Sky Troops vs Sky Wings
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.
Sky Wings
Experience a retro-style arcade shooter with modern 3D pixel graphics. Pilot unique fighters, defeat powerful bosses, and conquer challenging levels. Compete globally in an infinite mode for ultimate bragging rights.
- Retro and stylish 3D pixel graphics
- Easy to play, vertically scrolling shooter
- Dozens of original fighters and drones
- Defeat unique and powerful bosses
- Multiple difficulty modes
- Infinite Mode for global competition
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Are you looking for a brand new style of arcade shooter? Check out "Sky Wings"! It's simple to control, and has an awesome old-school stylem, just like the classic "Raiden"! Defeat the unique and powerful bosses such as Tiny Dragon, Wolverine, Metal King crab and many more! Conquer the skies with dozens of original fighters and various drones! • Retro and stylish 3D pixel graphics • Easy to play, vertically scrolling shooter! • Total of 26 combat aircrafts, including Black Rose, Acacia, Pentas and many more! • Challenge many levels in Rookie, Champion, Hero difficulty modes! • Compete with players from all over the world in "Infinite Mode". ◈ Enjoy "Sky Wings", a thrilling 3d bullet hell game! ※ Please save game data before you delete the game or change device. —————————— Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shmupholic E-mail : shmup.holic@gmail.com Terms of service https://goo.gl/8PY417
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sky Wings at 4.8 against Sky Troops's 4.3. Sky Wings also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (317 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Sky Wings sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sky Wings holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sky Wings has 317 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sky Troops ships an update every 11 months, Sky Wings every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky Troops | Sky Wings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (317 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 82.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 317 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| 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 | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 390 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tang Cho man | LIVEZEN Corp. |
Customer experience
Sky Troops
Sky Wings
Bugs and requests
Sky Troops
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sky Wings
Reported bugs
13 issues- Game crashes during infinite mode
- Save data disappears after updates
- Ad close button unresponsive
- IAP purchases not being applied
- Screen display issues on iPhone X and newer
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- Aircraft getting stuck and unresponsive
- Coin display glitches
- Purchased items not equipping
- Game freezing and stuttering
- Restore purchases button not working
- Invisible barriers at screen edges
- Enemy projectiles appearing after boss defeat
- Incompatibility with older iPad models
Requested features
13 requests- Skip ads premium package option
- Multiplayer/co-op online mode
- Additional stages and levels
- Boss rush mode
- Equipment/loot drop system
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- Damage numbers display
- Visible hitbox indicators
- Increased sensitivity controls
- More varied enemy attack patterns
- New aircraft types and mechanics
- Increased coin rewards scaling
- Data cloud synchronization
- Vintage chip-tune soundtrack option
In-app purchases
Sky Troops
- 5 Bombs$0.99
- 100 Energy$1.99
- 200 Energy$2.99
Sky Wings
- 40,000 Coins$1.99
- Extra Life$4.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
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- Coin Pouch$4.99
- Phoenix$9.99
- Coin Bundle$9.99
- Firefly$9.99
- Venus Flytrap$9.99
- Marguerite$19.99
- Coin Basket$19.99
