Caloreload vs clockworks bullet hell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Caloreload
Engage in a fast-paced shooting game where you absorb enemy bullets to power your own attacks. Upgrade your weapons with in-game currency to climb the ranks. Master movement and shooting mechanics to avoid damage and defeat opponents.
- Absorb bullets to power attacks
- Shoot back at enemies
- Upgrade guns with in-game currency
- Climb fluctuating skill-based ranks
- Automatic progress saving
- Utilize environmental walls for cover
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Eat bullets flying around to block them, and shoot back as much as you eat! A high-tempo and exhilarating shooting game! Strengthen your guns with the coins you get by playing, and aim for higher ranks that fluctuate according to your skill! Swipe the left screen to move, and touch the right screen to shoot as many bullets as you eat! If you get hit by a bullet while preparing to shoot, it will be a mistake! Your progress will be automatically saved! --Help Corner-- - If you miss a stage, the gauge will drop, but after that the gauge will not drop unless you change the stage! Convenient for finding clues to capture! - If there is no wall between you and the enemy, they will notice you and attack you! Let's make good use of the walls! - If you reload while being spotted by an enemy, the time until you shoot will be reset! - You can tell how long it takes for the enemy to shoot at you by looking at the whiteness of the cannon!
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 update cadence: clockworks bullet hell at every 6 weeks against Caloreload's every 18 months. clockworks bullet hell also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 57%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Caloreload's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 7). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Caloreload against 4.1 for clockworks bullet hell. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Caloreload's written reviews are positive against 75% of clockworks bullet hell's.
Caloreload ships an update every 18 months, clockworks bullet hell every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Caloreload | clockworks bullet hell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (30 ratings) | 4.1 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shunsuke Shibata | makoto yanagisawa |
Customer experience
Caloreload
clockworks bullet hell
In-app purchases
Caloreload
No in-app purchases
clockworks bullet hell
No in-app purchases
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