Trailing smoke
A grey plume gives you away. Still flying, still dangerous.
How to fly
Two buttons. Zero manuals.
- 1Hold left, turn leftHold the left half of the screen to turn left and the right half to turn right. Let go and you fly straight.
- 2Guns fire themselvesYour machine guns rattle away on their own. All you do is point the nose.
- 3Mind your speedClimb and you lose speed, dive and you gain it. Pull a loop at the right moment and you end up on their tail.
Hold left or right to steer
Every duel
Smoke. Fire. Parachute.
Each biplane takes three hits, and you can always see how the other one is doing.
On fire
Flames lick the fabric. One more and it's over, so fly like it.
Hit the silk
The pilot bails out and floats down to the hangar. Then it's back to the runway for another take-off.
5 : 3First to five shoot-downs takes the duel
The ladder
Eight pilots. Zero manners.
Each rival has a temper, a signature move, a home sky and a mouthful of taunts. Beat them to earn stars, and stars unlock the next challenger.
Arno
First time in a cockpit, eh?
★2unlock
Postman Bolek
Registered for you, sir! Cash on delivery.
★4unlock
Hans
Time to pay up, sonny.
★6unlock
Baron von Kluska
Do you know who I am?!
★9unlock
FiFi
I'm about to pop that little balloon of yours!
★11unlock
Madame Zefir
The sun is on my side.
★14unlock
Doctor Wolt
My boy will get you soon... but me first!
★16unlock
STINKOR
-BZZZ- ELIMINATION PROTOCOL ACTIVE.
Arenas
Weather has opinions.
Every rival flies in a sky of their own. From the third rung up, the air starts fighting too. It pushes both planes the same way, so it's never unfair, just unpredictable.
Crosswind on the coast
A steady wind shoves you along. Ride it in, or fight it on the way back.
Blizzard
Snow in your face and wind at your back. Somewhere in there is a baron with a monocle.
Clouds in front
At sunset the clouds drift between you and the action. Lose a tail in them, or lose your own.
Desert thermals
Columns of hot air lift whoever flies through them. Madame Zefir knows exactly where they are.
Gusts & lightning
The storm comes in waves. Wait for the lull, or use the gust to throw off the doctor's aim.
Night over the factory
Searchlights sweep the sky and the chimneys smoke. The last opponent doesn't sleep. It doesn't do anything else either.
Hangar
Earn stars. Paint your plane.
Every duel pays out up to three stars. Collect them to unlock new rivals and fresh paint jobs in the hangar. A few special skins are available as optional one-time purchases, if you want to show off.
Starter
★15
★18
★21
★24
Skin
Skin
Skin
8Rival pilots
24Stars to earn
22Achievements
17Languages
Before take-off
Questions from the crowd
Is AirWar free?
Yes. It's free to play with an occasional full-screen ad after a match. Not after every match, and never a banner over the sky. A monthly subscription removes the ads entirely.
Who do I fly against?
Eight AI pilots on a campaign ladder, plus a practice mode. They fly with exactly the same controls you have. No cheating physics, just better (or worse) reflexes.
Which phones does it run on?
AirWar is coming to Android first. It plays in landscape, works with notches and cut-outs, and lays itself out properly on foldables and tablets.
Can I change the controls?
The default is two buttons with smooth turning. If you prefer, the settings also offer a one-button scheme and a virtual stick.
Why does it feel familiar?
Because it's a love letter to the pocket dogfights we played on Java phones in the mid-2000s: two biplanes, one screen, a lot of shouting. It's rebuilt from scratch with modern controls, weather and a cast of terrible personalities.