Pendulum Art vs Bullet Train!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pendulum Art
This app simulates the mesmerizing flow of paint from a swinging bucket, offering realistic physics for a lifelike experience. Users can create beautiful, emergent art by simply filling a bucket with color and giving it a push. Explore AR mode to bring your creations into the real world and easily share them on social media.
- Realistic paint physics simulation
- Color bucket filling
- AR mode for real-world art
- Easy social media sharing
- Relaxing art creation process
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Pendulum app simulates the flow of paint from swinging paint bucket. We have perfected the physics so good that it will feel and behave as you would do it in real life. Simply fill your paint bucket with your favorite color and give it a push. Relax and enjoy beautiful emerging art while physics works for you. If this does not amaze you then try AR Mode to create bucket art in the real world. Unleash your creativity and amaze your family/friends by sharing your artwork by one click to social media.
Bullet Train!
Engage in a thrilling arcade experience where you upgrade your ammunition to inflict maximum damage on enemies. Earn coins by destroying foes to enhance your bullet belt and firing speed. Become a master of destruction with increasingly powerful projectiles.
- Extend bullet belt
- Upgrade ammo
- Inflict more damage
- Destroy enemies
- Increase firing speed
- Earn coins
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Improve your bullets and inflict more damage to your enemies as you progress through the game. Upgrade your ammo belt and bullets with the coins you earn as you destroy your enemies. With each upgrade, your bullets become deadlier, delivering devastating blows to your enemies. Increase the firing speed as you tap on the screen. More taps, more bullets!
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Verdict
Pendulum Art and Bullet Train! both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 27% of Pendulum Art's written reviews are positive against 11% of Bullet Train!'s. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Pendulum Art sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Bullet Train! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Pendulum Art against 4.3 for Bullet Train!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 642 and 779 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Pendulum Art's written reviews are positive against 11% of Bullet Train!'s.
Pendulum Art ships an update every 5 days, Bullet Train! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pendulum Art | Bullet Train! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (642 ratings) | 4.3 (779 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 642 | 779 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 198 MB | 177 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dimensional Applications Inc | Upperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
Pendulum Art
Bullet Train!
User reviews
Pendulum Art
From 642 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Fun and satisfying gameplay
- 🎵 Nice zen music
- 💡 Innovative loop purchasing system
- 🌈 Multi-color feature
- 📱 AR functionality
Room to improve
- 📢 Excessive ads
- 💰 Unfair monetization and pricing issues
- ⚙️ Poor touch responsiveness
- 🎨 Inconsistent painting value rewards
- 📊 Low image quality for small circles
Bullet Train!
From 779 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good time waster
- 🚀 Pretty good game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bug that crashes game
- 🐛 Game freeze
- 🔍 Forced ads
- 🔍 Terrible ad push
- 🔍 Ads every minute
Bugs and requests
Pendulum Art
Reported bugs
6 issues- Color selection mismatch (selecting one color produces different color)
- Game glitches that ruin paintings
- Sharing feature sends only white screen
- Slow touch response and direction recognition
- No-ads purchase not transferring to new phone
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- Painting value not increasing with better colors
Requested features
6 requests- Rainbow paint option with all color fades
- In-game currency or coin system
- Color picker tool (eyedropper from real life)
- Music selection/picker feature
- Unlimited loops and colors sandbox mode
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- Better contact/support accessibility
Bullet Train!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Missions trophy crashes the game
- Game freezes when clicking on missions
- Paid for no ads but still have ads
- Free bonus ad clock not working properly
Requested features
2 requests- Need more guns and harder enemies
- Fix the free bonus ad clock
In-app purchases
Pendulum Art
- Add 10 Loops$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Add 25 Loops$1.99
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- Add 50 Loops$2.99
- Add 100 Loops$3.99
Bullet Train!
- Drone$1.99
- Captain$2.99
- Sergeant$2.99
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- Flamethrower$2.99
- Grenade$2.99
- No Ads$3.99
- Spy$3.99
- Air strike$3.99
- President$4.99
- Ammo pack$4.99
Questions
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