Battle Wings vs Simple Air Combat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Battle Wings
Lead a mercenary company in a post-WWI world plagued by air pirates. Control airships and fighter planes to complete missions for clients, engaging in realistic flight combat and upgrading your fleet.
- Control airships and fighter planes
- Complete client missions
- Engage in airship battles
- Realistic flight combat
- Upgrade weapons, planes, and airships
- Collect numerous items
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Battle Wings is placed on the list of Best New iPhone Games by Touch Arcade! https://toucharcade.com/2020/06/24/best-new-iphone-games-june-25th/ It’s a lot deeper and more technical than I expected! - SNAPP ATTACK After World War I, the Great Depression hit the world. Despite endless efforts, countries have collapsed from economic shock, and air pirates have begun to emerge from all over the world. With the state losing its function, companies in need of military protection have begun looking for mercenaries. Now you run a mercenary company and complete the missions your customers have requested. Features • Control airships and fighter planes to complete missions from your clients. • The battle of powerful airships. • Realistic flight combat. • Various upgrades for weapons, planes and airships. • Numerous items. • Convenient combat Interface.
Simple Air Combat
Engage in thrilling aerial combat with straightforward controls. Defeat a variety of land, sea, and air enemies using an arsenal of powerful weapons. Experience exciting battles with simple rules designed for quick play.
- Simple controls for easy operation
- Defeat enemies on land, sea, and air
- Variety of enemy types
- Multiple weapon options
- Exciting 3D combat experience
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Simple but Exciting Air Combat with Easy Operation. - Simple rules to defeat all enemies on Land, Sea and Air. - Various enemies such as Battleship, Anti-Aircraft Gun, Bomber, etc. - Various weapons such as Cannon, AT-Gun and Homing Missile.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Battle Wings at none against Simple Air Combat's shown. Battle Wings also leads on ratings volume (360 vs 13) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Simple Air Combat's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Battle Wings sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Air Combat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Air Combat holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Battle Wings has 360 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Battle Wings's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Air Combat's.
Battle Wings ships an update monthly, Simple Air Combat every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Battle Wings | Simple Air Combat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (360 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 360 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jae Yong Kim | Eiji Shimada |
Customer experience
Battle Wings
Simple Air Combat
Bugs and requests
Battle Wings
Reported bugs
3 issues- Airship artillery not functioning properly
- Tutorial issues and soft locks
- Purchases disappearing after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to grind for new planes and airships
- More enemy variety and difficulty
- Multiplayer mode
- Customization options
- Improved camera controls
Simple Air Combat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Battle Wings
- G100,000$0.99
- T1 Items$0.99
- G240,000$1.99
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- T2 Items$1.99
- T3 Items$1.99
- T4 Items$1.99
- T5 Experimental Battleships$1.99
- EXP X3$2.99
- G700,000$4.99
- 35 SKILL POINTS$4.99
- G1,600,000$9.99
- G2,700,000$14.99
- 250 SKILL POINTS$24.99
- G6,000,000$29.99
Simple Air Combat
- Remove Ads$0.99
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