Comparison

Ballistic SE vs Gunslugs

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Arena-style twin-stick shooter
  • Infinite enemy waves
  • Five intense challenges
  • iOS 13 gamepad support
  • Full-resolution on newer devices
Features
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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!

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

Ballistic SE4 screens
Gunslugs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ballistic SE at 96% against Gunslugs's 72%. Ballistic SE also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (64 vs 8). On price, update cadence, 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

Ballistic SE costs $2.99 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

Ballistic SE holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ballistic SE has 64 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Ballistic SE's written reviews are positive against 72% of Gunslugs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ballistic SE ships an update every 6 weeks, Gunslugs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ballistic SE versus Gunslugs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBallistic SEGunslugs
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.8 (64 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews — better72.1% of reviews
Number of ratings64 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB56 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperRadiangamesPascal Bestebroer

Customer experience

Ballistic SE

All ratings64 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.5%

Gunslugs

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

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

Gunslugs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ballistic SE

No in-app purchases

None

Gunslugs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ballistic SE free?
Ballistic SE costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gunslugs free?
Gunslugs costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ballistic SE or Gunslugs?
Ballistic SE is rated higher. Ballistic SE averages 4.8 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Gunslugs averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Ballistic SE or Gunslugs have ads?
Neither Ballistic SE nor Gunslugs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ballistic SE or Gunslugs?
Ballistic SE ships an update every 6 weeks, and Gunslugs every 3 months. Most recently, Ballistic SE was updated on October 26, 2026 and Gunslugs on October 19, 2026.

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