Comparison

Bullet Hell Heroes vs CI

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

CI

Features
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CyberIce Studio is an evolving studio dedicated to crafting our flagship IP. We're immersed in developing an entirely fresh story, universe, and gameplay experience. The CI-1 Arcade app serves as a window into the universe we're creating, offering glimpses while gathering valuable community feedback. Though the gameplay in the Minigames differs from the main game, each presents an opportunity to explore and learn a new related mechanic. We hope you have a blast playing the game and immersing yourself in the stunning graphics we've crafted. As we seek more support and funding, we warmly invite you to reach out if you're interested in collaborating with us! We're actively seeking clients interested in developing games or 3D interactive products to expand our talented core production team. Stay tuned on our social media platforms for upcoming content. We can't wait to share more with you soon! Thank you sincerely for your support! The CyberIce Studio Team.

Screenshots

Bullet Hell Heroes4 screens
CI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CI at none against Bullet Hell Heroes's 10. CI also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Bullet Hell Heroes's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bullet Hell Heroes ships an update every 2 weeks, CI every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bullet Hell Heroes versus CI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBullet Hell HeroesCI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (119 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings119 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB110 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNanami ShindiCYBER ICE STUDIO COMPANY LIMITED

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

CI

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
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  • 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

CI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bullet Hell Heroes free?
Bullet Hell Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CI free?
CI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bullet Hell Heroes or CI have ads?
Bullet Hell Heroes shows ads; CI does not.
Which is updated more often, Bullet Hell Heroes or CI?
Bullet Hell Heroes ships an update every 2 weeks, and CI every 2 days. Most recently, Bullet Hell Heroes was updated on November 3, 2026 and CI on November 4, 2026.

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