Bomber Ace
Bomber Ace is a fun and addictive 2D plane shooter that offers relaxing gameplay, but it is heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of long, unskippable ads and repetitive content, despite developer claims of new missions and bug fixes.
Bomber Ace is a 2D plane shooter praised for its fun and calming gameplay, offering a satisfying experience for passing time. However, recent reviews highlight significant issues with excessive and lengthy ads, repetitive levels, and various glitches that hinder progression and overall enjoyment.
What users like
What users complain about
- Excessive, long, and unskippable ads frequently interrupt gameplay, often after every mission or interactionR3R5R7R9
- Gameplay becomes repetitive with similar levels and lack of variety after a whileR10R33R32R292
- Numerous glitches and bugs, including unkillable enemies, stuck levels, and freezing issues, prevent progressionR6R12R24R35
- Progression is slow and difficult without in-app purchases, with scarce gems and expensive upgradesR10R19R28R31
- Requires an internet connection, making it unsuitable for offline play or travelR10R49R53R202
- Some ads are pornographic or inappropriateR12
- Game may not load or freezes on the loading screen for some usersR60R64R65R67
- Controls can be sloppy, and there is no controller supportR42R148R213
- Recent update made coin collection manual, hindering progressionR139
- Multiplayer can be unfair with kill stealing and ramming issuesR119
Latest update · v1.3.93
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
- New enemies - New mission - Balance tuning - Bug fixes
Recurring themes
Who it's for
This game is for casual players looking for a simple, fun, and calming 2D plane shooter to pass the time R1R30. It might appeal to those who enjoy basic arcade-style bombing action and don't mind frequent interruptions for ads, or are willing to pay to remove them R73. It is NOT for players who dislike excessive ads, expect deep progression, or require offline play R12R53.
Evidence note: The sample of recent reviews skews heavily negative, particularly regarding ads and repetitive content, which contrasts with the high lifetime rating. This suggests a recent decline in user experience, possibly due to increased ad frequency or changes in game mechanics. The developer's notes mention 'New enemies', 'New mission', 'Balance tuning', and 'Bug fixes', but recent reviews contradict these, with users still reporting repetitive levels, difficulty progressing, and numerous bugs.
Frequently asked
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What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R1] 5 star game: Super fun and is calming. And good for relaxing.
- [R10] Entertaining, but slow after a while: I really liked this game at first, and still enjoy it. The issue I have is after a while, the levels are all pretty much the same and all pretty easy. I’d enjoy some more challenging levels like the ads show. It’s also slow to upgrade your plane, and the app needs internet to load.
- [R22] Awesome: Can’t stop playing this dang game.
- [R30] How fun this is: This game is really fun to play and it is super satisfying. I really love how there are no force in the mid battle but it’s a really fun game. It’s probably the best shooter game I’ve played. I would recommend playing this game.
- [R2] Fun: This game is everything a 2D plain shooter should be other than historic accuracy for example nukes need the big red button to be pressed in order to explode dew to how nukes work so that even if a meteor were to hit the bomb it would not explode so you dropping a bomb on it is just silly talk. Other than that the fact that all enemies are on small islands makes no sense so try making inland
- [R45] Very fun game: I love this game because it’s calm and excited to bomb the enemy I really recommend it to others this is one truly fun game!! :)
- [R51] Exactly what i expected: This game popped up as an ad. I played it and enjoyed it so I downloaded it. It plays exactly as the ad played. AND THE BEST PART IS THERE ISNT AN AD UNLESS YOU WANT EXTRA STUFF. WHEN YOU DIE IN THE GAME THERE IS NO AD, It doesn’t bombard you with ads between every screen either. Very much appreciated in today’s mobile gaming world!
- [R70] It’s okayyy…: Alright good game, but it is just wrong of you to give us 7 ad free levels and then literally, not joking y’all, say, “Oh sorry, we’re adding ads now!” I was just awestruck. Good graphics though. 5 stars if you remove ads. P.s. developers how do I add missile launchers on my plane? Do only certain planes have it?
- [R73] Fantastic game!: What a great game. I played an ad and just downloaded it to check it out. I had no idea that it would be this fun. I also like that at the beginning of playing, there are no ads. They are added later, but by that time you already got a feel for the game. And it is only $1.99 to remove them. Every app should start off like this. I never write reviews for apps, this is probably my f
- [R3] Ads: It was fun until they started playing ads between literally every mission.
- [R5] Adds are forever and a half: Dont push the add button they are atleast 2 mintues a piece
- [R7] Too many ads: This game is pretty fun, but the add are ridiculous!! And the ads are long and after every mission and they are back to back. Maybe the paid version is better
- [R9] To much ad: Watching ad to get some extra coins is totally okay but ad between every level it’s to much. Overall it’s a very cool game and I would play way more if there wasn’t so much ad.
- [R33] Fun at First, Then Gets Repetitive: The gameplay is fun and enjoyable, but the developers really need to add new missions and maps. I’ve reached over level 400, and the game has stayed exactly the same the whole time with no real variety. Also, every time you upgrade your planes or buy new ones, the challenge mode matches you against much stronger players, which feels like it pushes you to spend m
- [R32] Potential game ideas?: I love playing this game but i think ive gotten far enough to where i wish there was a prestige or something like that for new special features. Ive played the game to where i believe ive hit the end of the missions and ive just been doing levels
- [R292] Good game but…: The idea for the game is great however the levels feel a bit repetitive and you are not given many gems at all per level so new weapons are heard to get and the basic gun is very weak and not very useful however the different enemies are cool but I think this game needs a bit of a revamp
- [R6] Glitch: The game is great there is just one glitch: level 19 or something like that has a cruiser I tried to bomb the missile things on it they died but kept shooting. I sank the ship even. They still kept shooting, so I tried to exit but it said mission incomplete. Please fix this so I can move forward in the game. The game is absolutely 💯% awesome though😃
- [R12] Horrible Game: Warning! 18+! Pornographic ads! After 2 months of trying off & on to play this game, it’s horrible. Not worth the ad aggravation. You play the game for 25% of the time & are forced to watch ads for 75% of the time. When you finally save up 6,000 gold pieces to buy an upgrade, the game freezes mid upgrade & you lose the pieces but never get the upgrade you worked so hard to save up
- [R24] This game is broken: Don’t spend any money on this, once you get to level 168 you will be stuck at the end. There is a truck on a bunker and its chard remains will prevent you from destroying the bunker.
- [R35] Some small glitches but overall fun: Been having a good time with it but stuck on level 168 for a while because once you blow up the vehicle on the rear most bunker you can’t hit or attack the bunker. Hoping the developer can fix that glitch.
- [R19] W game: Pretty good game it’s just that the gem currency for weapons is kinda hard to progress through other than that it’s good
- [R28] Good but……: Good game however I feel like it is a pay to win with how expensive the upgrades are.
- [R31] Fun for a bit: Enjoyed this game for a bit, then got to a point where I couldn’t progress without paying for gems. Had to delete cause couldn’t go any further. Sad cause it was fun.
- [R49] Good but you’re required to have an internet connection.: The advertisement for this game say it had no ads and I’m here to say that’s not true so it’s kind of lame that the developers lied about that. It’s a decently fun game but after a month or two you’re probably not going to be thinking about it. And as the title said, if you try and turn on airplane mode it won’t let you play.
- [R53] Great game: Great game! Very smooth and fun to play. Should be simple enough to play offline, but the app is blocked without internet. Not good for travelling, so for me this game was useless.
- [R202] No data no play: Game is awesome but if you have poor or no data service is not the game to play in the waiting room.
- [R60] Software development need work: First time downloading, went directly to the setting so it didn’t interrupt my music, not only the first, second, but also third time I opened and closed the app, it froze loading the setting menu.
- [R64] game won’t load: game was fun but it won’t even load anymore it just stays stuck on the loading screen
- [R65] Mayor Bug: Used to play this for a while, have tried downloading, deleting, redownloading for a good 10 times and the loading bar will never progress over about 15%, don’t loose your time
- [R67] Game doesn’t open anymore on my phone: Why does the game no longer open on my phone it’s frozen on the loading screen .
- [R42] very sloppy controls: The qualification was very hard because the controls were very sloppy if only there was a setting to where you can change the controls overall it would get 1 star hard controls suck
- [R148] It’s hard to use with touch screen controls.: Please allow controllers to be used. Ie: backbone
- [R213] Backbone support: Add backbone controller support
- [R139] This game was good until the latest update. Now I’m done playing.: The ability to progress in the game depends entirely on your playing of single player. Before the latest update, you would automatically collect the “coins” earned from destroying enemies. Now, those coins need to be manually collected within a very short window of time. It makes progressing nearly impossible and it makes it seem l
- [R119] So annoying: If I could give it negative, I would give it -5 because multiplayer is not fair. You can steal kills but if you kill someone by ramming into them, you don’t get a kill and they’re always ramming into you when you’re at low health they need to fix that because I barely can get kills
- [R14] MORE ADS THAN ANYTHING: Starts out fun but then you get this message that an ad will play after EVERY LEVEL!! I get every 2-3 levels but every one is excessive! Also interesting that an ad is available after every level but when you need one for extra weapons on a level they are extinct!! Also even if you watch one you have to click the x multiple times and some of these stupid ads don’t ever s
- [R306] Fun… for a while: I bought the game for £3.99 to remove the never ending ads. Progression is very slow so the game feels very repetitive. I’m on level 310 as I use it as a time killer, but nothing seems to have changed since about level 30. Faster progression and some settings options would make this a far more enjoyable and “go-back-to” game.
- [R59] Level 193 Glitch: Game was decent but there’s a glitch on level 193 on the front 1st bunker that doesn’t allow you to kill the bunker and hence not being able to advance.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store