Zero Fighter Strikes Back vs Simple Air Combat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zero Fighter Strikes Back
Pilot a legendary Zero Fighter in this realistic Pacific War shooting game. Sink enemy battleships and carriers, master diverse historical aircraft, and compete for the top score.
- Pilot historical aircraft
- Sink enemy battleships and carriers
- Realistic shooting gameplay
- Challenging difficulty
- Game Center high scores
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Become a pilot of the famous Zero Fighter and lead the Empire to victory. A new realistic shooting game set in the Pacific Ocean. Captain's brief guide: - Under my orders, you will sink giant enemy battleships and carriers. I'll have you know that is no job for pansies. Nothing matches the feeling after the battle is won though. - A review from our headquarters: "The game's focus is on the controls and challenging difficulty." Or so I hear. Prove yourself a man and answer the call. - Our forces are equipped with beauties like Zero Fighter, Nakajima B5n and many other historical aircrafts. If you prove yourself skilled enough, I will let you fly any of them. It's all up to you. - All aircraft models have different properties. It's not easy to get used to a new aircraft. But you look like the kind of guy who enjoys a rough ride. Show me you ain't afraid of no fly. - I don't really understand this mumbo jumbo, but to each aircraft model, there is apparently some kind of high score in the Game Center. Beat all other players and become the Ace Pilot.
Simple Air Combat
Engage in thrilling aerial combat with straightforward controls. Defeat a variety of land, sea, and air enemies using an arsenal of powerful weapons. Experience exciting battles with simple rules designed for quick play.
- Simple controls for easy operation
- Defeat enemies on land, sea, and air
- Variety of enemy types
- Multiple weapon options
- Exciting 3D combat experience
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Simple but Exciting Air Combat with Easy Operation. - Simple rules to defeat all enemies on Land, Sea and Air. - Various enemies such as Battleship, Anti-Aircraft Gun, Bomber, etc. - Various weapons such as Cannon, AT-Gun and Homing Missile.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Air Combat at 100% against Zero Fighter Strikes Back's 64%. Simple Air Combat also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Zero Fighter Strikes Back's advantage is ratings volume (65 vs 13) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Zero Fighter Strikes Back sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Air Combat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Air Combat holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zero Fighter Strikes Back has 65 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Zero Fighter Strikes Back's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Air Combat's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zero Fighter Strikes Back | Simple Air Combat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (65 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | STAR PRINCE LLC. | Eiji Shimada |
Customer experience
Zero Fighter Strikes Back
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In-app purchases
Zero Fighter Strikes Back
- 100 Coins$0.99
- 10 Gold$0.99
- 500 Coins$3.99
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- 50 Gold$3.99
- 1100 Coins$7.99
- 110 Gold$7.99
- 3000 Coins$20.99
- 300 Gold$20.99
- 6500 Coins$40.99
- 15000 Coins$79.99
Simple Air Combat
- Remove Ads$0.99
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