Comparison

Sky Force Reloaded vs Polygon Wars

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

Head to head
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

Polygon Wars

Engage in a retro-style arcade twin-stick shooter. Navigate your ship, blast enemies, and upgrade your arsenal. Compete for high scores and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Twin-stick shooter gameplay
  • On-screen controls
  • External controller support
  • In-game shop for upgrades
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • 16 unlockable achievements
Features
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Enemies come in all shapes and sizes in Polygon Wars! Polygon Wars is an arcade twin stick shooter with a retro feeling. Use the on screen controls, or connect an external controller to move around and shoot your opponents.
 How to control your ship is up to you. Get a speed boost or weapons upgrade from the shop to help you reach new heights! Compete with your friends for the highest score with the Game Center leaderboard. Earn up to 16 different achievement, can you collect them all? The game is in active development, and will receive updates on a regular basis Keep coming back for new features! Songs: “Open Sore” (menu), “Final lap” (game time), "Phobos" (at boss time) Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic

Screenshots

Sky Force Reloaded4 screens
Polygon Wars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Polygon Wars at none against Sky Force Reloaded's 5. Polygon Wars also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Sky Force Reloaded's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 9) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and rating 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

Both are free to download. Sky Force Reloaded sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Polygon Wars asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Sky Force Reloaded against 4.8 for Polygon Wars. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sky Force Reloaded has 11K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Sky Force Reloaded's written reviews are positive against 100% of Polygon Wars's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sky Force Reloaded ships an update monthly, Polygon Wars every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sky Force Reloaded versus Polygon Wars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSky Force ReloadedPolygon Wars
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings)4.8 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better9
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size687 MB57 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperInfinite Dreams Inc.Wesley Jacobs

Customer experience

Sky Force Reloaded

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

Polygon Wars

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Polygon Wars

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

Polygon Wars

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sky Force Reloaded free?
Sky Force Reloaded is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Polygon Wars free?
Polygon Wars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sky Force Reloaded or Polygon Wars?
Sky Force Reloaded and Polygon Wars are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11K and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Sky Force Reloaded or Polygon Wars have ads?
Sky Force Reloaded shows ads; Polygon Wars does not.
Which is updated more often, Sky Force Reloaded or Polygon Wars?
Sky Force Reloaded ships an update monthly, and Polygon Wars every 10 days. Most recently, Sky Force Reloaded was updated on October 18, 2026 and Polygon Wars on October 6, 2026.

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