Ballistic SE vs Hypastorm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ballistic SE
Experience intense arena-style twin-stick shooting with endless waves of enemies. Engage in five challenging game modes. Optimized for modern devices and supports iOS 13 gamepads.
- Arena-style twin-stick shooter
- Infinite enemy waves
- Five intense challenges
- iOS 13 gamepad support
- Full-resolution on newer devices
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Welcome to Ballistic Special Edition, an intense and highly-polished arena-style twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through an infinite number of Waves, or dive into 5 intense challenges. Now includes iOS 13 gamepad support and full-resolution on newer devices!
Hypastorm
Engage in fast-paced, physics-based twin-stick action in a distant future arena. Shoot, bounce, and strategically use environmental elements to overcome challenges and achieve victory. Collect medals to level up your craft and unlock achievements.
- Physics-based twin-stick action
- Over 25 challenging levels
- Medal collection for leveling up
- Jump, bounce, and plasma gun combat
- Full game controller support
- Game Center achievements and leaderboards
- Universal purchase across Apple devices
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A fast, physics based, twin stick indie game. In a distant future, take your craft and enter the arena to shoot and bounce your way to victory and glory. • Over 25 levels designed with increasing difficulty and challenges to solve. • Collect medals after eliminating drones to level up your craft. • Jump, bounce and use your plasma gun to beat each level. • Full support for game controllers. • Eliminate all the drone spawners in a level to reach victory. • Drones won't hurt you, so use them to jump higher. • Their bullets will hurt you though. • Jump on walls to get higher, also an air based double jump is possible before hitting the ground. • Sit on top of a spawner too long and it will push you away. Use that to your advantage to solve some levels. • Game Center achievements and high score leaderboard. • Universal purchase, enjoy the game across iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Ballistic SE at 64 against Hypastorm's 2. Ballistic SE also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). Hypastorm's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Ballistic SE costs $2.99 and Hypastorm $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hypastorm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ballistic SE has 64 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ballistic SE ships an update every 6 weeks, Hypastorm every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ballistic SE | Hypastorm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (64 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Radiangames | Bitbebop |
Customer experience
Ballistic SE
Hypastorm
Bugs and requests
Ballistic SE
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sound effects mute when playing music from iPod app
- Incompatible with newer iPhone models (XR and later)
- Auto-aim/homing can be overpowered when maxed out
Requested features
12 requests- 64-bit support for newer iOS versions
- Compatibility update for iPhone XR and newer models
- 3D Touch implementation for rapid fire
- Right-half screen aiming controls
- More level/arena variety
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- Additional enemy formations and types
- More music tracks
- More achievements
- Ability to play custom music while gaming
- Challenge mode descriptions and overhaul
- Joy Joy and other games ported to iOS
- Improved app icon and App Store screenshots
Hypastorm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ballistic SE
No in-app purchases
Hypastorm
No in-app purchases
