Comparison

Sky Troops vs Burning Sky

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

Burning Sky

Experience a classic arcade-style vertically scrolling shooter with modern 3D graphics. Engage in thrilling aerial dogfights, blast through enemy ships, and face powerful bosses. Upgrade your fighters and drones to become the ultimate ace pilot.

Highlights
  • Classic arcade shooter gameplay
  • Modern 3D graphics
  • Countless combat stages
  • Powerful boss battles
  • Various upgradable fighters and drones
  • One-finger controls
  • Global leaderboards and achievements
Features
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The classic has returned! "Burning Sky: Aircraft Combat 3D" is a simple, yet entertaining 90's arcade-style shooter. It's a retro vertically scrolling shooter game, brought back in modern dogfight style, better and greater! Enjoy the excitement "Burning Sky" presents to you, the thrill that only a combat shooter game can give! Are you ready to become the ultimate Ace Pilot? Blast your way through enemy ships! Dominate the aerial dogfight! • Countless fun and exciting combat stages Evade enemy attacks, and fight against POWERFUL BOSSES! • Various fighters and drones Acquire new skills by upgrade & evolution. • Vertically scrolling shooter with amazing 3D graphics Enjoy the retro "Shoot 'em up" game and reminisce the 1942, 1945 & Raiden style. • Fast and easy game maneuver Play anywhere and any time you want with just a finger! • The ultimate aerial dogfight Rank top of the leaderboard, and accomplish the achievements. Compete with your fellow pilots around the world! ◈ Play now! The ultimate 3D flight shooter, "Burning Sky: Aircraft Combat 3D" ※ Be sure to save the game data before deleting the game or switching devices. ※ This game does not collect or use user's personal information. —————————— Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shmupholic E-mail : shmup.holic@gmail.com Terms of service https://goo.gl/8PY417

Screenshots

Sky Troops4 screens
Burning Sky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Burning Sky at 4.7 against Sky Troops's 4.3. Burning Sky also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (59 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sky Troops sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Burning Sky sells 21 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Burning Sky holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Burning Sky has 59 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, Burning Sky every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sky Troops versus Burning Sky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSky TroopsBurning Sky
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings)4.7 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings759 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB172 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTang Cho manLIVEZEN Corp.

Customer experience

Sky Troops

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

Burning Sky

All ratings59 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sky Troops

One-time3
  • 5 Bombs$0.99
  • 100 Energy$1.99
  • 200 Energy$2.99
21 purchases

Burning Sky

One-time21
  • 50 Gems$0.99
  • Special Pack$2.99
  • Growth Stone Pack1$2.99
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  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Special Pack$4.99
  • Custom Supplies Pack1$4.99
  • Limited time offer$4.99
  • New Year Pack$4.99
  • Gem Handful$4.99
  • Beginner's Pack$9.99
  • Premium Membership 30 days$9.99
  • Custom Supplies Pack2$9.99
  • Growth Stone Pack2$9.99
  • Gem Pouch$9.99
  • Argos$9.99
  • Volcanus$14.99
  • Apollo$14.99
  • Hero's Pack$19.99
  • Gem Box$24.99
  • Gem Bundle$49.99
  • 6,500 Gems$99.99

Questions

Is Sky Troops free?
Sky Troops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Burning Sky free?
Burning Sky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sky Troops or Burning Sky?
Burning Sky is rated higher. Sky Troops averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Burning Sky averages 4.7 from 59 ratings.
Do Sky Troops or Burning Sky have ads?
Both Sky Troops and Burning Sky show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sky Troops or Burning Sky?
Sky Troops ships an update every 11 months, and Burning Sky every 2 months. Most recently, Sky Troops was updated on September 27, 2026 and Burning Sky on October 5, 2026.

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