Comparison

Epic Orchestra vs Bullet Hell Heroes

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

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About

Epic Orchestra

This is a swipe-based rhythm game that lets you conduct a classical orchestra. Experience iconic compositions with intuitive controls and engaging challenges. Unlock more music and features through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Swipe-based rhythmic controls
  • Full classical music score
  • 15 levels (5 free)
  • Variable difficulty settings
  • Power-ups and animations
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
Features
Currently charting
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"It combines frantic rhythm action with beautiful, sombre music, in a juxtaposition that shouldn't work but does so wonderfully." -PocketGamer.com Epic Orchestra is a swipe-based rhythm game with an awesome classical music score. You're the Maestro conducting the orchestra as they perform music from legendary composers such as Grieg, Beethoven, Mozart, and more. Feel the beat as you progress your way through various rhythmic challenges. With Epic Orchestra, you'll connect to these classic tunes like never before as you swipe your pixel baton left, right, up, and down. Epic Features: - Swipe based rhythmic controls - Game Center Leaderboards - 27 Game Center Achievements - 15 levels (5 free/10 IAP) - Variable difficulty (easy, normal, hard) - Full classical music score - Power-ups & quirky animations - Universal purchase available for iPhone, iPad, iPod & Apple TV Epic Songs Included: • Gymnopédie no.1- Erik Satie • Puck - Edvard Grieg • Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel • Prelude in G minor - S. Rachmaninoff • Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin Plus 10 more with IAP: • Morning Mood - Edvard Grieg • Partita in A minor - J.S. Bach • Pathetique - Ludwig Von Beethoven • Cello Suite no.1 - J.S. Bach • Etude Opus 10 no.12 - Frédéric Chopin • Dr. Gradus Ad Parnassus - C. Debussy • Moonlight Sonata 3rd - L. Beethoven • Turkish March - Amadeus Mozart • Golliwogg's Cakewalk - C. Debussy • Prelude no.1 - J.S. Bach For news and updates, follow us @mobypixel. Thanks for playing! Nick Culbertson Moby Pixel

About

Bullet Hell Heroes

Experience a challenging vertical scrolling shooter that blends classic arcade action with RPG elements. Choose from 25 unique heroes and master intricate bullet patterns to defeat over 100 enemy types and formidable bosses. Customize difficulty and enjoy endless replayability.

Highlights
  • 25 unique heroes with special abilities
  • Adjustable difficulty modes
  • Over 100 enemy types with complex patterns
  • Boss battles with intricate bullet patterns
  • Intuitive touch controls for movement and abilities
Features
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Are you a tired unchallenging arcade space shooter and alien shooter games? Try Bullet Hell Heroes! It is a challenging, free, vertical scrolling shooting game that combines the best elements of Touhou, alien shooter, space shooting, Shmup and RPG games! Bullet Hell Heroes is a fantastic option if you're a fan of classic retro arcade shooting like space-shooter, airplane games or alien-shooter games. It is an excellent choice if you love vertical shooting games like of the STG and Shmup genre, or if you enjoy the unique style of Touhou games. Features: · It's not an easy space shooter or an unchallenging alien shooter. With no stamina limitations, you can keep challenging yourself until you conquer the game. · Play as one of 25 different heroes, each with unique abilities like jumping, time manipulation, and teleportation. · Tailor the difficulty to your liking with Easy, Normal, Hard, Maniac, and Lunatic modes, and face off against formidable bosses, memorizing intricate bullet patterns to emerge victorious. · Encounter over 100 types of enemies, including dragons, slimes, ghosts, and orcs, all with challenging bullet patterns. Playing bullet hell heroes is simple! · Move and shoot bullets by touching and dragging! · Touch the screen with another finger to activate special abilities!

Screenshots

Epic Orchestra4 screens
Bullet Hell Heroes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bullet Hell Heroes at every 2 weeks against Epic Orchestra's every 2 months. Bullet Hell Heroes also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Epic Orchestra's advantage is chart position (#176 vs unranked) and ratings volume (856 vs 119). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Epic Orchestra sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bullet Hell Heroes sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Epic Orchestra against 4.7 for Bullet Hell Heroes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Epic Orchestra has 856 ratings behind it against 119, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Epic Orchestra's written reviews are positive against 88% of Bullet Hell Heroes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Epic Orchestra ships an update every 2 months, Bullet Hell Heroes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Epic Orchestra versus Bullet Hell Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpic OrchestraBullet Hell Heroes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (856 ratings)4.7 (119 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews88.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings856 — better119
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#176 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB110 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMoby PixelNanami Shindi

Customer experience

Epic Orchestra

All ratings830 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral9.3%
Negative11.9%

Bullet Hell Heroes

All ratings98 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative4.0%

User reviews

Epic Orchestra

From 856 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🎨 Charming pixel art style
  • 🎶 Beautiful classical music
  • 🕹️ Simple but challenging controls
  • 🔓 No ads or in-app purchases required for base game

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free content, need to pay to unlock more songs
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches reported
  • ⏱️ Some songs are too long for the gameplay format
  • 🕹️ Swiping controls can be inconsistent at times

Bullet Hell Heroes

From 119 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Challenging and fair gameplay
  • 👍 Addictive and fun
  • 👍 Good monetization with rewarded ads
  • 👍 Minimal and skippable ads
  • 👍 Treats players like humans

Room to improve

  • 👎 Repetitive levels
  • 👎 Some characters/powers are lame
  • 👎 Can be pay-to-win
  • 👎 Late-game difficulty spikes
  • 👎 Progress not synced across devices

Bugs and requests

Epic Orchestra

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing or crashing on certain levels
  • Incorrect scoring or song progression issues
  • Ads not closing properly on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free songs to play
  • Difficulty options beyond just Easy/Hard
  • Ability to play songs without the gameplay elements
  • Support for portrait mode on mobile devices
  • Syncing of progress across devices

Bullet Hell Heroes

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Store shows network error
  • Progress lost when switching devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add a joystick option
  • More weekly rewards
  • More difference between character powers

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Epic Orchestra

One-time1
  • Unlock All Songs$1.99
9 purchases

Bullet Hell Heroes

One-time9
  • Andrius$1.99
  • Gold!$1.99
  • Fria$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Almant$1.99
  • Erinoa$1.99
  • Hero+12 variants$1.99
  • Genba$1.99
  • Erase all ads$1.99
  • Unlock all heroes$7.99

Questions

Is Epic Orchestra free?
Epic Orchestra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bullet Hell Heroes free?
Bullet Hell Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Epic Orchestra or Bullet Hell Heroes?
Bullet Hell Heroes is rated higher. Epic Orchestra averages 4.6 out of 5 from 856 ratings, while Bullet Hell Heroes averages 4.7 from 119 ratings.
Do Epic Orchestra or Bullet Hell Heroes have ads?
Both Epic Orchestra and Bullet Hell Heroes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Epic Orchestra or Bullet Hell Heroes?
Epic Orchestra ships an update every 2 months, and Bullet Hell Heroes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Epic Orchestra was updated on November 11, 2026 and Bullet Hell Heroes on November 3, 2026.

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