S.T.G. vs clockworks bullet hell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
S.T.G.
Pilot a spaceship, destroy enemies, and collect power-ups to survive increasingly difficult stages. The objective is to defeat the boss at the end of each level to progress. The game ends if all lives and credits are depleted.
- Control a spaceship
- Shoot enemies
- Collect power-ups
- Defeat stage bosses
- Stage-based progression
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Control a ship and shoot enemies while avoiding enemy fire. Power-up items appear when some enemies are destroyed. There are 3 items: Power-up (red), missile (green), bomber (blue). Defeat the target enemy at end of the stage to clear the stage. When all stages are cleared or all lives and credits reach zero the game is over.
clockworks bullet hell
Engage in intense boss battles in this steampunk shooter. Strategically destroy dangerous turrets first to survive waves of 160 unique enemies. Unlock 12 different machines with unique abilities and item types as you progress through stages.
- Boss-only stages
- 160 enemy types
- Strategic turret destruction
- 12 unlockable machines
- Unique attack methods
- Varying durability and speed
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【 Only boss stage shooter game 】 The stages consist only of boss battles, so you can play in a few minutes of spare time. There are 160 types of enemies so you won’t get bored. 【 Strategic shooter game 】 The key to the strategy is to “destroy the most dangerous turrets first”. Look for turrets that are making heavy attacks and quickly reduce their attack power by destroying them first. 【 12 types of your machines 】 If you clear all 160 stages, a new machines will be unlocked. There are 12 types of machines in total, and they differ in attack methods, durability, movement speed, and number of items. Also, the types of items available are all different.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: S.T.G. at none against clockworks bullet hell's shown. S.T.G. also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). clockworks bullet hell's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for S.T.G. against 4.0 for clockworks bullet hell. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively.
S.T.G. ships an update every 5 months, clockworks bullet hell every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | S.T.G. | clockworks bullet hell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | keiichi tago | makoto yanagisawa |
Customer experience
S.T.G.
clockworks bullet hell
In-app purchases
S.T.G.
No in-app purchases
clockworks bullet hell
No in-app purchases
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