Comparison

Starstrike Squadron vs Bailout 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

Bailout Squadron

Features
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SMALL PLANE. BIG SKY. Bailout Squadron is a fast, colourful WW2 arcade shooter. Drag to fly, your guns fire on their own, and every island ends with a four-engine fortress boss. Chain kills into combos, catch power-ups, and bring the whole formation down. THE BAIL-OUT When your hull hits zero you don't just lose. You bail out. Parachute onto the island, fight through the jungle on foot — soldiers, pillboxes, medkits and coins on the trail — and reach the rescue seaplane to get straight back in the cockpit with a full hull. BUILD YOUR SQUADRON • 6 aircraft: from the reliable Wildfire to the elite Thunderhawk gunship and the Valkyrie super-fighter • Paint schemes: Yellow Wings, Night Raven, Shark Bite, Arctic Ghost • Secondary weapons: homing Rocket Pods, piercing Ion Laser, Flak Cannon • Four pilots with their own speciality: handling, an emergency repair, rapid fire, an extra escape heart • Upgrade firepower, armour, fire rate and coin magnet 54 MISSIONS × 3 DIFFICULTIES Eight painted theatres: coral islands, naval harbours, arctic fjords, volcanic isles, desert coast, hedgerow country, the winter front and industrial airfields. Strafe destroyers and patrol boats at sea, tanks and flak batteries over land. Earn up to three stars on every island — clear Easy to open Normal, Normal to open Hard. ENDLESS SURVIVAL Escalating waves, an upgrade choice between them, and a personal best to beat. COME BACK EVERY DAY Daily supply drop with a 7-day streak, three fresh orders each day, Game Center leaderboards and achievements. Plays offline. Optional purchases only — every mission can be finished without paying.

Screenshots

Starstrike Squadron4 screens
Bailout Squadron4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Starstrike Squadron at 4 against Bailout Squadron's 1. Starstrike Squadron also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 Bailout Squadron sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Starstrike Squadron versus Bailout Squadron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarstrike SquadronBailout Squadron
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size262 MB56 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperNetherfire Entertainment, Inc.Santos&Halp Inc

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
10 purchases

Bailout Squadron

One-time10
  • 100 Gems$1.99
  • Pilot: Patch$2.99
  • Pilot: Spark$2.99
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  • Pilot: Lifeline$2.99
  • Weapons Pack$3.99
  • Thunderhawk$4.99
  • Ace Pass$4.99
  • Valkyrie$6.99
  • 550 Gems$9.99
  • 1200 Gems$19.99

Questions

Is Starstrike Squadron free?
Starstrike Squadron is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bailout Squadron free?
Bailout Squadron is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Starstrike Squadron or Bailout Squadron have ads?
Both Starstrike Squadron and Bailout Squadron show ads.

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