Comparison

Takeoff vs Talonsbane

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

Head to head
About

Takeoff

Engage in fast-paced arcade flight combat, dodging threats and destroying enemies. Unlock a variety of aircraft, each with a unique playstyle, as you progress through missions. Compete for high scores on leaderboards in this skill-based aerial action game.

Highlights
  • Arcade flight controls
  • Unlockable aircraft
  • Mission-based progression
  • Competitive leaderboards
  • Short, high-intensity sessions
Features
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Takeoff: Unlimited is a fast-paced arcade flight game built around skill, precision, and progression. Fly through intense aerial combat, dodge incoming threats, and unleash destruction as you complete missions and unlock powerful new aircraft. Each plane offers a unique playstyle, rewarding mastery and quick reactions. Features: • Fast, responsive arcade flight controls • Dozens of unlockable aircraft • Mission-based progression system • Rewarded and optional ads • Competitive leaderboards • Designed for short, high-intensity play sessions Whether you’re chasing a high score or unlocking every plane in the hangar, Takeoff: Unlimited is built for players who love skill-based arcade action. Take off — and don’t look back.

About

Talonsbane

Command powerful dragons with a legendary blade to defeat an army of machines. Explore twelve hand-built stages across diverse landscapes, facing thirteen challenging bosses. Experience two distinct campaigns and master four unique dragons with special abilities.

Highlights
  • Command four unique dragons
  • Engage in twelve hand-built stages
  • Battle thirteen distinct bosses
  • Experience two campaign modes
  • Intuitive one-thumb controls
  • Offline play supported
Features
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Command dragons with the legendary blade Talonsbane. Take to the sky and burn a kingdom of machines. The Demon King has built his army out of iron and steel. His fleets hold the coast, his wall runs a hundred miles across the desert, and his foundries have burned four years straight, building the greatest invasion force in the world. Two swords in all the world can still call dragons out of the sky, and both of their wielders are now united against the Demon King. TAKE BACK THE WORLD Twelve hand-built stages carry the war from the burning harvest fields of Greenshire to a throne of black glass at the end of it. Break four hundred dreadnoughts on the Salt Coast. Cross a hundred miles of rust wall standing across the dunes. Burn the foundries under the mountain while they are still lit. Then play through the second campaign and take the same world back from the other side, with its own stages, its own bosses and its own ending. THIRTEEN BOSSES Sky fortresses. Ironclad flagships. A foundry that flies and builds more of itself while it fights you. At the end of the road stands the Demon King. FOUR DRAGONS EMBER breathes a wide spread that fills lanes. ZEPHYR flies fast and throws a lance that pierces a whole column. TERRA wears armour and fires flak that shreds formations. NOX sends seekers that hunt on their own. BUILT FOR A THUMB Touch anywhere on the left thumbstick to command your dragon. Overdrive, focus and the ultimate fire breath are controlled by the buttons on the right. Your regular attack is automatic, so both hands stay free for flying. Fly your wings and tail through anything; a hit on the heart is the one that costs you. Graze fire to build rage, chain kills for a multiplier, and put your name on the board. Plays on iPhone and iPad. DOWNLOAD ONCE, PLAY FOR FREE ANYWHERE Free and complete. Twelve stages, thirteen bosses, four dragons and three difficulties, yours the moment it finishes installing. It runs in airplane mode, on a train, underground, anywhere.

Screenshots

Takeoff4 screens
Talonsbane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Talonsbane at none against Takeoff's 10. Talonsbane also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days). Takeoff's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Takeoff sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Talonsbane asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Takeoff against 5.0 for Talonsbane. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Takeoff has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Takeoff ships an update every 8 days, Talonsbane every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Takeoff versus Talonsbane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTakeoffTalonsbane
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (24 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB27 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMerino MerolaMehmet Türkcan

Customer experience

Takeoff

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Talonsbane

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Takeoff

One-time10
  • HELI Plane$0.99
  • J33 Plane$0.99
  • TELE Plane$0.99
Show 7 more
  • KNIGHT Plane$0.99
  • FW38 Plane$0.99
  • B2 Plane$0.99
  • S2 Plane$0.99
  • PB24 Plane$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • SUPER Plane$2.99
None

Talonsbane

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Takeoff free?
Takeoff is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Talonsbane free?
Talonsbane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Takeoff or Talonsbane?
Talonsbane is rated higher. Takeoff averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Talonsbane averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Takeoff or Talonsbane have ads?
Takeoff shows ads; Talonsbane does not.
Which is updated more often, Takeoff or Talonsbane?
Takeoff ships an update every 8 days, and Talonsbane every 4 days. Most recently, Takeoff was updated on October 24, 2026 and Talonsbane on October 29, 2026.

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