PewPew vs Gumslinger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PewPew
Experience intense, retro-style multidirectional shooting with massive enemy counts and a high frame rate. Choose from five distinct game modes, including Pandemonium, Dodge This, Assault, Chromatic Conflict, and Asteroids. Compete on online leaderboards and unlock new ships.
- Multidirectional shooting
- Retro graphics
- High frame rate
- Five game modes
- Online leaderboards
- Unlockable ships
- Game controller support
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PewPew is a multidirectional shoot them up akin to Geometry Wars. Expect retro graphics, megatons of enemies, and a frame rate rarely achieved by other games. On the other hand, don't expect a story: this game is for serious gamers. There are FIVE different game modes: • Pandemonium: Some enemies explode when they die, and the other spin maniacally everywhere. Hide from the explosions or deftly go through them. • Dodge this: As you collect boxes, there are more and more enemies moving around. Naturally, you have to dodge them all. • Assault: You fight against waves of enemies. Spoiler: at the end, they win and you die. • Chromatic Conflict (NSF color blinds): Enemies of different color appear. You can only destroy the ones that are the same color as your ship. • Asteroids: Need I say more? Features: ⁂ High frame-rate (honestly, this is what defines this game) ⁂ Finely tuned game-play (oh, and this too) ⁂ Online leader boards ⁂ Online replays ⁂ Some sweet music ⁂ Unlockable ships ⁂ Support Game Controller ⁂ No ads, no analytics. nada.
Gumslinger
Engage in intense shootouts and skillshot missions in a gummy candy world. Compete in PvP tournaments, challenge friends, and collect unique characters and guns. Experience fun physics and unlock stylish customizations.
- PvP tournaments
- Skillshot missions
- Quests and rewards
- Leaderboards
- Soft-body physics
- Unlockable guns and skins
- Character collection
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Welcome to Gumslinger! A gummy candy world of intense shootouts, amazing skillshots and crazy fun gunplay missions. • Duel Gumslingers around the world in PvPb tournaments, 64 players but only one winner. • A wide variation of skillshot missions. • Join different quests and claim your rewards. • Challenge your friends to find out who is the greatest. • Climb the leaderboards to earn rewards and respect. • Enjoy the amazing soft-body physics fun. • Many widely different and fun guns to unlock. • Style your guns with gun skins of your choice. • Collect all the fantastic Gumslingers. • Loads of different levels and environments. Gumslinger is a unique combination of skill, competition, physics, mouthwatering gummy candy and great fun! Pew pew!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PewPew at none against Gumslinger's 14. PewPew also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (91% vs 76%). Gumslinger's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 67) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). 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
Both are free to download. Gumslinger sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. PewPew asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gumslinger holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gumslinger has 15K ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of PewPew's written reviews are positive against 76% of Gumslinger's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PewPew ships an update every 5 months, Gumslinger monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PewPew | Gumslinger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (67 ratings) | 4.7 (15K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better | 76.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 67 | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 304 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jean-Francois Geyelin | Itatake.com |
Customer experience
PewPew
Gumslinger
User reviews
PewPew
From 67 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Challenging and addictive
- 🎮 Great retro-style controls
- 💯 Excellent value (free app)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
- 🔊 Limited sound effects
- 📱 Screen size/orientation issues on some devices
Gumslinger
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Excellent graphics and animations
- 🕹️ Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🕰️ Easy to pick up and play
- 🎨 Creative character designs
- ⚖️ Fair progression system
Room to improve
- 🔫 Unbalanced weapon mechanics
- 🎲 Unfair spawn/cover RNG
- 💰 Paywall for some features
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🕹️ Lack of true multiplayer
Bugs and requests
PewPew
Reported bugs
2 issues- High score data loss after updates
- Unresponsive controls on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- More game modes and enemy types
- Multiplayer support
- Ability to disable background music
- Offline/campaign mode
Gumslinger
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent bullet registration
- Spawns that put players at a disadvantage
- Weapon selection issues in tournaments
- Crashes and performance problems
Requested features
5 requests- Add local/online multiplayer
- Implement more game modes
- Allow customization of characters
- Add a level replay/retry option
- Improve weapon balance and progression
In-app purchases
PewPew
No in-app purchases
Gumslinger
- Gun Skin: Fish$0.99
- Gun skin: Toy$0.99
- Gun Skin: Dark Metal$1.99
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- Gun Skin: Golden$1.99
- Gun Skin: Ray$1.99
- Splatter$1.99
- Organs$1.99
- Gun Skin: Toy$1.99
- PRO Starter Pack$2.99
- Metallic Gum$2.99
- Pile of Gems$3.99
- Pro - Forever$5.99
- Can of Gems$5.99
- Bucket of Gems$9.99
Questions
Is PewPew free?
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