Comparison

Sky Force Reloaded vs R

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

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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!

About

R

Experience classic arcade shoot 'em up action with two iconic titles. Battle through 14 stages with the ability to switch between retro 2D and modern 3D graphics on the fly. Enjoy reimagined music and a new infinite mode for endless challenges.

Highlights
  • Two classic arcade titles included
  • Switch between 2D and 3D graphics
  • 14 Bydo-infested stages
  • Reimagined music arrangements
  • Infinite game mode
Features
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The coin-op classics, R-Type & R-Type II, are together on iOS! Fight through all 14 Bydo-infested stages in retro 2D graphics or shiny 3D graphics - and swap back and forth with the touch of a button 'on-the-fly'. The new 3D graphics are accompanied by fully reimagined arrangements of the timeless R-Type music tracks! The classic game-play remains untouched while the new Infinite game mode allows continuous progression from game start to final boss... the Bydo will not evade you this time! So pull yourself together, save the earth and strike down the Evil Bydo Empire!!

Screenshots

Sky Force Reloaded4 screens
R4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sky Force Reloaded at Free against R's $4.99. Sky Force Reloaded also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (11K vs 18). R's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sky Force Reloaded is free to download; R costs $4.99 up front. Sky Force Reloaded sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. R asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Sky Force Reloaded's written reviews are positive against 50% of R's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sky Force Reloaded versus R: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSky Force ReloadedR
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better4.3 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better18
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size687 MB139 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperInfinite Dreams Inc.Tozai Games, Inc.

Customer experience

Sky Force Reloaded

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

R

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral18.4%
Negative31.6%

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

R

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
None

R

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sky Force Reloaded free?
Sky Force Reloaded is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is R free?
R costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sky Force Reloaded or R?
Sky Force Reloaded is rated higher. Sky Force Reloaded averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while R averages 4.3 from 18 ratings.
Do Sky Force Reloaded or R have ads?
Sky Force Reloaded shows ads; R does not.

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