Hello Rocket vs Bandido
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hello Rocket
Engage in a physics-based demolition game with 72 levels of challenging gameplay. Knock over towers, detonate bombs, and defeat cute enemies using hilarious physics. Compete for high scores on global leaderboards.
- 72 levels of physics-based challenges
- Topple towers and explode bombs
- Defeat cute bad guys
- Game Center leaderboards
- Hours of addictive gameplay
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Looking for an addictive game with hours of gameplay and hilarious physics-based demolition? Look no further than Hello Rocket! Challenge yourself with 72 levels of toppling towers, exploding bombs, rolling orbs, and cute little bad guys to bump into and knock over. And with Game Center leaderboards, you can compare your high scores with players from around the world. Try the first five levels for free, and if you're hooked (which we think you will be!), unlock the remaining levels for one low price. Don't miss out on the fun – download Hello Rocket today!
Bandido
A cooperative strategy game where players work together to block a prisoner's escape route through tunnels. Easy to learn, it offers quick setup and engaging gameplay for families.
- Cooperative gameplay
- Strategy and route building
- Family-friendly
- Quick to learn rules
- Card-based mechanics
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A high-security prisoner is trying to escape through tunnels starting underneath his cell. Will you be able to join forces and cards to stop him? Bandido is a cooperative game of strategy and route building for the entire family. It takes 30 seconds to explain the rules and start having fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hello Rocket at Free against Bandido's $2.99. Hello Rocket also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). Bandido's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Hello Rocket is free to download; Bandido costs $2.99 up front. Hello Rocket sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bandido asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bandido holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Hello Rocket's written reviews are positive against 50% of Bandido's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hello Rocket ships an update every 10 days, Bandido every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hello Rocket | Bandido |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (8 ratings) | 4.3 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SoftwareByEugene | Helvetiq SA |
Customer experience
Hello Rocket
Bandido
In-app purchases
Hello Rocket
- Unlock All Levels$4.99
Bandido
No in-app purchases
