Hell and Back vs Bounce & Shatter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hell and Back
Embark on a sci-fi roguelike RPG adventure to close a portal to hell on Mars. Fight, loot, and upgrade your gear in turn-based combat, recruiting mercenaries and making critical decisions to survive.
- Procedural and handcrafted levels
- Weapon and armor upgrades
- Mercenary recruitment
- Challenging quests and bosses
- Deep RPG progression
- Turn-based combat
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A sci‑fi roguelike RPG where you descend into hell to close the portal. A portal to hell has opened on Mars Base - and you’re the only one left to stop it. Fight, loot, upgrade, and survive in a turn‑based roguelike RPG where every run is different! - Procedural + handcrafted levels for endless replayability - Upgrade weapons and armor using power cells - Recruit mercenaries to build you squad - Challenging quests and bosses that evolve as you progress in this dungeon crawler - Deep RPG progression with stat points and gear builds - Classic roguelike tension - every decision matters - Turn based RPG action Do you have what it takes to descend into hell and come back alive?
Bounce & Shatter
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Bounce & Shatter is a satisfying physics-based puzzle game where you aim, fire, and break through waves of colorful blocks. Swipe to aim, release to launch a swarm of balls that bounce, ricochet, and smash through blocks. Each round pushes new blocks down — survive as long as you can! SIMPLE TO LEARN, HARD TO MASTER - One-finger controls: swipe to aim, release to fire - Watch your balls bounce and chain through blocks - Clear rows before they reach the bottom EXCITING GAMEPLAY - Special balls: Ghost, Lightning, Boomerang, Heavy, Drunk - Unique block shapes: Circles, Triangles, Stars, Diamonds — each changes ball physics - Boss rounds every 8 levels with epic rewards - Combo system: chain block destructions for bonus points - Trick shots: ricochet 8+ times for bonus score - Slow-motion drama when it gets close to game over CUSTOMIZE YOUR STYLE - Ball skins: Neon, Fire, Ice, Gold, Galaxy - Block themes: Night, Ocean, Lava, Crystal - Trail effects: Rainbow, Fire, Ice - Earn coins through gameplay to unlock cosmetics BUILT TO LAST - Prestige system: restart with permanent bonuses - Daily streak rewards: play every day for growing bonuses - Achievements to unlock - Endless procedurally generated levels — no two games are the same Free to play with optional rewarded ads. Remove all ads for a one-time purchase. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bounce & Shatter at every 3 days against Hell and Back's every 7 months. On price, ads, 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. Hell and Back sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Bounce & Shatter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hell and Back ships an update every 7 months, Bounce & Shatter every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hell and Back | Bounce & Shatter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Juraj Dollinger-Lenharcik |
In-app purchases
Hell and Back
- 100 Ape Coins$0.99
- Hell and Back Full Upgrade$1.99
Bounce & Shatter
- Remove Ads$2.99
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