Comparison

PewPew vs Bullet Hell Heroes

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 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!

Screenshots

PewPew4 screens
Bullet Hell Heroes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PewPew at none against Bullet Hell Heroes's 13. PewPew also leads on ads (none vs shown). Bullet Hell Heroes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 12 one-off in-app purchases. PewPew asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bullet Hell Heroes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 112 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of PewPew's written reviews are positive against 88% of Bullet Hell Heroes'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 Heroes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PewPew versus Bullet Hell Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPewPewBullet Hell Heroes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (67 ratings)4.7 (112 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews — better88.0% of reviews
Number of ratings67112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.09.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB110 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJean-Francois GeyelinNanami Shindi

Customer experience

PewPew

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

Bullet Hell Heroes

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

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 Heroes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PewPew

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Bullet Hell Heroes

One-time12
  • Andrius$1.99
  • Gold!$1.99
  • Fria$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Serena$1.99
  • Almant$1.99
  • Erinoa$1.99
  • Hero+12 variants$1.99
  • Luliela$1.99
  • Genba$1.99
  • Elba$1.99
  • Erase all ads$1.99
  • Unlock all heroes$7.99

Questions

Is PewPew free?
PewPew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bullet Hell Heroes free?
Bullet Hell Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PewPew or Bullet Hell Heroes?
Bullet Hell Heroes is rated higher. PewPew averages 4.5 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Bullet Hell Heroes averages 4.7 from 112 ratings.
Do PewPew or Bullet Hell Heroes have ads?
Bullet Hell Heroes shows ads; PewPew does not.
Which is updated more often, PewPew or Bullet Hell Heroes?
PewPew ships an update every 5 months, and Bullet Hell Heroes every 2 weeks. Most recently, PewPew was updated on October 20, 2026 and Bullet Hell Heroes on October 13, 2026.

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