ARSENAL • Rapid-fire cannon for soft targets • Homing missiles that track the boxed target • Guided bombs, cluster munitions and carpet strikes • Flares to dodge incoming SAMs 30 CAMPAIGN OPERATIONS • Five theaters: desert compounds, a blacked-out city, a military airfield, a snowy mountain pass and a night harbor • Protect friendly squads, stop cargo takeoffs, suppress air defenses • Earn up to 3 stars on every operation ENDLESS DEFENSE • Hold a forward base against waves that never stop • Every wave pays credits, every fifth pays Gold UPGRADE YOUR DRONE • Upgrade cannon, missiles and armor in the Armory • Unlock airframes, thermal palettes, reticles and HUD colors • Daily supply drops No ads, no sign-up and fully playable offline. Ghost Orbit is free to play. Optional in-app purchases are available for Gold and the one-time Starter Kit.

Screenshots

Drone War4 screens
Ghost Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ghost Orbit at none against Drone War's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drone War sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Ghost Orbit sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Drone War versus Ghost Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrone WarGhost Orbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB8 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHamza IsmailWisdom Entertainment LTD

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Drone War

One-time4
  • Small Bundle$0.99
  • Medium Bundle$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
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  • Large Bundle$2.99
6 purchases

Ghost Orbit

One-time6
  • Handful of Gold$0.99
  • Starter Kit$2.99
  • Pouch of Gold$4.99
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  • Crate of Gold$9.99
  • Chest of Gold$19.99
  • Vault of Gold$49.99

Questions

Is Drone War free?
Drone War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost Orbit free?
Ghost Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drone War or Ghost Orbit have ads?
Drone War shows ads; Ghost Orbit does not.

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