Comparison

Shellfire vs Drone Pilot

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

Head to head
About

Shellfire

Engage in realistic artillery combat, aiming and firing powerful cannons to destroy armored targets. Master timing, distance, and battlefield awareness in intense missions and PvP battles. Upgrade your arsenal to become the ultimate gunner.

Highlights
  • Realistic gunner simulator
  • Precision aiming and firing
  • Intense PvP arena battles
  • Variety of special missions
  • Cannon and arsenal upgrades
  • Training arena for skill improvement
Features
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Step into Shellfire, a realistic gunner simulator where you control powerful cannons and destroy armored targets with precision. This is not just another one of many artillery games — every shot requires aim, timing, distance control, and battlefield awareness. If you like cannon games with powerful artillery weapons, each mission offers a new chance to prove your accuracy. Aim. Fire. Destroy. Track every attack tank, calculate the right angle, and fire devastating shells into the battlefield. Feel the pressure of a real war zone, where one missed shot can change the outcome of the fight. Fight Across Dangerous War Zones Enter intense missions inspired by massive warfare and heavy armored conflict. Each war zone is filled with enemy vehicles, smoke, explosions, and tactical objectives. This war tank game challenges players to destroy armored vehicles with realistic artillery fire and precise cannon control. PvP Arena Battles Experience modern war through realistic artillery missions where advanced weapons and armored targets dominate the battlefield. Face skilled gunners, destroy battle tanks, and survive against deadly war machines. Every fight is a test of accuracy and strategy, made for players who enjoy tank attack and competitive war battle games. Fans of realistic combat will enjoy every tank battle because accuracy and strategy matter in every shot. Special Missions Complete special missions with unique combat goals: destroy convoys, defend positions, eliminate priority targets, and survive waves of armor. Train Like a Gunner Use the training arena to improve your artillery skills. Practice long-range shots, shell drop, reload timing, and target tracking. Learn to shoot like a tank sniper before entering real combat. The battlefield of modern war is unforgiving, and only accurate gunners can control the fight. Build Your Arsenal Shellfire brings artillery games to a new level with detailed cannon upgrades, long-range firing, and challenging armored targets. Unlock a large collection of cannons, shells, and upgrades. Improve damage, accuracy, reload speed, range, and armor penetration. Become the ultimate artillery gunner! Enter the real war zone, survive brutal tank battle, dominate the battlefield, and become the ultimate gunner in a world of war machines and armored destruction. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Drone Pilot

Engage in an aerial training simulation that tests your flying and aiming skills. Navigate challenging environments, complete target-based objectives, and improve your reaction time and accuracy through increasingly difficult missions.

Highlights
  • 3D aerial experience
  • Easy-to-learn gameplay
  • Target-based objectives
  • Quick reaction challenges
  • Increasing mission difficulty
  • Flying and aiming challenges
  • Focus-based aerial gameplay
Features
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Drone Pilot: Gunship Missions puts you in control of an exciting aerial training experience where precision focus and quick reactions matter. Take to the skies navigate through challenging environments and complete your training missions with accuracy. Every mission gives you different opportunity to improve your flying skills test your control and become more confident in the air. Get ready to test your flying and aiming skills as you move through different air missions. Keep your aircraft under control stay focused on your surroundings and carefully follow each objective. Every mission brings a different task and gives you an opportunity to improve your skills while progressing through a variety of aerial challenges. Take Control of the Skies: Step into the training experience and learn to handle your aircraft in different situations. Move through the air adjust your position keep your targets in sight and work toward completing each mission. Smooth and responsive controls make the experience easy to learn while keeping every stage engaging. As you continue your training you will need to pay attention to your movement surroundings and mission objectives. Practice your flying improve your control and learn how to respond quickly as each stage introduces addictive challenges. Aim With Precision: Good timing and accurate aiming are important throughout your training. Focus on your targets line up your aim and complete each objective successfully. As you progress different challenges will test your reactions control timing and accuracy. Stay focused and carefully plan your movements before completing each task. Improving your aim and reactions can help you handle more demanding missions and achieve better results as you continue your aerial training. Complete Every Mission: Every training stage has specific objectives to complete. Follow the instructions stay focused and use your flying skills to finish each task. With practice you can improve your control timing and accuracy across increasingly challenging missions. Pay attention to every objective and take your time when necessary. Successful missions require focus careful movement accurate aiming and quick reactions. Complete each stage and continue improving your skills as you move forward. Simple Controls Engaging Gameplay: Easy-to-learn controls let you focus on flying and completing your objectives. Guide your aircraft through the air adjust your position aim carefully and respond quickly to each challenge. The straightforward controls make it easy to begin your aerial training while providing enough challenge to keep you engaged. Whether you are practicing your flying skills or working on your accuracy every mission offers a chance to improve. Features • 3D aerial experience • Easy-to-learn gameplay • Target-based objectives • Quick reaction challenges • Increasing mission difficulty • Flying and aiming challenges • Focus-based aerial gameplay • Different aerial environments • Challenging training objectives • Exciting aerial training missions • Smooth and responsive flying controls https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shellfire4 screens
Drone Pilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shellfire at 33% against Drone Pilot's 0%. Shellfire also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Drone Pilot's advantage is ratings volume (106 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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. Shellfire sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Drone Pilot sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shellfire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drone Pilot has 106 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Shellfire's written reviews are positive against 0% of Drone Pilot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shellfire ships an update every 2 weeks, Drone Pilot fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shellfire versus Drone Pilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShellfireDrone Pilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.7 (106 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5106 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size664 MB404 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCHEELY INTERACTIVE STUDIO - FZCOPlaytricks Studio LLC

Customer experience

Shellfire

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Drone Pilot

All ratings97 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Shellfire

One-time9
  • No Ads2 variants$0.99
  • Gold Pack 1$1.99
  • Cannon Offer$2.49
Show 6 more
  • Gold Safe$3.99
  • Gold Pack 2$4.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Gold Pack 3$9.99
  • Premium Week$9.99
  • Gold Pack 4$19.99
10 purchases

Drone Pilot

Subscriptions3
  • Remove Ads Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Elite Pass Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Ultimate Access Weekly$5.997 Days
One-time7
  • 12kcoins$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 25kcoins$3.99
Show 4 more
  • 50kcoins$4.99
  • Elite Pass$4.99
  • Ultimate Access$4.99
  • 75kcoins$5.99

Questions

Is Shellfire free?
Shellfire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drone Pilot free?
Drone Pilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shellfire or Drone Pilot?
Shellfire is rated higher. Shellfire averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Drone Pilot averages 4.7 from 106 ratings.
Do Shellfire or Drone Pilot have ads?
Both Shellfire and Drone Pilot show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shellfire or Drone Pilot?
Shellfire ships an update every 2 weeks, and Drone Pilot fortnightly. Most recently, Shellfire was updated on November 10, 2026 and Drone Pilot on November 10, 2026.

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