Metalstorm vs Modern Warships
Metalstorm offers a more engaging experience with better overall ratings, but both apps have significant issues with monetization.
Metalstorm has a higher lifetime rating and more positive reviews compared to Modern Warships, particularly in gameplay and graphics. However, both games face criticism for their pay-to-win mechanics and issues with matchmaking.
Head to head
you prefer better graphics and aircraft variety in a combat game.
you enjoy naval combat and want a game with diverse vehicles, despite potential performance issues.
Evidence note: Both apps have significant complaints about monetization and gameplay issues, but Metalstorm has a slightly better overall reception.
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What reviewers actually said
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- [R2] Metalstorm Great game: My dad used worked in the Air Force as a F -15 pilot and he got me and my brother this game. I play it everyday and I dominate it. My favorite map is count down and I love exploring the tunnels. I love the F-106 and the nuke mod I love it. I wish Starform makes more games like these. Five stars.
- [R5] Metalstorm Love this one: Incredible
- [R17] Metalstorm Best Air Combat Game: The controls are smooth, graphics are polished, and has great gameplay. The developers really do show a passion for aviation. Constant updates is awesome and I hope this game and the developers find long term success with this game. Theres not much competition right now on mobile for dogfighting games.
- [R68] Modern Warships Game mode review and equipment/ship recommendations: The “convoy escort” game mode is excellent overall, and I have found significant success myself in the first days of the event. In terms of equipment suggestions, the B-21 Raider bomber needs a remaster, focusing on the color, the shape of the air intakes, and shape of the cockpit windows. I would also recommend adding the Boeing F-15EX Eagle
- [R3] Metalstorm Your new ad spamming is ridiculous: I absolutely love this game, the new upgrades are fire well done BUTTT if your going to adopt the Google/youtube advertising campaign me and a lot of ppl will find another game. Just because I have enough to buy the extra stuff with my gold and I was going to until every single time the page changes I had to X out of this STUPID AD that’s going to cost you more
- [R36] Metalstorm Fun game but devs to greedy, and slap micro transactions on everything.: Fun gameplay, but the game is heavily focused on microtransactions. Free-to-play progress is painfully slow, while spending speeds everything up. Battle passes are £10 each, and unlike Call of Duty, you cannot earn your gold back for completing them. You can also level a plane from 1, 8 instantly for £10 (even on a 75% off dea
- [R67] Modern Warships Poor performance and P2W: The game is cool in some aspects and the models are good but the game is nearly unplayable when im fighting higher level ships. I routinely had my games crash mid match. The game is also extremely P2W and almost all the good stuff has to be paid for. While you can play F2P you will not be able to get things from the artcon store. Also after not playing for a couple months
- [R97] Modern Warships Hard to play the game when it doesn’t work.: No point in trying to play the game when it just cuts off and kicks you out after a few minutes of playing. Doesn’t matter how strong your internet is, or how many rams or GB you have. This seems to be a reoccurring problem that designers just continue to ignore. FIX YOUR GAME
- [R21] Metalstorm Huge server issue.: Dear developers I wanted to let you know that I cannot connect to the servers to play this game as of now in upgrades 2.0. In conclusion, please fix this when you get a chance.
- [R39] Metalstorm Server issues: I really like the game but in the newer update it’s got serious server issues
- [R90] Modern Warships …: Game is good but sometimes when we are in the game on that time lag come frequently. Moreover, many time game crash. Please fix this.
- [R119] Modern Warships Bugs: So many bugs like events whatever we start playing for one minute then definitely exits the app
- [R55] Metalstorm Fun game but pay to play!: This is a great game and one of the few in my history I’ve spent money to play. I bought enough credits in the game to use their “flight pass” and played enough to max out the season. I spent no credits on accessories and even had some credits left over from my original purchase yet it was STILL not enough to get enough credits for the flight pass this season. I have 166
- [R70] Modern Warships The main battle pass: Locking majority of the items in the battle pass when they used to free is ridiculous this new battle pass system is a rip off and a cash grab. This just makes it even more difficult for people to enjoy the game and stay competitive without spending money when every other event pretty much already requires you to spend money already the bp used to be a kind of equalizer and t
- [R76] Modern Warships If you spend money then you are powerful: I don’t want to buy powerful missiles with real money. If you’re only powerful because you spend money, that’s a stupid concept.
- [R22] Metalstorm It was great. Now it’s trash: The developers are now just trying to milk everyone full pay to play style. Many are quitting. Entire squadrons quitting. The updates are awful. Matchmaking is completely unfair. You get destroyed game after game. The ones who give input even said they told them no one asked for these updates. The developers gives zero something. They clearly are just trying to mi
- [R25] Metalstorm Ruined: This game has been ruined. There is not a single aspect of the game that is not worse off than when I started playing a year ago. The constant “updates” have ruined match making, aircraft balance, and game enjoyment…. So disappointed.
- [R75] Modern Warships Great game! But log in IMMEDIATELY: When I first got the game, I had an unlinked account. I thought it was fine. I had lots and lots of ships in my dockyard. Then I linked my account and every currency, ship, and resource was DELETED!!! I am very angry because I worked hard. So, link account first before you have your progress deleted to.
- [R117] Modern Warships Game is a scam.: They will block the game after a little while, after you spend any money on it, and force you to pay them 304 USD to continue playing or forever have your account blocked. Fraud or scam, I don’t know, but I do know that this developer is untrustworthy.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store