Sky Force Reloaded vs Starfighter
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!
Starfighter
Pilot a starfighter through alien motherships, blasting enemies and facing challenging bosses. Upgrade your ship with power-ups and customize its appearance. Compete for the top spot on global leaderboards in this endless space shooter.
- Simple Responsive Controls
- Endless Shooter Gameplay
- Challenging Boss Battles
- Engaging Power Ups
- Global Leaderboards
- Ship Skins & Customizations
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Save the Galaxy and prove you’re the best pilot in Starfighter: ACE! Plunge into the invader’s mothership and blast away your enemies! BE WARNED! The deeper you go, the more perilous your journey becomes. Face the alien leader squad and show them the best Star Fighter in the Galaxy! FEATURES - Simple Responsive Controls - Endless Shooter, every game is different! - Easy to Play, Hard to Master - Challenging Bosses - Engaging Power Ups - Global Leaderboards - Ship Skins & Customizations! * STARFIGHTER SHIPS * ACE, BEETLE, FALCON, SPACEMAN, RAPTOR, VALKYRIE, VIPER, HORNET Do you have what it takes to be the Starfighter: ACE? Download for free today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starfighter at none against Sky Force Reloaded's 5. Starfighter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Sky Force Reloaded's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 85). On price, rating, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Sky Force Reloaded sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Starfighter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sky Force Reloaded holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sky Force Reloaded has 11K ratings behind it against 85, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Sky Force Reloaded's written reviews are positive against 100% of Starfighter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sky Force Reloaded ships an update monthly, Starfighter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky Force Reloaded | Starfighter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11K ratings) — better | 4.6 (85 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 85 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 687 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Infinite Dreams | Leaked Productions LLC |
Customer experience
Sky Force Reloaded
Starfighter
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
Starfighter
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
Starfighter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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