Sky Troops vs Bit Blaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sky Troops
Pilot a steampunk plane in this cartoon-style scrolling shooter. Engage in intense aerial combat, dodge enemy attacks, and unleash bombs to defeat waves of foes. Upgrade your aircraft or unlock new planes with collected energy to face challenging bosses and enjoy thrilling gameplay.
- Control steampunk planes
- Fight waves of enemies
- Upgrade and unlock planes
- Six distinctive fighter choices
- Multiple upgrade levels per fighter
- Challenging boss battles
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Welcome to a great cartoon-art scrolling shooter game! You as a player can control the steampunk plane and fight with waves of enemies flying at you. Avoid their attack! Shoot and drop the bomb to kill the enemy as many as you can. Gather enough energy so that you can upgrade your plane, or unlock more powerful new planes. Drag the plane to move, double-click, or press the bomb icon to use the bombs. Game Features: 1. Six distinctive fighters for your choice. 2. Each fighter has three levels that keep you constantly strong. 3. Rich levels make you unable to stop. 3. Different styles of boss waiting for your challenge. 4. Extremely cool barrage stimulates your nerves.
Bit Blaster
Experience a fast-paced, retro arcade shooter where your ship constantly moves. Dodge enemies, collect power-ups, and blast your way to the highest score. Unlock new ships with unique abilities to enhance your survival.
- One touch arcade controls
- Variety of power-ups
- Unlockable retro ships
- Endless survival gameplay
- Retro pixel graphics
- Leaderboards and achievements
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A throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's; Bit Blaster XL is a retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up! (shmup). Your ship can not stop moving; so turn it left and right by touching the screen to keep from running into an ever increasing amount of enemies. Your ship is always shooting, so make sure to pick up more ammo and the variety of awesome power ups to help you survive longer. Get the highest score you can while collecting coins to buy more ships that fly faster, shoot faster, or have more shields. ------------------ FEATURES: ------------------ ● Simple One Touch arcade Controls ● A variety of wicked Power ups including; Split Shot, Heat seekers, Lasers, Blast Shot and much more. ● A handful of powerful unlockable retro ships with to pilot with unique attributes so you can play your way ● Endless survival (infinite) score chasing game play with a classic arcade style ● Cool retro pixel graphics ● Unique chiptune songs for each ship ● Leaderboards for each ship ● Achievements ● An incredibly addictive and fast arcade style survival score chaser ------------------ CONTACT: ------------------ Do not hesitate to contact me if there are any problems with the game: Email: info@nickervision.com Website : http://www.nickervision.com Twitter : https://twitter.com/nickervision I have been learning to make games in my free time and I am always open to constructive criticism to help me make this, and all my games better. I hope you enjoy it and share with family and friends. -Adam ------------------ Audio was provided by my mouth and some royalty free SFX from: http://www.freesfx.co.uk The music in the game is by the artist "Spiff Tune" and can be found on soundcloud to download for free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bit Blaster at none against Sky Troops's shown. Bit Blaster also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). 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 Troops sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Bit Blaster sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bit Blaster holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 24 respectively.
Sky Troops ships an update every 11 months, Bit Blaster every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky Troops | Bit Blaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 84.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — 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 | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tang Cho man | Adamvision |
Customer experience
Sky Troops
Bit Blaster
In-app purchases
Sky Troops
- 5 Bombs$0.99
- 100 Energy$1.99
- 200 Energy$2.99
Bit Blaster
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Unlock all ships$0.99
Questions
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