Hellrule vs Shop'em All
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hellrule
Embark on a thrilling hack-and-slash adventure where your umbrella becomes a powerful sword against encroaching horror. Navigate challenging, handcrafted levels, battle formidable bosses, and enjoy a retro gaming experience with a heavy metal soundtrack.
- Hack-and-slash runner action
- Challenging and addictive gameplay
- Manually designed levels
- Big boss battles
- Powerful metal music theme
- Retro mode
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You were going for your introspective nightly walk under the rain, but it seems that tonight that won't be possible: horror is here. You'll have to use your sturdy umbrella as a sword to slice all those ill-intentioned beings to save the day (the night?, perhaps even the whole world?). • Right-to-the-point horror hack-and-slash runner action. • Challenging and addictive. • Carefully, manually designed levels. • Big bosses at the end of each chapter. • Powerful metal music theme by El Reno Renardo. • Retro mode, for playing like in 1975! Remember: • This will be a free game forever! • No ads at all! • No in-app purchases! Get Hellrule now and have fun!
Shop'em All
Race through a Black Friday mall, collecting money and items at the lowest prices. Avoid obstacles and then resell your purchases for profit. It's a fast-paced shopping spree with a business twist.
- Collect money and items
- Avoid obstacles
- Resell items for profit
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Black Friday theme
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It is Black Friday and everybody is crazy about it! This mall is filled with those amazing goods and a bunch of cash to buy them! Collect money to buy everything you can for the lowest price imaginable. But of course, there is a catch! You aren’t the only one wishing for a good deal, so you better run fast to get the best offers in the shop. There is a bunch of stuff, but don’t forget to be careful - there will be various obstacles on your way! Buy as much as you can and get back to your hobby - resale! Aim for great deals with your customers. After all, what can be more pleasant than buying cheap things and selling them for a lot of cash?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hellrule at 3.3 against Shop'em All's 2.5. Hellrule also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Shop'em All's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 18 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hellrule holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.
Hellrule ships an update every 18 months, Shop'em All fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hellrule | Shop'em All |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | 2.5 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pedro J. Estebanez | Arsenii Borodin |
Customer experience
Hellrule
Shop'em All
In-app purchases
Hellrule
No in-app purchases
Shop'em All
No in-app purchases
