Sky Force Reloaded vs Galactic Raider
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Galactic Raider
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Galactic Raider has two modes:: - Fly your Galactic Raider through different galaxies filled with asteroids and hostile enemies to carry out 40 levels of rewarded missions to combat with fighters, destroy various targets, provide escort, rescue stranded ships, extract friendlies captured by enemies, deliver supplies, raid enemy cargo and collect diamonds and gold to help upgrade your ship. Choice of spacecraft for different firepower and maneuverability. Power up your fighter with armor, turret, turbo-charged engines, triple barrels, shields, mines, bombs, wave guns, invisible croak, EMP, and guided missiles! Work your way up from a recruit to admiral as you gain experience and complete missions. - Player vs Player dogfight over the network in asteroids fields with your custom spacecrafts and weapons stash.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sky Force Reloaded at Free against Galactic Raider's $1.99. Sky Force Reloaded also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 38 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Galactic Raider's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases and device support 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
Sky Force Reloaded is free to download; Galactic Raider costs $1.99 up front. Sky Force Reloaded sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Galactic Raider sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sky Force Reloaded ships an update monthly, Galactic Raider every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky Force Reloaded | Galactic Raider |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (11K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 687 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Infinite Dreams Inc. | POK |
Bugs and 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
Galactic Raider
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sky Force Reloaded
- 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
Galactic Raider
- 1000 Coins$0.99
- 3000 Coins$1.99
- 5000 Coins$2.99
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- 8000 Coins$3.99
- 12000 Coins$4.99
Questions
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