Comparison

Bullet Hell Heroes vs ElbmarKs

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

Head to head
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!

About

ElbmarKs

Features
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For millennia, humanity has endured a tumultuous journey marked by strife, conflict, and self-destruction. After finally learning to coexist with nature and each other, a new, unprecedented threat emerges - one from beyond the stars. The origin of these extraterrestrial invaders remains shrouded in mystery, but one thing is clear: our survival hinges on our ability to confront them head-on. A brave team of skilled scouts sacrifices everything to pinpoint the location of the alien stronghold. Meanwhile, tireless scientists labor day and night to enhance our most significant invention yet - a teleportation device capable of delivering our warriors directly into the heart of the enemy's lair. But the true challenge lies ahead. Our heroes must infiltrate the alien base, gathering crucial intelligence that could mean the difference between victory and annihilation. Now, the fate of humanity hangs in the balance as our brave fighters prepare to breach the enemy's defenses, armed with nothing but determination and the hope for a brighter future. But the crux is just coming right now, our heroes must search and acquire all the possible information about the enemy base to hopefully be able to destroy it ... ElbarKs is a tribute to the classic side-scrolling Arcade shoot’-em-up games with a modern look, physics-based movement, and some challenging twists that will test your speed, reflexes, patience, and memory at the same time.

Screenshots

Bullet Hell Heroes4 screens
ElbmarKs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bullet Hell Heroes at Free against ElbmarKs's $3.99. Bullet Hell Heroes also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). ElbmarKs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bullet Hell Heroes is free to download; ElbmarKs costs $3.99 up front. Bullet Hell Heroes sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. ElbmarKs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bullet Hell Heroes versus ElbmarKs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBullet Hell HeroesElbmarKs
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (112 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings112 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB211 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperNanami ShindiIstvan Hoffmann

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Bullet Hell Heroes

One-time12
  • Andrius$1.99
  • Gold!$1.99
  • Fria$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Serena$1.99
  • Almant$1.99
  • Erinoa$1.99
  • Hero+12 variants$1.99
  • Luliela$1.99
  • Genba$1.99
  • Elba$1.99
  • Erase all ads$1.99
  • Unlock all heroes$7.99
None

ElbmarKs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bullet Hell Heroes free?
Bullet Hell Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ElbmarKs free?
ElbmarKs costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bullet Hell Heroes or ElbmarKs have ads?
Bullet Hell Heroes shows ads; ElbmarKs does not.
Which is updated more often, Bullet Hell Heroes or ElbmarKs?
Bullet Hell Heroes ships an update every 2 weeks, and ElbmarKs every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bullet Hell Heroes was updated on October 13, 2026 and ElbmarKs on October 4, 2026.

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