Comparison

Gunslugs vs Pinchworm

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

Head to head
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... !

About

Pinchworm

Embark on a quest to rescue your beloved from an evil bird. Jump, dig, and navigate challenging levels with unique characters. Compete with friends on leaderboards and collect badges in this addictive twitch-rhythm adventure.

Highlights
  • Unlockable characters with unique worlds
  • Award badges to collect
  • Custom scoreboard for competition
  • Addictive twitch-rhythm gameplay
  • Rescue your love
Features
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The love of your life has been snatched up by an evil bird! Jump, dig, and inch your way back to get revenge and save your love! • Collect ’em all — 14 unlockable characters each with a unique world and backstory • The struggle is real — 30 easy to near-impossible award badges to collect • Swag it out — climb the custom scoreboard and dominate your friends (and enemies!) while showing off your favorite worms • Love ain’t easy — test your skills with this super addictive twitch-rhythm game to get the highest score and save your love! *** 5/5 Clods *** Dirt Entusiast *** Harrowing tale of love as an arthropod in an world ruled by angry, flappy, and flightless birds *** Wormhole Weekly *** Game of the decayed! *** Gentleworms Quarterly *** We dig it! *** The Compost Tribune

Screenshots

Gunslugs4 screens
Pinchworm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pinchworm at Free against Gunslugs's $2.99. Pinchworm also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (93% vs 72%). Gunslugs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pinchworm is free to download; Gunslugs costs $2.99 up front. Pinchworm sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Gunslugs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Gunslugs against 4.6 for Pinchworm. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinchworm has 190 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Gunslugs's written reviews are positive against 93% of Pinchworm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gunslugs ships an update every 3 months, Pinchworm every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gunslugs versus Pinchworm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGunslugsPinchworm
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (8 ratings)4.6 (190 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.1% of reviews92.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8190 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB95 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPascal BestebroerA Forgettable Tuesday

Customer experience

Gunslugs

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

Pinchworm

All ratings185 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive92.8%
Neutral0.5%
Negative6.7%

Bugs and requests

Gunslugs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pinchworm

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Game crashes on startup or during gameplay
  • Unresponsive jump and dig controls
  • Incorrect move detection
  • App crashes with specific iOS versions
  • Persistent crashing issues preventing gameplay
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  • Spam/casino redirects in app store

Requested features

10 requests
  • Jump and dig buttons as separate controls
  • Preview of upcoming obstacles
  • Mini-games within the app
  • More worms to purchase
  • Different birds to battle
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  • Online scoreboard
  • More character options
  • Different themes for characters
  • Lower winning score threshold (80 instead of 100)
  • Additional obstacle types

In-app purchases

None

Gunslugs

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Pinchworm

One-time10
  • Earl with CoinsFree
  • Glowy with CoinsFree
  • Añejo with CoinsFree
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  • Groovy with CoinsFree
  • Goldsworth with CoinsFree
  • Indy with CoinsFree
  • North with CoinsFree
  • Panduh with CoinsFree
  • W.J. Pennypincher III with CoinsFree
  • Onyx with CoinsFree

Questions

Is Gunslugs free?
Gunslugs costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pinchworm free?
Pinchworm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gunslugs or Pinchworm?
Pinchworm is rated higher. Gunslugs averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Pinchworm averages 4.6 from 190 ratings.
Do Gunslugs or Pinchworm have ads?
Neither Gunslugs nor Pinchworm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gunslugs or Pinchworm?
Gunslugs ships an update every 3 months, and Pinchworm every 10 days. Most recently, Gunslugs was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pinchworm on November 1, 2026.

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