Sky Force Reloaded vs Cold Space
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!
Cold Space
Engage in a thrilling 3D space shoot'em up to defend Earth from an alien invasion. Compete against other pilots in challenging leagues, utilizing powerful weapons and upgrades. Experience classic arcade action with stunning visuals and intense boss battles.
- Destroy alien armada
- Compete with other players
- Numerous different enemies
- Constantly changing challenges
- State of the art 3D graphics
- Fierce boss battles
- Fantastic weapons and power-ups
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Destroy the alien-armada in the infinite space before it reaches the earth! Compete with other players in this science fiction shoot’em up and become the best pilot in the universe! Cold Space awaits you: • Numerous different enemies • Constantly changing challenges in your league • State of the art 3D graphics and sound effects • Fierce boss battles • Fantastic weapons, power-ups and drones • Classic arcade action with impressive 3D visuals Get ready to fire! Help and feedback - https://board.evilgrog.com Evil Grog Games - https://www.evilgrog.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cold Space at none against Sky Force Reloaded's shown. Cold Space also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Sky Force Reloaded's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (11K vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, 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 and Cold Space sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
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.
Sky Force Reloaded ships an update monthly, Cold Space weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky Force Reloaded | Cold Space |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11K ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 687 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Infinite Dreams Inc. | Evil Grog Games GmbH |
Customer experience
Sky Force Reloaded
Cold Space
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
Cold Space
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
Cold Space
- 90 Credits$1.99
- 190 Credits$3.99
- 450 Credits$8.99
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- 1000 Credits$17.99
- 3000 Credits$44.99
Questions
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