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Bomber Ace vs 1945 Air Force

Bomber Ace 4.7★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Tie
1945 Air Force 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65

For players seeking a casual, relaxing experience with fewer ads, Bomber Ace might be a better choice, but 1945 Air Force offers more depth and a larger community despite its aggressive monetization and technical issues.

Full reviews: Bomber Ace · 1945 Air Force

Bomber Ace offers a fun, calming experience but is plagued by excessive and long ads, making progression difficult without payment. 1945 Air Force provides a nostalgic, challenging grind with more game modes, but it is heavily pay-to-win and suffers from significant bugs and poor customer support.

Head to head

Features & Gameplay edge: 1945 Air ForceR2R3R5R6
Bomber Ace Users find Bomber Ace fun and relaxing, with satisfying bombing mechanics R2. However, many levels become repetitive, and the game lacks variety in missions and maps after a while R3R6. Some users also note a lack of historical accuracy and suggest improvements like inland levels R5.
1945 Air Force 1945 Air Force is praised for its fun, nostalgic, old-school arcade shooter gameplay . It offers various game modes, including PVP and alliance activities, which keep the game fresh . However, some users find the game repetitive and note that recent content might use AI-generated images instead of sprites .
Ease of Use & Progression tieR3R18R21R34
Bomber Ace Bomber Ace is generally considered simple and easy to play R18. However, progression is slow, with upgrades being expensive and diamonds scarce R3. A recent update made coin collection manual and difficult, hindering progress . Some users get stuck on specific levels due to difficulty or glitches R21R34.
1945 Air Force 1945 Air Force is described as a challenging game, but progression becomes extremely difficult without spending money R67R79R80. Users report that the game is designed to force payments for better planes and weapons . The merging mechanic can be confusing at first, and upgrades do not always take effect immediately .
Reliability & Bugs edge: Bomber AceR3R8R9R18
Bomber Ace Bomber Ace has several reported glitches, such as targets continuing to shoot after being destroyed R8, bunkers becoming unhittable R9R34, and dropped bombs not registering damage if out of visual range . The game also requires an internet connection, making it unsuitable for offline play R3R18.
1945 Air Force 1945 Air Force suffers from significant bugs and crashes . Users report data loss and progress being erased . The PvP mode has flaws, with users losing even after the opponent is dead . Some levels become unwinnable due to glitches , and alliance features can be locked .
Price & Value (Free vs. Paid) tieR1R7R10R11
Bomber Ace Bomber Ace is free with IAP, but users are bombarded with excessive, long, and often unskippable ads after almost every mission or interaction R1R7R10R13. Even purchasing 'no ads' doesn't always remove all ads R11.
1945 Air Force 1945 Air Force is free with IAP, but it is heavily criticized as a 'pay-to-win' game where progression is nearly impossible without spending significant money R63R67R79R80. While some users report no forced ads , others mention ads being a requirement for advancement or being annoying .
Support & Communication edge: Bomber AceR9R61R106
Bomber Ace Bomber Ace reviews do not provide specific feedback on customer support, but users occasionally mention hoping developers fix glitches R9.
1945 Air Force 1945 Air Force users report issues with customer support, including purchased gems not being received and support emails not working R61. Some users have tried to reach out about lost progress or glitches with no response R106.
Pick Bomber Ace if

Pick Bomber Ace if you want a casual, relaxing game to pass the time R2 and prefer a simpler 2D shooter experience. It's also a better choice if you value a game that is less prone to severe bugs like data loss and crashing R8R9.

Pick 1945 Air Force if

Pick 1945 Air Force if you enjoy a challenging, nostalgic arcade shooter with more depth, various game modes, and a community aspect . Be prepared to either grind extensively or spend money to progress R80.

Evidence note: The evidence for Bomber Ace's ad situation is overwhelming and consistent across many reviews, indicating a significant user pain point. 1945 Air Force's monetization strategy is also a dominant theme in its reviews. While some 1945 Air Force reviews claim 'no ads,' the vast majority, especially recent ones, contradict this, suggesting a potential change in ad policy or a free-tier vs. paid-tier experience asymmetry (, , vs. , , , , ).

Frequently asked

Are there many ads in Bomber Ace?
Yes, Bomber Ace is heavily criticized for having an excessive number of ads, with many users reporting ads playing between every mission or interaction, often being long (up to 2 minutes) and unskippable R1R7R10R13.
Is 1945 Air Force a pay-to-win game?
Yes, many users describe 1945 Air Force as a 'pay-to-win' game, stating that progression becomes extremely difficult or impossible without spending significant amounts of money on upgrades and better planes R63R67R79R80.
Can you play Bomber Ace offline?
No, Bomber Ace requires an internet connection to load and play, which users find inconvenient for travel or when offline R3R18.
Does 1945 Air Force have good customer support?
No, user reviews indicate poor customer support for 1945 Air Force, with reports of purchased items not being received, support emails not working, and messages about glitches or lost progress going unanswered R61R106.

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.

  1. [R2] Bomber Ace 5/5 · US 5 star game: Super fun and is calming. And good for relaxing.
  2. [R3] Bomber Ace 3/5 · US 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.
  3. [R5] Bomber Ace 4/5 · US 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
  4. [R6] Bomber Ace 3/5 · US 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
  5. [R18] Bomber Ace 3/5 · US 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.
  6. [R21] Bomber Ace 3/5 · US Missions: This is fun until you get the nearly IMPOSSIBLE missions, like the bomber protecting has taken me SO MANY RETRIES AND I STILL HAVEN’T BEAT IT. The 1 hour wait each time sucks BUNS. FIX NOW.
  7. [R34] Bomber Ace 1/5 · US 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.
  8. [R8] Bomber Ace 5/5 · US 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😃
  9. [R9] Bomber Ace 3/5 · US 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.
  10. [R1] Bomber Ace 1/5 · US Ads: It was fun until they started playing ads between literally every mission.
  11. [R7] Bomber Ace 1/5 · US Adds are forever and a half: Dont push the add button they are atleast 2 mintues a piece
  12. [R10] Bomber Ace 1/5 · US 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
  13. [R11] Bomber Ace 5/5 · US Great game but the ads: When I got the no ads section I LOVED IT but then ads after every short game if you hear me make it a easy way to get ads away like spending in game money it would make the game boom a lot of people think there is no ads sorry if you see this there’s ads after every level I want to rate it a 4.4
  14. [R61] 1945 Air Force 1/5 · US Never received my gems: I have purchased gems from this app twice and they never came. I tried reaching out to support but their email doesn’t work. Scam of a game .
  15. [R106] 1945 Air Force 1/5 · US Missing a purchase, nobody has responded back to my several messages: Could you please get your support staff to answer customers request for help?
  16. [R13] Bomber Ace 1/5 · US 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.
  17. [R63] 1945 Air Force 3/5 · US Limited weapons/arsenals upgrade: Too easy and takes such a long time. Still no big upgrades and they want your money.
  18. [R67] 1945 Air Force 1/5 · US Impossible to progress without spending money: The game is very fun and nostalgic. But really difficult to progress past tier 1 without spending a ton of time and/or a ton of money. Devs make the in game store tricky and easy to accidentally spend “gems” with a tap since there is no “are you sure” prompt . Fun for the first few days or weeks, then expect to waste your time or money
  19. [R79] 1945 Air Force 1/5 · US Not worth it: Retro air combat game and plays great. To advance and upgrade your plane you need to definitely spend money otherwise it takes too much time or too much time watching ads. You’ll honestly spend more money than you would buying a 10/10 PlayStation game. Let that sink in it’ll cost you more to advance on a phone hand than it would for you to buy a top rated PlayStation game. If I could
  20. [R80] 1945 Air Force 4/5 · US Fun Time Killer: Decent game but definitely a pay to win type game. You can grind if you want but the grind is a GRIND. Be nice to be able to see what exactly you are getting when you get plane cards. If you could click on it and see what it is to help you keep an eye on what you are working towards. I’ve spent money but probably just going to grind until I get bored and find another game.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store