Heck Deck vs Wavecade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heck Deck
Experience a unique blend of bullet hell action and strategic card gameplay. Navigate through five distinct stages, each with its own challenges, enemies, and bosses. Collect and strategically use dozens of cards, managing your health as you progress through this hand-drawn world.
- Bullet hell card gameplay
- 5 unique stages with distinct music and enemies
- Dozens of attack and spell cards
- Card purchase system
- Hand-drawn art style
- Over 30 enemies and bosses
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Heck Deck is a bullet hell card game where all the bullets are cards and time only progresses as you move. Explore 5 stages full of unique enemies and bosses, discover dozens of cards, and visit shops to buy and sell cards for health! Throughout 5 different stages, Heck Deck will challenge your precision and dexterity during the bullet hell phases and your strategy when using your cards. Each card you pick up will cost you at least one life point, so you will have to be careful about which ones you pick on your way. The abstract and minimalist world of Heck Deck is created with a cute hand-drawn art style. Each level of the game has its own universe, its own music, its own set of enemies, and of course, its own boss. Heck Deck main features: • 5 different levels with their own music • A cute hand-drawn art style • One unique setting for each level • Dozens of attacks and spells for the player • Over 30 enemies and bosses • A card purchase system via the shop The strategy created by the use of cards mixed with the dexterity required during the bullet hell phases makes Heck Deck truly unique!
Wavecade
Experience classic arcade shooter nostalgia with a modern twist. Manipulate time, collect powerups, and utilize unique abilities to overcome challenging waves, hazards, and epic bosses. Customize your ship and compete with friends in various game modes.
- Time manipulation mechanics
- Upgradeable powerups
- Player abilities for survival
- Block shooting and destruction
- Hazard avoidance and strategic use
- Epic boss battles
- Local and online multiplayer
- Multiple game modes
- Ship and visual customization
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Inspired by classic arcade shooters such as 'Space Invaders' and 'Galaga', Wavecade brings back the original nostalgia feeling to players from arcades, using sleek retro 80's and sci-fi aesthetic. TIME MANIPULATION: Bend time at your will by moving up and down the screen. After each wave, the game speeds up a small amount. making the game more challenging on each new wave. POWERUPS: You can accumulate multiple powerups at the same time. Collecting the same powerup upgrades it and increases your time with them active. ABILITIES: Activate your ability when you are facing near certain destruction to turn the tables of the game. It might be the one thing that saves you from a GAME OVER. BLOCKS: Blocks spawn at the top of the playfield and move down the screen. Line up your shots and shoot them for points. They can come in a variety of types: Blocks can spawn randomly, in rows, in a single stream, or in a pattern spanning the playfield HAZARDS: Hazards can appear at any time and can lose you a life if you happen to hit any of them. They can help destroy blocks if you're agile enough, could be a blessing in disguise. BOSSES: Get far enough in Wavecade and you will find yourself in epic encounters with bosses. They will have an arsenal of abilities to GAME OVER you. Learn their patterns and overcome them. MULTIPLAYER: Invite or join a friend on Steam and destroy waves of blocks. Your scores are saved to the leader boards with your names. How long can you stay #1? VARIETY OF GAME MODES: Competitive Relaxed One-hit KO No blocks shall pass Chaos Quick Game CUSTOMIZATION: Personalize your player choose from a selection of ships, colors, skins and your propulsion effect.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Wavecade at Free against Heck Deck's $2.99. Wavecade also leads on ads (none vs shown). Heck Deck's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 30%) and rating (4.7 vs 3.7). On 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
Wavecade is free to download; Heck Deck costs $2.99 up front. Wavecade sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Heck Deck asks for nothing beyond the download.
Heck Deck holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 129 and 70 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Heck Deck's written reviews are positive against 30% of Wavecade's.
Heck Deck ships an update weekly, Wavecade fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heck Deck | Wavecade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (129 ratings) — better | 3.7 (70 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better | 29.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 129 — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 312 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Plug In Digital | Andrew Spalato |
Customer experience
Heck Deck
Wavecade
In-app purchases
Heck Deck
No in-app purchases
Wavecade
- 100K XP$0.79
- Double XP$0.99
- Wavecade - Ships Pack$1.49
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- Wavecade - 500K XP$1.49
- Wavecade - Propulsions Pack$2.99
- Small Brilliants Pack$2.99
- Wavecade - 5 Million XP Pack$4.99
- Wavecade - Designs Pack$5.99
- Medium Brilliants Pack$5.99
- Wavecade - Ultimate Pack$9.99
- Large Brilliants Pack$19.99
- Mega Brilliants Pack$59.99









