Comparison

Sky Troops vs Mannequin Challenge

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Control steampunk planes
  • Fight waves of enemies
  • Upgrade and unlock planes
  • Six distinctive fighter choices
  • Multiple upgrade levels per fighter
  • Challenging boss battles
Features
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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.

About

Mannequin Challenge

Embark on a thrilling hoverboard adventure to capture exciting mannequins. Collect coins to unlock new characters and compete with friends to achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • Hoverboard gameplay
  • Mannequin capturing
  • Coin collection
  • Unlockable characters
  • Score beating
Features
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Mannequin Challenge official game is finally here! Jump on your hoverboard and go on rolling and capturing the most exciting mannequins the world has ever seen! Collect coins to unlock new character to play with! Beat your scores and become the first among your friends!

Screenshots

Sky Troops4 screens
Mannequin Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mannequin Challenge at none against Sky Troops's 3. Mannequin Challenge also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 months). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sky Troops sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Mannequin Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Sky Troops against 4.3 for Mannequin Challenge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mannequin Challenge has 65 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sky Troops ships an update every 11 months, Mannequin Challenge every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sky Troops versus Mannequin Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSky TroopsMannequin Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings)4.3 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—48.6% of reviews
Number of ratings765 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.67.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB58 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTang Cho manKetchapp

Customer experience

Sky Troops

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Mannequin Challenge

All ratings65 ratings
Positive73.8%
Neutral16.9%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive48.6%
Neutral22.9%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sky Troops

One-time3
  • 5 Bombs$0.99
  • 100 Energy$1.99
  • 200 Energy$2.99
None

Mannequin Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sky Troops free?
Sky Troops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mannequin Challenge free?
Mannequin Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sky Troops or Mannequin Challenge?
Mannequin Challenge is rated higher. Sky Troops averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Mannequin Challenge averages 4.3 from 65 ratings.
Do Sky Troops or Mannequin Challenge have ads?
Sky Troops shows ads; Mannequin Challenge does not.
Which is updated more often, Sky Troops or Mannequin Challenge?
Sky Troops ships an update every 11 months, and Mannequin Challenge every 5 days. Most recently, Sky Troops was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mannequin Challenge on October 26, 2026.

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