Comparison

Serious Scramblers vs Wild Bullets

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

Head to head
About

Serious Scramblers

Dive into a challenging arcade experience where you fall through a bottomless pit, overcoming obstacles and leveling up. Unlock new characters and face massive boss fights in this intense, jumpless platformer.

Highlights
  • Intense arcade action
  • Level up with obstacles
  • Unlock new characters
  • Massive boss fights
  • Leaderboard rankings
  • Chip-tune music
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A seemingly bottomless pit has appeared and bloodcurdling shrieks can be heard from the depths below. What lies in the deep? The only reasonable thing to do is to jump in and find out! Overcome insurmountable odds in this highly challenging jumpless platformer! Welcome to Serious Scramblers! Features: • Fall your way through the super intense arcade action • Level up with challenging obstacles • Unlock new characters to supercharge you to the next level • Get ready for the finale - MASSIVE BOSS FIGHT • Mark your victory on the leaderboard • Enjoy with some real sweet chip-tune music while playing the game

About

Wild Bullets

Step into the boots of a sheriff in a Western town overrun by demons. Battle mind-controlled residents, defeat demon bosses, and collect loot to upgrade your arsenal and unlock new characters. Experience arcade shoot-em-up action with semi-random levels and a catchy soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Arcade shoot-em-up action
  • Unlockable and upgradeable characters
  • Semi-randomly generated levels
  • Story and Arcade play modes
  • Collect ammunition and coins
  • Unlock Wild Cards for extra abilities
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A bandit gang of demons has appeared in a little western town, turning its residents into mind controlled puppets. It is up to the towns sheriff to track down and defeat the four demon bosses and their minions before all mankind is enslaved. Pick up your barkin’ irons and head out to the badlands! Find and loot chests in search of new powerful ammunition types and collect coins to unlock new characters or spend them on upgrades. Pick Wild Cards that grants extra abilities, defeat multiple enemies and chain combos to open the portal to DEMON LAND! Wild Bullets is: - Arcade shoot-em-up action - Unlockable upgradeable characters - Semi-randomly generated levels - Different playmodes: Story & Arcade - Bouncy chiptune soundtrack - Designed for mobile devices - Made with love :D

Screenshots

Serious Scramblers4 screens
Wild Bullets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Serious Scramblers at 4.5 against Wild Bullets's 4.0. Wild Bullets's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Serious Scramblers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Wild Bullets sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Serious Scramblers holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 225 and 76 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Serious Scramblers's written reviews are positive against 65% of Wild Bullets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Serious Scramblers ships an update every 3 months, Wild Bullets every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Serious Scramblers versus Wild Bullets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSerious ScramblersWild Bullets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (225 ratings) — better4.0 (76 ratings)
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews — better64.9% of reviews
Number of ratings225 — better76
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB48 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYong Kian ChinBUN GUN AB

Customer experience

Serious Scramblers

All ratings225 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative23.1%

Wild Bullets

All ratings76 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive64.9%
Neutral13.5%
Negative21.6%

User reviews

Serious Scramblers

From 225 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging retro 8-bit aesthetic and music
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-learn controls
  • 🎯 Well-designed level progression and difficulty scaling
  • 💡 Innovative ad system that doesn't interrupt gameplay
  • 🎨 Polished graphics and visual design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent unexpected crashes and game closures
  • 🎮 Imprecise and unresponsive controls on some devices
  • 💸 Escalating revival costs that drain coin reserves
  • 📺 Long ad durations (30+ seconds) between attempts
  • 🎯 Unfair boss difficulty spikes

Wild Bullets

From 76 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great concept and design
  • 👍 Vintage/arcade style appreciated
  • 👍 Instantly fun and easy to grasp
  • 👍 Good time killer

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Stuck behind cover
  • 🐛 Controls are horiffic/difficult
  • 🐛 No up or down buttons
  • 🐛 Game gets boring
  • 🐛 Player progression doesn't save

Bugs and requests

Serious Scramblers

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game crashes unexpectedly during gameplay
  • Game crashes at critical moments near victory
  • Controls fail to register player input
  • Character moves opposite to intended direction
  • Hearts mechanic doesn't function properly
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  • Negative coin balance glitch
  • Unintended character unlocks after crashes
  • App minimizes when clicking side arrows
  • Hitbox detection issues with enemies
  • Performance lag on lower-end devices

Requested features

11 requests
  • Jump button or additional movement mechanics
  • Power-ups and special abilities system
  • More levels and content variety
  • Character upgrades and progression system
  • Versus/multiplayer mode
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  • Infinite/endless mode
  • Challenge modes
  • More unique boss mechanics
  • Adjustable control sensitivity
  • Reduced ad frequency or shorter ad durations
  • Multiple continue options per level

Wild Bullets

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Getting stuck at the bottom of the screen
  • Ads completely glitch out and restart the game
  • Player progression does not save
  • Coins wouldn't carry over past death
  • Moment where character stands in front of door and can't move
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  • Combo freeze when loading into demon door
  • Skull button ends game unexpectedly
  • Sound bug: continuous boulder warning sound
  • Ad for revive sends to home screen
  • Power-ups sometimes don't work
  • Character unable to move side to side at the bottom of the screen
  • Sound glitches make users jump
  • Repeating sound effect in an endless loop

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add up and down movement buttons
  • More stages/worlds
  • Difficulty settings (Easy, Normal, Hard, Extreme)
  • Stage builders
  • Save points/checkpoints
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  • More characters
  • More variation based on character
  • Adjust on-screen controls
  • Controller support

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Serious Scramblers

One-time2
  • Remove Forced Ads + 200 Coins$1.99
  • Support the dev: play as Chiny$2.99
3 purchases

Wild Bullets

One-time3
  • Coins x2000$1.99
  • Coindoubler$3.99
  • Remove ads + New character$4.99

Questions

Is Serious Scramblers free?
Serious Scramblers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wild Bullets free?
Wild Bullets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Serious Scramblers or Wild Bullets?
Serious Scramblers is rated higher. Serious Scramblers averages 4.5 out of 5 from 225 ratings, while Wild Bullets averages 4.0 from 76 ratings.
Do Serious Scramblers or Wild Bullets have ads?
Serious Scramblers shows ads; Wild Bullets does not.
Which is updated more often, Serious Scramblers or Wild Bullets?
Serious Scramblers ships an update every 3 months, and Wild Bullets every 11 days. Most recently, Serious Scramblers was updated on October 11, 2026 and Wild Bullets on October 16, 2026.

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