Comparison

Celestial Assault vs Sky Force Reloaded

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

Head to head
About

Celestial Assault

Blast through alien hordes in this retro-style space shooter with RPG elements. Level up your ship, unlock weapons and skills, and take on challenging missions and bosses. Save humanity in this engaging and replayable adventure.

Highlights
  • Retro shmup gameplay
  • RPG ship leveling
  • 80 missions
  • 60+ unique enemies
  • 8 boss fights
  • Special weapons and upgrades
  • Global online leaderboards
Features
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Celestial Assault Reloaded is a blend of retro style side scrolling space shooter and RPG. The alien scourge is back and it's up to you to save humanity! Blast your way through the alien hordes, level-up your spaceship, unlock powerful weapons and skills to take on overwhelming odds in the most challenging and engaging side scrolling space shooter around, absolutely free! As a complete re-imagination of the 2012 original, Celestial Assault: Reloaded delivers an engaging and unique challenge unlike any other space shooter. Features: - Awesome Shmup elements paying homage to great retro games like R-Type, Gradius and Life-force - RPG style ship leveling - 80 missions with 60+ unique enemies - 8 challenging boss fights - 3 additional difficulty levels for a more intense experience every time - 7 Powerful Special Weapons and tons of upgrade able stats to help you on your quest to save the world - Beautiful dynamic space scenes - Awesome soundtrack - Challenging and diverse game-play with extensive replay-ability - Purchasable shortcuts and game add-ins - global online leader board

About

Sky Force Reloaded

Experience an intense scrolling shooter with explosive action, diverse aircraft, and challenging missions. Master beautiful stages, battle colossal bosses, and customize your plane with hundreds of upgrades. Rescue operatives and collect bonus cards for deeper gameplay.

Highlights
  • 15 beautiful and immersive stages
  • Enormous and intimidating bosses
  • Unlock new difficulty modes
  • Rescue missing operatives
  • Assemble 9 different aircrafts
  • Hunt down 30 bonus cards
  • Hundreds of weapon and equipment upgrades
Features
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The shoot ‘em up you were looking for! New entry in the series will keep you entertained with all the things you’ve came to love in scrolling shooters. Meaty explosions, incinerating lasers, collosal bosses and diverse aircrafts to pilot. “Sky Force Reloaded” is not your average scrolling shooter. It will draw you in with its beautiful environments and intense effects. It will keep you with its superb gameplay mechanics, progression system and in-game collectibles. It will leave you wishing for more, once it’s over. Fortunately, there’s a lot to do before that happens. * Master 15 beautiful and immersive stages with challenging missions to complete. * Battle enormous and intimidating bosses, laugh when they explode and cry when you explode. * Unlock new difficulty modes, all the way from Normal to Nightmare. * Put yourself in danger to rescue missing operatives from the battlefield. * Assemble and test 9 different aircrafts. Pick your favorite, with its unique features and play style. * Hunt down 30 elusive bonus cards to add even more depth to the gameplay. Some of them will grant permanent benefits, while others will boost your abilities only temporarily. * Install hundreds of upgrades to your weapons, shields and other equipment. Turn your plane into a flying tank. * Complete in-game objectives to unlock 8 assisting technicians. Choose one of them to help you with their special skill. * Spot the wrecks of your fallen friends and get rewards for picking them up. * Appreciate highly polished gameplay and well balanced difficulty curve, whether you consider yourself a casual gamer or a die-hard shmup fanatic. * Enjoy professional voiceover and incredible electronic soundtrack. Welcome to your new favorite shoot ‘em up. Welcome to Sky Force Reloaded!

Screenshots

Celestial Assault3 screens
Sky Force Reloaded4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sky Force Reloaded at 4.8 against Celestial Assault's 4.3. Sky Force Reloaded also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 3) and review sentiment (75% vs 50%). Celestial Assault's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Celestial Assault sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Sky Force Reloaded sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sky Force Reloaded holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sky Force Reloaded has 11K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Celestial Assault's written reviews are positive against 75% of Sky Force Reloaded's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Celestial Assault ships an update every 6 weeks, Sky Force Reloaded monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Celestial Assault versus Sky Force Reloaded: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCelestial AssaultSky Force Reloaded
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)4.8 (11K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings311K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB687 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperLucid Vision GamesInfinite Dreams Inc.

Customer experience

Celestial Assault

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Sky Force Reloaded

All ratings11,427 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews527 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative17.1%

Bugs and requests

Celestial Assault

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sky Force Reloaded

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional crashes
  • Inconsistent performance on some devices
  • Syncing issues with saved progress

Requested features

5 requests
  • More level variety
  • Ability to customize controls
  • Landscape mode support
  • Expanded upgrade system
  • Multiplayer or co-op modes

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Celestial Assault

One-time10
  • 1 Skill Point$0.99
  • Reset Skill Points$0.99
  • Ad Free$0.99
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  • Score Multiplier Cap Increase$0.99
  • 1 Capacity Shard$0.99
  • The Devastator$0.99
  • Mission Pack$1.99
  • 5 Skill Points$2.99
  • 10 Skill Points$4.99
  • 25 Skill Points$9.99
5 purchases

Sky Force Reloaded

One-time5
  • Precious Cargo$1.99
  • SX2 - Star Doubler$3.99
  • Ads Removal$3.99
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  • Plane Generator$3.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99

Questions

Is Celestial Assault free?
Celestial Assault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sky Force Reloaded free?
Sky Force Reloaded is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Celestial Assault or Sky Force Reloaded?
Sky Force Reloaded is rated higher. Celestial Assault averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Sky Force Reloaded averages 4.8 from 11K ratings.
Do Celestial Assault or Sky Force Reloaded have ads?
Sky Force Reloaded shows ads; Celestial Assault does not.
Which is updated more often, Celestial Assault or Sky Force Reloaded?
Celestial Assault ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sky Force Reloaded monthly. Most recently, Celestial Assault was updated on October 8, 2026 and Sky Force Reloaded on October 20, 2026.

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