Comparison

Square Heroes vs Bullet Hell Heroes

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

Head to head
About

Square Heroes

Embark on a platforming adventure across diverse worlds filled with obstacles, enemies, and bosses. Master simple yet classic controls to overcome challenges in over 70 levels. Discover secret areas and enjoy a charming soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Simple mechanics, classic controls
  • Multiple worlds with unique mechanics
  • Over 70 challenging levels
  • Hero Mode and secret levels
  • Cute soundtrack
Features
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These heroes are the new jumping gods! Square Heroes is a fun and addictive platform game in which you control several characters throughout different worlds. Run, jump, and climb in small but challenging levels brimming with obstacles, enemies, and final bosses. Your adventure is about to begin! Features: • A platform game with simple mechanics but classic controls – a true delight both for casual and hardcore gamers. • Different worlds to discover – some are inspired in classic games and have their own game mechanics and playability. • Over 70 challenging levels brimming with traps, enemies and final bosses. • Hero Mode and unlockable secret levels as you progress through this adventure. • A wonderful and cute soundtrack. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PLEASE NOTE! Square Heroes is free to play, but it contains items that can be purchased for real money.

About

Bullet Hell Heroes

Experience a challenging vertical scrolling shooter that blends classic arcade action with RPG elements. Choose from 25 unique heroes and master intricate bullet patterns to defeat over 100 enemy types and formidable bosses. Customize difficulty and enjoy endless replayability.

Highlights
  • 25 unique heroes with special abilities
  • Adjustable difficulty modes
  • Over 100 enemy types with complex patterns
  • Boss battles with intricate bullet patterns
  • Intuitive touch controls for movement and abilities
Features
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Are you a tired unchallenging arcade space shooter and alien shooter games? Try Bullet Hell Heroes! It is a challenging, free, vertical scrolling shooting game that combines the best elements of Touhou, alien shooter, space shooting, Shmup and RPG games! Bullet Hell Heroes is a fantastic option if you're a fan of classic retro arcade shooting like space-shooter, airplane games or alien-shooter games. It is an excellent choice if you love vertical shooting games like of the STG and Shmup genre, or if you enjoy the unique style of Touhou games. Features: · It's not an easy space shooter or an unchallenging alien shooter. With no stamina limitations, you can keep challenging yourself until you conquer the game. · Play as one of 25 different heroes, each with unique abilities like jumping, time manipulation, and teleportation. · Tailor the difficulty to your liking with Easy, Normal, Hard, Maniac, and Lunatic modes, and face off against formidable bosses, memorizing intricate bullet patterns to emerge victorious. · Encounter over 100 types of enemies, including dragons, slimes, ghosts, and orcs, all with challenging bullet patterns. Playing bullet hell heroes is simple! · Move and shoot bullets by touching and dragging! · Touch the screen with another finger to activate special abilities!

Screenshots

Square Heroes4 screens
Bullet Hell Heroes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bullet Hell Heroes at 4.7 against Square Heroes's 3.7. Bullet Hell Heroes also leads on ratings volume (119 vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). Square Heroes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Square Heroes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Bullet Hell Heroes sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bullet Hell Heroes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bullet Hell Heroes has 119 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Square Heroes's written reviews are positive against 88% of Bullet Hell Heroes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Square Heroes ships an update every 4 weeks, Bullet Hell Heroes every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Square Heroes versus Bullet Hell Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquare HeroesBullet Hell Heroes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)4.7 (119 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6119 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.09.0
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB110 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRuben PecellinNanami Shindi

Customer experience

Square Heroes

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bullet Hell Heroes

All ratings98 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative4.0%

Bugs and requests

Square Heroes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bullet Hell Heroes

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Store shows network error
  • Progress lost when switching devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add a joystick option
  • More weekly rewards
  • More difference between character powers

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Square Heroes

One-time2
  • Unlock World$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
9 purchases

Bullet Hell Heroes

One-time9
  • Andrius$1.99
  • Gold!$1.99
  • Fria$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Almant$1.99
  • Erinoa$1.99
  • Hero+12 variants$1.99
  • Genba$1.99
  • Erase all ads$1.99
  • Unlock all heroes$7.99

Questions

Is Square Heroes free?
Square Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bullet Hell Heroes free?
Bullet Hell Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Square Heroes or Bullet Hell Heroes?
Bullet Hell Heroes is rated higher. Square Heroes averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Bullet Hell Heroes averages 4.7 from 119 ratings.
Do Square Heroes or Bullet Hell Heroes have ads?
Bullet Hell Heroes shows ads; Square Heroes does not.
Which is updated more often, Square Heroes or Bullet Hell Heroes?
Square Heroes ships an update every 4 weeks, and Bullet Hell Heroes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Square Heroes was updated on November 3, 2026 and Bullet Hell Heroes on November 3, 2026.

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