Star Jolt vs Oh Hell!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Star Jolt
Experience a fast-paced, retro arcade space game focused on high-score chasing. Master lightning-fast reflexes and precise control to navigate cosmic debris and compete globally. Unlock unique ships and replay endlessly for the ultimate challenge.
- Global leaderboards
- Unlockable ships
- Ghost ship races
- One-hand gameplay
- Record and share runs
- Achievements
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Challenge yourself, your friends, and players worldwide in a fast-paced retro arcade space game built for pure high-score chasing. Star Jolt is a hardcore 80s-inspired arcade space racer where lightning-fast reflexes, precise control, and nerve decide everything. Games are short, brutal, and endlessly replayable — perfect for one-hand, portrait play anytime, anywhere. “New Games We Love” — Apple “Hidden Gems” — Apple “The Best Free iPhone Games 2023” — TechRadar “Best Free iPhone Games” — Macworld Can you navigate the cosmic debris and claim your spot on the global leaderboard? • Global leaderboards — climb the rankings and chase the perfect run • Achievements for long-term mastery • 20 unique ships to unlock — each with its own feel • Race against ghost ships from other players and your own best runs • One-touch, one-hand gameplay in portrait mode • Record and share your highscore attempts “Death comes often, but because games are so short, you’ll instantly want to try again — not least because of Star Jolt’s humor, entertaining hidden features, and eye-popping visuals.” — TechRadar “It laughs in your face as your digits repeatedly fail you, ending games within mere seconds. But the compulsion loop is strong — you’ll want another crack immediately.” — Macworld The Mission: Clean Up the Galaxy Space is full of dangerous junk — not just near Earth, but also near the left shoulder of Orion. There, a civilization of annoying lizard-like aliens is locked in an eternal race against their own creations: stupid, but friendly robots. As the unlikely hero of both sides, only you can keep them from tearing themselves apart — by flying faster, surviving longer, and cleaning up space one crash at a time. Reach for the hottest scores. Crash. Retry. Improve.
Oh Hell!
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100% free - no in-app purchases. This was a fun little vibe-coding project. Hope you like it. Please leave some stars. Oh Hell! is the definitive scorekeeper for the classic trick-taking card game. Whether you're playing a casual game at home or a competitive session with friends, Oh Hell! handles all the counting so you can focus on what matters: the Game! SMART SCORING, DONE RIGHT Each round, players bid on how many tricks they think they'll win. Lock in the bids, enter the results when the round is over, and Oh Hell! tallies everything automatically. Bid correctly and earn 10 points plus your tricks. Miss your bid, and you only score the tricks you actually took. No mental arithmetic, no arguments about whether someone added it up right. DYNAMIC ROUND CALCULATION The number of rounds scales automatically with your group size using the Rule of 51: divide 51 by the number of players to get the starting hand size, and the game counts down from there. Prefer a shorter session? Toggle the optional 10-card cap to keep games tight without changing the strategy. DEALER ROTATION Never argue about whose deal it is again. Oh Hell! automatically tracks which player deals each round, marking them clearly next to their name so everyone at the table knows who shuffles next. GAME HISTORY Every game is saved automatically. Browse your full game history, see the final standings from past sessions, and resume any in-progress game right where you left off. Give each game a custom name to remember the occasion. PLAYER MANAGEMENT Add, rename, reorder, and remove players at any time. Drag to rearrange the playing order. When you start a new game, your player list carries over automatically, no retyping names every session. CLEAR VISUAL FEEDBACK Subtle colour tints show at a glance who bid correctly (green) and who missed (red) during the results phase. A running total and a mismatch warning ensure the trick count always adds up before the round can be scored, so you can no longer accidentally lock in wrong results. Final standings use standard competition ranking, correctly sharing places when players tie on equal points. Built for the table, not the app store. No ads, no subscriptions, no accounts. Just the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Oh Hell! at none against Star Jolt's 2. Oh Hell! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Star Jolt's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price 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. Star Jolt sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Oh Hell! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Star Jolt ships an update every 3 weeks, Oh Hell! daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Star Jolt | Oh Hell! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (841 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 841 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beardybird AB | Moritz Schmittat |
Bugs and requests
Star Jolt
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing during runs
- Crashes on certain device models
- Purchase restoration issues
Requested features
4 requests- Sensitivity adjustment options
- More ship/character customization
- Expanded story or progression system
- Ability to name/customize player profile
Oh Hell!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Star Jolt
- Remove all ads + unique ship$2.99
- Unlock all ships$7.99
Oh Hell!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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