Comparison

Bloo Kid vs Gunslugs

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

Head to head
About

Bloo Kid

Embark on a retro-style platforming adventure with charming pixel art and a chiptune soundtrack. Navigate 96 challenging levels across eight worlds, defeating enemies and collecting stars to progress. Rescue your girlfriend from an evil wizard in this action-packed quest.

Highlights
  • Retro pixelart graphics
  • Chiptune soundtrack
  • 96 challenging levels
  • Eight unique worlds
  • On-screen touch controls
  • Defeat enemies by jumping
  • Collect stars to unlock worlds
Features
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Retro-style platformer with cute pixelart, chiptune soundtrack and challenging levels! NOW with EIGHT worlds! That's 96 levels full of retro action. Get the paid version to remove the ads! *** ATTENTION *** If you come across any bugs, please consider reporting them to bugs@eiswuxe.de before giving the game a low ranking. Thank you! *** STORY *** Help Bloo Kid to rescue his girlfriend from the hands of the evil Wizard in this fancy retro-style "one-screen" platformer. Jump and run your way through 96 action-packed levels spread across EIGHT unique worlds. *** GAMEPLAY *** - use the on-screen touch-controls to jump and run - jump on enemies to defeat them - defeat all enemies to clear a level - clear a level without getting hit to receive the "flawless" star - grab the star at the end of a level to receive the "special" star - receive enough stars to unlock more worlds *** WARNING *** This game can be extremely difficult :)

About

Gunslugs

Experience a chaotic arcade action platformer with randomized levels and permadeath. Unlock heroes, battle an evil army across diverse worlds, and utilize vehicles and unique weapons. Collect coins for upgrades and enjoy secret levels and achievements.

Highlights
  • Random level generation
  • Unlockable characters
  • Variety of weapons
  • Tank driving
  • Jetpack flying
  • Secret levels
  • Objectives/achievements
Features
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A chaotic arcade action platformer. Randomized levels and perma-death will keep you on your toes as you try to unlock your Gunslugs buddies and defeat the Black Duck Army. Take it one world at a time, and see if you can defeat the evil Hell boss Evil army? check! Explosions, chaos, and screen-shakes? check! A group of familiar looking heroes? check! Welcome to Gunslugs! Fight the evil Black Duck army as they try to take over the planet using their technology and a huge collection of foot-soldiers. You’ll get to fight on plane yards, jungles, arctica, egypt and finally the gates of Hell. Drive tanks, fly jetpacks and shoot eggs out of a chicken-gun… ..! Gunslugs is a fast paced run and jump game with procedurally generated levels and a rogue-like permadeath element. You get one live, and the only way you can extend that is by running into the Voodoo priest selling continue statues. Unlock the roster of Gunslugs heroes as you go, and use them to advance your way to the gates of Hell to defeat the final boss. Collect coins to buy upgrades, improvements, and mini-games like the Donkey Kong inspired Arcade game, the Gameboy level, the train-ride, sketchbook world and much more.. you might even bump into the man with a bow-tie and a blue box.. FEATURES * Random level generation - no 2 game sessions will be the same! * Unlockable characters * Thumping sound track * Fun variation of weapons * Tank driving! * Jetpack flying! * Secret levels * Objectives/achievements * Destruction * Chaos * Rain, snow, and big bad hell worms * Wizards, princesses, geeks, voodoo priests and many more surprises... !

Screenshots

Bloo Kid4 screens
Gunslugs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bloo Kid at 5.0 against Gunslugs's 4.5. Bloo Kid also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bloo Kid costs $1.99 and Gunslugs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bloo Kid holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Bloo Kid's written reviews are positive against 72% of Gunslugs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bloo Kid ships an update every 3 weeks, Gunslugs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bloo Kid versus Gunslugs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloo KidGunslugs
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (16 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews — better72.1% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.08.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB56 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperWinterworks, GmbHPascal Bestebroer

Customer experience

Bloo Kid

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive73.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative24.5%

Gunslugs

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative18.6%

In-app purchases

None

Bloo Kid

No in-app purchases

None

Gunslugs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bloo Kid free?
Bloo Kid costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gunslugs free?
Gunslugs costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bloo Kid or Gunslugs?
Bloo Kid is rated higher. Bloo Kid averages 5.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Gunslugs averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Bloo Kid or Gunslugs have ads?
Neither Bloo Kid nor Gunslugs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bloo Kid or Gunslugs?
Bloo Kid ships an update every 3 weeks, and Gunslugs every 3 months. Most recently, Bloo Kid was updated on October 23, 2026 and Gunslugs on October 19, 2026.

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