LinearShooter vs clockworks bullet hell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Minimalistic line graphics
- Randomly generated stages
- Powerful item combinations
- Special weapons with various effects
- Full-scale 2D bullet hell shooter
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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.
clockworks bullet hell
Engage in intense boss battles in this steampunk shooter. Strategically destroy dangerous turrets first to survive waves of 160 unique enemies. Unlock 12 different machines with unique abilities and item types as you progress through stages.
- Boss-only stages
- 160 enemy types
- Strategic turret destruction
- 12 unlockable machines
- Unique attack methods
- Varying durability and speed
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【 Only boss stage shooter game 】 The stages consist only of boss battles, so you can play in a few minutes of spare time. There are 160 types of enemies so you won’t get bored. 【 Strategic shooter game 】 The key to the strategy is to “destroy the most dangerous turrets first”. Look for turrets that are making heavy attacks and quickly reduce their attack power by destroying them first. 【 12 types of your machines 】 If you clear all 160 stages, a new machines will be unlocked. There are 12 types of machines in total, and they differ in attack methods, durability, movement speed, and number of items. Also, the types of items available are all different.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LinearShooter at 4.8 against clockworks bullet hell's 4.0. LinearShooter also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (83% vs 75%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LinearShooter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of LinearShooter's written reviews are positive against 75% of clockworks bullet hell's.
LinearShooter ships an update every 9 days, clockworks bullet hell every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinearShooter | clockworks bullet hell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better | 4.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masamichi Nakada | makoto yanagisawa |
Customer experience
LinearShooter
clockworks bullet hell
In-app purchases
LinearShooter
No in-app purchases
clockworks bullet hell
No in-app purchases
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