Comparison

Gunship Sequel vs Warplanes

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

Head to head
About

Gunship Sequel

Experience realistic combat flight simulation with detailed cockpits and carrier operations. Engage in multiplayer battles across historical maps from World War II, including the new Europe theater. Choose from arcade, historic, or realistic game modes.

Highlights
  • Realistic combat flight simulation
  • 360-degree detailed cockpits
  • Carrier operations
  • Multi-player battles
  • Arcade, historic, and realistic modes
  • WW2 historical maps
Features
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Gunship Sequel WW2 (previously known as Wings of Duty) brings realistic combat flight simulation experience to mobile platforms with 360 degrees detail-realistic cockpits, carrier operations, multi-player battles, arcade/historic/realistic modes and more. Features Midway, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal and New Guinea map, and the new Europe theater. Privacy policy and terms of use:   http://www.gunshipsequel.com/privacy-policy-term-of-use/

About

Warplanes

Engage in thrilling aerial combat with over 80 historical and prototype aircraft. Compete in various multiplayer modes like Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Battle Royale, or team up with players worldwide in community co-op missions. Customize your planes and prove your piloting skills to climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer aerial combat
  • Over 80 historical planes
  • Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Battle Royale modes
  • Community co-op missions
  • Plane customization and upgrades
  • Mission and campaign editor
  • Dozens of maps
Features
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Multiplayer spin-off of hit – Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight – which has been downloaded by over million players across the globe. Warplanes: Online Combat brings back intuitive controls, beautiful graphics and over 80 planes from World War II and beyond. Collect, customize and unlock planes from major nations involved in WW2. Fly cult classics like Spitfire, Il-2 “Sturmovik”, P-40, Ju 87 or “Stuka” and P-38. Game also features post-war and prototype machines like MiG-15, F-86 Sabre and flying saucer “Haunebu II”. All planes are available in various competitive and cooperation modes. ● Deathmatch – a classic PvP mode, everyone is your enemy, time is of the essence. ● Team Deathmatch – gather your squadron and defeat the enemy team. ● Last Man Standing – a Battle Royale mode variation, most challenging with respawns set to none. ● Community Co-Op – play missions created by community with players across the globe. Gather experience and military ranks, unlock medals, climb on the leaderboards to become ultimate pilot. No loot-boxes or premium ammunition makes the rules plain and simple, your skill and determination is key to your success. FIGHT ONLINE, BE THE BEST PILOT ● Awaited multiplayer spin-off of hit Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight. ● Popular modes like Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Battle Royale. ● Over 80 historical planes from RAF, Luftwaffe, American, Japanese and Soviet Air Forces, with various customization, paint and upgrade options. ● Dozens of maps with different climate, layout, weather and time of day. ● Create your own missions and campaigns within an easy to learn editor. ● Detailed 3D graphics optimized for older devices.

Screenshots

Gunship Sequel1 screens
Warplanes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gunship Sequel at 4.5 against Warplanes's 3.9. Gunship Sequel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gunship Sequel sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Warplanes sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gunship Sequel holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gunship Sequel has 14K ratings behind it against 177, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Gunship Sequel's written reviews are positive against 61% of Warplanes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gunship Sequel ships an update every 3 weeks, Warplanes every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gunship Sequel versus Warplanes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGunship SequelWarplanes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (14K ratings) — better3.9 (177 ratings)
Positive reviews79.0% of reviews — better60.6% of reviews
Number of ratings14K — better177
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.5 GB291 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPNTK, Inc.Teresa Dymek

Customer experience

Gunship Sequel

All ratings14,420 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews1,677 reviews
Positive79.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative11.8%

Warplanes

All ratings177 ratings
Positive67.8%
Neutral11.9%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral17.3%
Negative22.0%

User reviews

Gunship Sequel

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent mobile WW2 flight simulator
  • 🤩 Amazing plane models and details
  • 👍 Realistic flight mechanics
  • 🤖 Challenging AI opponents
  • 🎮 Variety of game modes (Arcade, Historical, Realistic)

Room to improve

  • 💰 Pay-to-win model with expensive planes
  • 🔒 Limited ability to earn in-game currency
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay on limited maps
  • 🇺🇸 American aircraft bias, lacking diversity

Warplanes

From 177 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun arcade-style gameplay
  • 🎨 Good graphics and visual quality
  • ⚡ Excellent optimization and performance
  • ✈️ Accurate historical aircraft models
  • 💰 Not pay-to-win, skill-based gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🎮 Difficult and unintuitive controls
  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • ⚠️ Unbalanced matchmaking system
  • 🎯 Poor aiming mechanics
  • 🔌 Long loading times

Bugs and requests

Gunship Sequel

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Planes randomly exploding or stalling
  • Inconsistent flight controls and sensitivity
  • Progression issues with lost progress/purchases

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more heavy bombers (B-17, Lancaster, etc.)
  • Expand tech trees for other nations (USSR, UK, Italy)
  • Implement cross-play and co-op multiplayer
  • Introduce a single-player campaign mode
  • Improve damage models and physics
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  • Increase XP-purchasable aircraft options

Warplanes

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Cannot create campaigns - 'Insufficient Conditions' error
  • Server connection failures
  • Multiplayer matches won't start
  • Chat messages not visible to all players
  • Plane immediately nose-dives on acceleration
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  • Cannot control plane movement properly
  • Hackers with teleportation exploits
  • Lock-on targeting fails against certain players
  • Plane weapon ports don't match actual firing points
  • Auto-aim button malfunctions
  • Game freezes during loading
  • Data not syncing between offline and online versions
  • Mission editor rejects valid missions
  • Cannot aim downward or look down
  • Altitude limits prevent proper maneuvering
  • Plane tier mismatches in matchmaking
  • Name input validation issues
  • Roll button blocked by phone notch

Requested features

20 requests
  • Friends list and friend requests
  • Voice chat or team communication
  • Alternative control schemes (joystick mode)
  • First-person cockpit view
  • Free flight mode
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  • Naval combat and ship targets
  • More bomber aircraft (B-17, B-29, B-25, B-24)
  • Additional plane models (P-47, P-38, HE-112, BF-109 K-4, F-86)
  • Better plane tier balancing
  • PvP missions with objectives (defend/destroy targets)
  • Spectator mode for eliminated players
  • Daily rewards and challenges
  • Data transfer from offline version
  • Offline campaign mode
  • Improved mission editor functionality
  • Better music and sound effects
  • Skippable ads
  • Finger swipe controls instead of tilt
  • Notch-friendly UI for newer phones
  • Turkish language support

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Gunship Sequel

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Supporter Subscription$1.991 Month
  • 1 Year Supporter Subscription$15.991 Year
One-time8
  • Ad Free$0.99
  • Small Gold Package$0.99
  • Medium Gold Package$1.99
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  • Medium Large Gold Package$2.99
  • Large Gold Package$3.99
  • Very Large Gold Package$4.99
  • Ultra Large Gold Package$6.99
  • Super Large Gold Package$9.99
13 purchases

Warplanes

One-time13
  • Remove advertisements$0.99
  • Il-2 Shturmovik$0.99
  • 500 Gold$0.99
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  • Withdraw deposit from the bank$1.99
  • P-80$1.99
  • MiG-15$1.99
  • B-29 Superfortress$1.99
  • Haunebu II$1.99
  • Me 262$1.99
  • 1200 Gold$1.99
  • 2800 Gold$3.99
  • 8000 Gold$7.99
  • All premium planes$8.99

Questions

Is Gunship Sequel free?
Gunship Sequel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Warplanes free?
Warplanes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gunship Sequel or Warplanes?
Gunship Sequel is rated higher. Gunship Sequel averages 4.5 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Warplanes averages 3.9 from 177 ratings.
Do Gunship Sequel or Warplanes have ads?
Warplanes shows ads; Gunship Sequel does not.
Which is updated more often, Gunship Sequel or Warplanes?
Gunship Sequel ships an update every 3 weeks, and Warplanes every 5 months. Most recently, Gunship Sequel was updated on October 19, 2026 and Warplanes on October 14, 2026.

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