Comparison

AC 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

AC

Features
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AC-130 GUNSHIP SIMULATOR It's the middle of the night. You're the sensor operator and gunner aboard a gunship, orbiting a target area in a slow left-hand turn. You watch the infrared feed, work out what you're looking at from what it does, get your clearance — and decide whether to fire. This isn't a shooter with a gunship level. It's the AC-130 itself: the orbit, the sensor, the guns, and the weight of the call. THE ORBIT IS THE ANTAGONIST The aircraft never stops turning. Lay the reticle on a target and the geometry moves under you — degrees of arc go by while the round is still in the air. Holding a target costs constant attention. That single fact is what makes this a simulator instead of a top-down shooter. IDENTIFICATION IS THE GAME The gun is easy. Deciding whether is hard. A truck that might be a fuel bowser and might be a water truck. A crowd that isn't a target until it fires. You read the picture, you ask for clearance, and you live with what you cleared. EVERY MISS HAS A REASON You led it wrong. The round has a long flight time. The orbit carried you off the mark. Nothing is a black box — real retardation ballistics, real time of flight, real lead. THE GUNS - 7.62 mm minigun — always yours - 20 mm and 40 mm cannon - 105 mm howitzer REAL TERRAIN The sensor feed is built on public-domain USGS aerial photography — actual ground, seen the way the sensor sees it. WHAT YOU GET - Endless arenas: hold out against escalating waves and see how long you last - Campaign: a full tour, one score, beat your best - Three sensor modes — day, white-hot, black-hot FREE TO PLAY Free to download and play. A single one-time unlock removes ads, gives unlimited ammunition on every gun, and unlocks the 105 mm howitzer for good. Or watch an optional rewarded ad to arm the howitzer for one sortie. A fictional theater and a physics-and-identification sandbox, built for the feel of the real thing.

About

Ghost Orbit

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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

AC4 screens
Ghost Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ghost Orbit at none against AC's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. AC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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 Ā· 4 level
AC versus Ghost Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACGhost Orbit
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB8 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBrown Fox LLCWisdom Entertainment LTD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AC

One-time1
  • Full Gunship Unlock$4.99
6 purchases

Ghost Orbit

One-time6
  • Handful of Gold$0.99
  • Starter Kit$2.99
  • Pouch of Gold$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Crate of Gold$9.99
  • Chest of Gold$19.99
  • Vault of Gold$49.99

Questions

Is AC free?
AC 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 AC or Ghost Orbit have ads?
AC shows ads; Ghost Orbit does not.

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