Comparison

Bullet Hell Monday Black vs LinearShooter

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

Head to head
About

Bullet Hell Monday Black

Experience an intense vertical scrolling shooter with overwhelming bullet barrages. Utilize special weapons to overcome extreme difficulty. Features multiple modes, difficulty settings, and replayability with leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Vertical scrolling 2D shooting
  • Special weapon system
  • High difficulty levels
  • Original and Black modes
  • Leaderboards
  • Cloud saving
Features
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Bullet hell shmup with special weapons. A high remix version of our previous work, Bullet Hell Monday Vertical Scrolling Danmaku 2D Shooting (STG) Bite the overwhelming barrage with special weapons! --- The difficulty level is very high. If you are not good at this genre, start with the relatively easy ORIGINAL mode or the previous game that even beginners can play. --- ■ Characteristics - 2 weapons and 6 specials - Original mode and Black mode - 4 difficulty settings - Replay functionality - A leader board for all stages on all difficulties - Cloud saving * Stage 1 can be played for free. * Stage 2 and beyond required payment to be played. * Available languages: English/Japanese

About

LinearShooter

Experience a fresh, full-scale 2D bullet hell shooter with minimalistic line graphics. Each playthrough offers a unique challenge with randomly generated stages, powerful item combinations, and special weapons.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic line graphics
  • Randomly generated stages
  • Powerful item combinations
  • Special weapons with various effects
  • Full-scale 2D bullet hell shooter
Features
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Minimalistic graphics consisting only of lines. Five randomly generated stages. Full-scale 2D shooter that you can experience with a fresh feeling every time. □ Game system -Randomly generated stage. -A number of items that exert powerful effects depending on the combination. -Special weapon with various effects. -Casual but full-scale bullet hell shooter.

Screenshots

Bullet Hell Monday Black4 screens
LinearShooter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LinearShooter at none against Bullet Hell Monday Black's 7. LinearShooter also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (83% vs 66%). Bullet Hell Monday Black's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bullet Hell Monday Black sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. LinearShooter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LinearShooter holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Bullet Hell Monday Black's written reviews are positive against 83% of LinearShooter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bullet Hell Monday Black ships an update every 2 weeks, LinearShooter every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bullet Hell Monday Black versus LinearShooter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBullet Hell Monday BlackLinearShooter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (40 ratings)4.9 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.1% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB122 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMASAYUKI ITOMasamichi Nakada

Customer experience

Bullet Hell Monday Black

All ratings40 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive66.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative30.4%

LinearShooter

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Bullet Hell Monday Black

One-time7
  • Ultra Supporter$0.99
  • Premium Supporter$1.99
  • Stage 3$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Stage 4$1.99
  • Stage 5$1.99
  • Stage 2$1.99
  • All Stage Pack$4.99
None

LinearShooter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bullet Hell Monday Black free?
Bullet Hell Monday Black is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LinearShooter free?
LinearShooter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bullet Hell Monday Black or LinearShooter?
LinearShooter is rated higher. Bullet Hell Monday Black averages 4.4 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while LinearShooter averages 4.9 from 21 ratings.
Do Bullet Hell Monday Black or LinearShooter have ads?
LinearShooter shows ads; Bullet Hell Monday Black does not.
Which is updated more often, Bullet Hell Monday Black or LinearShooter?
Bullet Hell Monday Black ships an update every 2 weeks, and LinearShooter every 9 days. Most recently, Bullet Hell Monday Black was updated on October 24, 2026 and LinearShooter on October 24, 2026.

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