Comparison

Bullet Hell Heroes vs Glow Glow

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

Glow Glow

A charming arcade game challenges players to test their reflexes by navigating through obstacles and collecting coins. Unlock new cosmetic skins and compete for the top spot on the global leaderboard in a vibrant neon world.

Highlights
  • Obstacle avoidance gameplay
  • Coin collection
  • Unlockable skins
  • High score leaderboard
  • Cute neon graphics
Features
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Glow Glow is a cute arcade game where you need to practice your skills! Avoid obstacles and run for the highest score. Collect coins and buy new skins! All set in a cute neon graphics! Compare your score to the others thanks to the leaderboard!

Screenshots

Bullet Hell Heroes4 screens
Glow Glow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glow Glow at none against Bullet Hell Heroes's 10. Glow Glow also leads on ads (none vs shown). Bullet Hell Heroes's advantage is ratings volume (119 vs 17) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bullet Hell Heroes sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Glow Glow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Bullet Hell Heroes against 4.6 for Glow Glow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bullet Hell Heroes has 119 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Bullet Hell Heroes's written reviews are positive against 95% of Glow Glow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bullet Hell Heroes versus Glow Glow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBullet Hell HeroesGlow Glow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (119 ratings) — better4.6 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews94.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings119 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB164 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNanami ShindiJakub Klementewicz

Customer experience

Bullet Hell Heroes

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

Glow Glow

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%

Bugs and 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

Glow Glow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
None

Glow Glow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bullet Hell Heroes free?
Bullet Hell Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glow Glow free?
Glow Glow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bullet Hell Heroes or Glow Glow?
Bullet Hell Heroes is rated higher. Bullet Hell Heroes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while Glow Glow averages 4.6 from 17 ratings.
Do Bullet Hell Heroes or Glow Glow have ads?
Bullet Hell Heroes shows ads; Glow Glow does not.
Which is updated more often, Bullet Hell Heroes or Glow Glow?
Bullet Hell Heroes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Glow Glow weekly. Most recently, Bullet Hell Heroes was updated on November 3, 2026 and Glow Glow on November 3, 2026.

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