Comparison

PewPew vs Bullet Hell Monday Finale

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Multidirectional shooting
  • Retro graphics
  • High frame rate
  • Five game modes
  • Online leaderboards
  • Unlockable ships
  • Game controller support
Features
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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.

About

Bullet Hell Monday Finale

Experience an accessible bullet hell shooter with intuitive controls and a progressive difficulty curve. Engage in varied missions, upgrade your spacecraft, and blast through challenging boss stages. Enjoy a fun shooter experience designed for both newcomers and seasoned players.

Highlights
  • Chapter Mode with varied missions
  • Craft strengthening and upgrades
  • Gradual difficulty increase
  • Simple swipe and tap controls
  • Easy mode for beginners
  • Unlockable abilities
Features
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Bullet Hell Monday Finale is a bullet hell shooter game that’s great fun for beginners too. Avoid the bullets and shoot enemies. Upgrade your craft and aim to clear the Chapter Mode. ■ Chapter Mode Various missions await you in each stage -- from simple to challenging ones. Clearing missions like “Defeat 30 enemies!” unlocks a boss stage. Defeat the boss to proceed to the next chapter. ■ Strengthen your craft There are many level up options to strengthen your craft: shot power, shot speed, bomb duration, and more. Upgrade your craft and blast through the stages. ■ Great for beginners Stages start off easy and gradually get more and more intense. You have no obligation to clear the difficult missions. If you get stuck, try your hand at another mission. ■ Simple controls Use swipe gestures to move and attack, and tap with your other hand to launch bombs. These are the only skills available to you when you first start. As you progress through the game, you will gradually unlock new abilities. ■ Easy mode In Chapter Mode, you select the difficulty before starting a stage. Selecting Easy makes enemy attacks less intense and makes it easier to beat the stage. If you get stuck on a stage, try selecting Easy. ■ Twitter https://twitter.com/dot_decluster ■ Official site https://bullethellmonday-finale.storeinfo.jp * The app is free to download. * There is some paid content available via in-app purchases, but it can be unlocked with in-game points. * Contains video ads. Watching these videos gives you more in-game points.

Screenshots

PewPew4 screens
Bullet Hell Monday Finale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PewPew at none against Bullet Hell Monday Finale's 10. PewPew also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Bullet Hell Monday Finale's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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 Monday Finale sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PewPew asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bullet Hell Monday Finale holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 152 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of PewPew's written reviews are positive against 89% of Bullet Hell Monday Finale's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PewPew ships an update every 5 months, Bullet Hell Monday Finale every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PewPew versus Bullet Hell Monday Finale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPewPewBullet Hell Monday Finale
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (67 ratings)4.9 (152 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews — better89.0% of reviews
Number of ratings67152 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB165 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJean-Francois GeyelinMASAYUKI ITO

Customer experience

PewPew

All ratings67 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews289 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral5.5%
Negative3.1%

Bullet Hell Monday Finale

All ratings151 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.8%

User reviews

PewPew

From 67 App Store ratings

What 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

Bullet Hell Monday Finale

From 152 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎮 Excellent bullet hell experience
  • 🎶 Great music and sound design
  • 💡 Generous business model
  • 🚀 Short and punchy levels

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game-breaking bug after update
  • ⚠️ Some levels are extremely difficult
  • ❓ Unclear mission objectives
  • 🧐 Some bullet patterns are hard to see
  • 🤔 Overly complex systems for some

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

Bullet Hell Monday Finale

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes after latest update, showing only Unity logo and blue screen
  • Hitbox detection issues
  • Bomb button not always triggering
  • Ads not displaying correctly

Requested features

13 requests
  • Fix the latest update bug
  • Option to turn upgrades on/off
  • More QoL changes
  • Add endless mode
  • Add challenge mode
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  • Option to unlock soundtrack
  • Improve visibility of certain bullet patterns
  • Make secret mission conditions clearer
  • Add a button to go directly to the next mission
  • Add Endless and Axel modes for the first game
  • Add a way to reveal hidden mission conditions
  • Add an arcade mode
  • Add a true boss form

In-app purchases

None

PewPew

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Bullet Hell Monday Finale

One-time10
  • Unlock Homing Type$1.99
  • Unlock Search Type$1.99
  • Full Upgrade Wide Type$1.99
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  • Full Upgrade Laser Type$1.99
  • Unlock Lock-On Type$1.99
  • Full Upgrade Search Type$1.99
  • AP Booster$1.99
  • Unlock All Weapons$3.99
  • Supporter$3.99
  • Full Upgrade All Weapons$4.99

Questions

Is PewPew free?
PewPew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bullet Hell Monday Finale free?
Bullet Hell Monday Finale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PewPew or Bullet Hell Monday Finale?
Bullet Hell Monday Finale is rated higher. PewPew averages 4.5 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Bullet Hell Monday Finale averages 4.9 from 152 ratings.
Do PewPew or Bullet Hell Monday Finale have ads?
Bullet Hell Monday Finale shows ads; PewPew does not.
Which is updated more often, PewPew or Bullet Hell Monday Finale?
PewPew ships an update every 5 months, and Bullet Hell Monday Finale every 2 months. Most recently, PewPew was updated on October 31, 2026 and Bullet Hell Monday Finale on November 3, 2026.

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