Comparison

Starstrike Squadron vs Last Squadron

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

Head to head
About

Starstrike Squadron

Command a diverse squadron of pilots and ships in a 500-stage vertical space shooter campaign. Master arcade combat, break multi-phase bosses, and explore a vast war across the Solar System and beyond. Develop your fleet and uncover a compelling story.

Highlights
  • 500-stage vertical shooter campaign
  • Collect and upgrade 100 pilots
  • Master arcade space combat
  • Break multi-phase bosses
  • Explore story and side missions
  • Develop and upgrade your fleet
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Earth's frontier is breaking, and no single ace can save it. Command Starstrike Squadron: a growing alliance of pilots, engineers, defectors, and survivors drawn from Earth and the rival civilizations of nearby star systems. Fight through a 500-stage vertical-shooter campaign spanning the Solar System and neighboring stars. Dodge dense projectile patterns, break capital-ship defenses, destroy exposed boss cores, and deploy wingmates whose weapons and skills change the shape of every battle. BUILD A DIVERSE SQUADRON Discover 100 pilots with distinct portraits, ships, affinities, and combat roles. Former enemies can become trusted allies as the war expands beyond its original front. MASTER ARCADE SPACE COMBAT Switch between Vulcan, laser, and plasma weapon systems. Collect upgrades during battle, time active skills and ultimates, and keep your formation alive through escalating enemy waves. BREAK MULTI-PHASE BOSSES Target individual weak points, strip shields, survive phase changes, and bring down warships that fight like moving battlefields. EXPLORE THE WAR Follow an English story campaign, uncover side missions, revisit the pilot archive, and travel from lunar defenses to Mars, Proxima Centauri, Alpha Centauri, and the deeper stellar frontier. DEVELOP YOUR FLEET Upgrade ships and parts in the hangar, earn resources through play, complete missions and achievements, and shape a squadron built for your preferred combat style. The main campaign can be played offline. Game Center features and in-app purchases require an internet connection.

About

Last Squadron

Features
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12 March 2034. A signal from beyond the Kuiper Belt went unsolved for three days. On the fourth day it answered: the sky split and the Hive fleet settled into Earth orbit. Satellites fell within the hour. Massed armies became targets and command chains broke. All that held were scattered airbases. Earth is defended region by region now — and in this phase four nations' fighters fly. You are the last squadron. — WAVE-DRIVEN MISSIONS — The boss does not arrive on a timer. Each mission is built from waves, and a wave ends only when enough enemies fall. Mission length follows your performance. — 320 OPERATION INSIGNIA — Every mission has four objectives on every difficulty: Operation Complete, Full Sweep, Steel Wing, Untouched. Higher difficulty tiers unlock with the insignia you earn. — TEN AIRCRAFT, TEN WEAPON PATTERNS — Four national fighters plus six hangar aircraft. Each has its own firing pattern. Pattern crates collected in flight let you switch between them — the power never changes, only your style of fighting. — FOUR DIFFICULTY TIERS — Easy, Hard, Very Hard, Impossible. Higher tiers mean enemies fire more often and arrive in greater numbers — not bloated health bars. — HEADQUARTERS — Spend credits to raise your pilot's intellect, endurance, agility and fire rate. Buy new aircraft from the hangar and prepare consumables before a sortie. — FROM ANATOLIA TO ORBIT — It begins over Anatolia; passes the Bosphorus, Ankara, Mecca, Dubai and Agra; and ends on Mars and the plasma worlds. Nobody knows what waits beyond the rift. — WEATHER — Fog narrows your sight, crosswind pushes the airframe, extreme heat wears it down. Find the calm-air corridor and fly it. Playable in five languages: Turkish, English, Arabic, Hindi, Korean. The story, characters and events are entirely fictional.

Screenshots

Starstrike Squadron4 screens
Last Squadron4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Last Squadron at every 10 days against Starstrike Squadron's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Starstrike Squadron sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Last Squadron sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Starstrike Squadron ships an update every 2 months, Last Squadron every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Starstrike Squadron versus Last Squadron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarstrike SquadronLast Squadron
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size262 MB35 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperNetherfire Entertainment, Inc.Volkan Alanya

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Starstrike Squadron

One-time5
  • Supply Pack$14.99
  • Supply Pack2 variants$19.99
  • Supply Pack$29.99
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  • Supply Pack3 variants$49.99
  • Supply Pack3 variants$99.99
7 purchases

Last Squadron

One-time7
  • 80 Tokens$0.99
  • Welcome Pack$0.99
  • 500 Tokens$4.99
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  • Remove Ads & Premium$4.99
  • Season Pass$4.99
  • 1,200 Tokens$9.99
  • 3,000 Tokens$19.99

Questions

Is Starstrike Squadron free?
Starstrike Squadron is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Last Squadron free?
Last Squadron is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Starstrike Squadron or Last Squadron have ads?
Both Starstrike Squadron and Last Squadron show ads.
Which is updated more often, Starstrike Squadron or Last Squadron?
Starstrike Squadron ships an update every 2 months, and Last Squadron every 10 days. Most recently, Starstrike Squadron was updated on October 22, 2026 and Last Squadron on October 24, 2026.

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