Repulze vs Gunslugs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Repulze
Experience a futuristic racing adrenaline rush with gravity-defying tracks and powerful hovercraft. Engage in intense battles with AI opponents using a variety of weapons and upgrades. Master quick-to-learn controls for challenging, high-speed gameplay.
- Gravity-defying tracks
- Experimental hovercraft
- Energy boosts for speed
- Touch and tilt controls
- Game Center leaderboards
- Weapons and AI opponents
- Multiple upgrade options
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* The intense PHASE THREE update is out now! * PHASE THREE brings WEAPONS and A.I. OPPONENTS to Repulze. Get ready for a futuristic adrenaline rush from the developers of Reckless Racing. Blast through gravity defying tracks while collecting precious energy boosts to push your speed beyond reason! This futuristic racer puts you in the seat of experimental Repulze hovercraft working as a test pilot for the Man. Well, the Synthetic Man is more accurate. The Synthetics run the corporations. The corporations run the world. You are way down the food chain getting pushed around to complete their “scientific” challenges. But you’ll show ‘em… •Super-fluid racing action with stunning graphics •Quick-to-learn touch and tilt controls but challenging to master •Game Center leaderboards and achievements •NEW: Phase Three is available! •NEW: Weapons and A.I. opponents •Languages: English, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano, 简体字, 日本語, 한국어 PHASE ONE : Re-boot Camp (OUT NOW!) Push all boundaries to find the optimal use of the Repulze engine. Go as fast as humanly possible. Then go even faster. Don't even dare to blink! •Nine gravity defying tracks •Six hypersonic Repulze hovercraft PHASE TWO : Break & Desist (OUT NOW!) Exiled to the outer rims of space you need to hone your skills and gather strength for the inevitable showdown. •New industrial wasteland theme •Seven sanity defying tracks •New challenge types •Power Ripper upgrade •Magnetic Fields, Barriers & Toolkits PHASE THREE : Backlash (OUT NOW!) The Synthetics caught up with you, but not without leaving a brightly lit trail back to the Kernel, their master A.I. It’s time to bring the sledgehammer to their tea party. •New doomsday battle theme •Eight safety & health-code violating tracks •New hovercraft •Devious A.I. opponents •Plasma Cannon and Rocket Battery upgrades •New challenge types
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.
- Random level generation
- Unlockable characters
- Variety of weapons
- Tank driving
- Jetpack flying
- Secret levels
- Objectives/achievements
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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... !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gunslugs at 4.5 against Repulze's 4.0. Gunslugs also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Repulze's advantage is chart position (#109 vs unranked) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Repulze costs $0.99 and Gunslugs $2.99 up front. Repulze sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Gunslugs asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gunslugs holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 73% and 72% positive.
Repulze ships an update every 5 weeks, Gunslugs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Repulze | Gunslugs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (23 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews — better | 72.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #109 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pixelbite | Pascal Bestebroer |
Customer experience
Repulze
Gunslugs
Bugs and requests
Repulze
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on certain devices
- Graphical glitches on older devices
- Toolkit slot progression issues
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode (online/local)
- Weapon/combat system
- More track and vehicle variety
- Customization options
- Difficulty settings
Gunslugs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Repulze
- CHEAT: Unlock Phase Two$0.99
- Gold paint set for Buffalo 46-TR$0.99
- Gold paint set for Yugana SB-23$0.99
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- Gold paint set for SYN-1101$0.99
- A pile of Toolkits$0.99
- Another pile of Toolkits$1.99
- Increased Toolkit storage$1.99
- Yet another pile of Toolkits$3.99
- Hovercraft SYN-1101$4.99
- Guess what… more Toolkits$7.99
Gunslugs
No in-app purchases









