Comparison

Combo Crew vs HELI HELL 2024

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

Head to head
About

Combo Crew

Engage in a modern beat 'em up with intuitive touch controls, no virtual buttons. Master unique fighting styles and special combos to battle through levels and take down a powerful boss. Play solo or with friends online, and compete for high scores.

Highlights
  • Intuitive touch controls, no virtual buttons
  • One-finger swipe to punch/kick
  • Tap to counter
  • Two-finger swipes for special combos
  • Super combo gauge for powerful attacks
  • Online co-op and leaderboards
  • Hundreds of missions and unlockables
Features
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In a world where a fist to the face is a perfectly viable solution, Mr. Boss has it all. Now he wants to break the greatest fighters ever! Trapped in his giant tower, you must fight your way to the top to take him down! Inspired by classics like Streets of Rage, Final Fight, and Street Fighter, Combo Crew is pure rumble with no virtual buttons to mess up your moves. Touch controls are smooth, responsive, and easy to learn: one-finger swipe to punch / kick, tap to counter, and two-finger swipes for special combos. When your super combo gauge fills up, all hell breaks loose—beat down the bad guys with hectic in-your-face combo streaks! Play this action-packed brawler alone or call in your whole crew! You can rescue online friends from KO (or have them rescue you) and compete for high scores on global leaderboards. Quick melee brawls in arena-style levels make Combo Crew perfect for intense bursts of gaming on the go. But with hundreds of missions, unlockables, and an endless mode, you’ll keep coming back for more. [Removed in v.1.5.0 but still playable by players who bought them previously] To add to the fun, legendary video game characters have joined the crew and are ready for the fight: Ryu, Chun Li, Ken and Blanka from Street Fighter 2, Joe from Viewtiful Joe and Lester Knight from Out of this World (a.k.a Another world). A whole range of fighting styles and unique combos! ▶ Features: • Fight with your fingers: slash enemies to trigger crazy combos, tap to guard. A modern beat ’em up with no virtual D-pad! • A true arcade experience with a great combo system and super moves. • Several heroes with unique combat styles and more than 80 moves to master. • Hundreds of missions - complete them solo or compete for high scores against online friends. • An endless scoring mode, unlockables, and collectibles - a ton of replay value. • Log in to sync automatically between your devices. • Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian. VIEWTIFUL JOE™ © CAPCOM CO., LTD. 2003, 2004 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. STREET FIGHTER™ © CAPCOM U.S.A., INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

About

HELI HELL 2024

Pilot a helicopter through intense aerial combat, dodging bullets and destroying enemies. Upgrade weapons and customize your chopper to face waves of adversaries and massive bosses in this retro-inspired bullet hell shooter.

Highlights
  • 6 helicopters
  • 22 upgradable weapons
  • Over 50 enemy units
  • Massive bosses
  • Retro-inspired levels
  • High score competition
Features
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GET TO THE CHOPPAAAAAA! Unleash the fury of the skies in HELI HELL – the ultimate bullet hell shmup that will test your mettle and your trigger finger! Dive into a relentless arcade experience where the sky is your battlefield and danger comes from every angle. Your mission: pilot a battle-hardened helicopter through waves of relentless enemies, dodging a maelstrom of bullets and obliterating adversaries with a formidable arsenal at your fingertips. SHOW NO MERCY! FEATURES: - 6 helicopters (and more to come) - 22 upgradable weapons - Over 50 different enemy units - MASSIVE. HEAVY. BOSSES. Prepare for vertical mayhem as you ascend through retro-inspired levels, each packed with unique challenges and ruthless bosses. HELI HELL combines the nostalgia of classic shooters with the intense action of modern bullet hell games. Rack up high scores, compete with players worldwide, and etch your name in the annals of high-flying heroes. With every level, the onslaught intensifies, pushing your skills to the limit as you navigate through the chaos of non-stop bullet storms. Customize your chopper, unlock devastating weapons, and show no mercy as you blast through enemy lines. Whether you're a seasoned shmup veteran or a newcomer to the arcade shooter genre, HELI HELL offers an adrenaline-pumping, sky-dominating adventure that's not for the faint of heart. Join the aerial assault, embrace the bullet hell, and become the ultimate sky warrior in HELI HELL – where victory is only a shot away!

Screenshots

Combo Crew4 screens
HELI HELL 20244 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Combo Crew at none against HELI HELL 2024's shown. Combo Crew also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). HELI HELL 2024's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (217 vs 46). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Combo Crew sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and HELI HELL 2024 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HELI HELL 2024 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 217 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Combo Crew's written reviews are positive against 78% of HELI HELL 2024's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Combo Crew ships an update fortnightly, HELI HELL 2024 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Combo Crew versus HELI HELL 2024: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCombo CrewHELI HELL 2024
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (46 ratings)4.6 (217 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews — better77.7% of reviews
Number of ratings46217 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB674 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperThe Game BakersNikita Efremov

Customer experience

Combo Crew

All ratings46 ratings
Positive76.1%
Neutral13.0%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews805 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative13.4%

HELI HELL 2024

All ratings217 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews529 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative14.6%

User reviews

Combo Crew

From 46 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast-paced and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Simple yet intuitive controls
  • 💎 Great character roster including Capcom fighters
  • 🎨 Stylized and vibrant visuals
  • 🎶 Energetic soundtrack

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Capcom characters require in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Limited character customization options
  • 🕹️ Lack of controller support
  • 🤝 Multiplayer mode not available

HELI HELL 2024

From 217 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great gameplay
  • 👍 Addictive and challenging
  • 🎨 Awesome graphics
  • 💰 Reasonable in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🔍 Lack of explanations for upgrades
  • ⏱️ Grindy progression
  • 🎮 Suboptimal controls

Bugs and requests

Combo Crew

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lester character not fully unlocked after purchase
  • Crashes on certain levels
  • Graphical issues (black shadows, freezing) on newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more original characters
  • Implement a training mode
  • Introduce multiplayer options (local and online)
  • Allow unlocking of all characters through gameplay
  • Provide controller layout options

HELI HELL 2024

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Restore purchases not working
  • Game progress not syncing across devices
  • Invisible mines in certain levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to customize helicopters
  • Manual firing option
  • In-game music

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Combo Crew

One-time10
  • Open Tower$0.99
  • Viewtiful Joe$0.99
  • Ryu$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Chun Li$0.99
  • Ken$0.99
  • Blanka$0.99
  • Skin Collector$2.99
  • Combo Master$3.99
  • Complete Crew$3.99
  • Perky Pack$3.99
11 purchases

HELI HELL 2024

One-time11
  • Permanent Magnet$0.99
  • Piggy bank$0.99
  • Piggy bank$1.99
Show 8 more
  • Wad of money$1.99
  • Wad of money$2.99
  • War cooperative$2.99
  • President's slush fund$3.99
  • War cooperative$4.99
  • Government support$6.99
  • President's slush fund$9.99
  • Government support$19.99

Questions

Is Combo Crew free?
Combo Crew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HELI HELL 2024 free?
HELI HELL 2024 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Combo Crew or HELI HELL 2024?
HELI HELL 2024 is rated higher. Combo Crew averages 4.2 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while HELI HELL 2024 averages 4.6 from 217 ratings.
Do Combo Crew or HELI HELL 2024 have ads?
HELI HELL 2024 shows ads; Combo Crew does not.
Which is updated more often, Combo Crew or HELI HELL 2024?
Combo Crew ships an update fortnightly, and HELI HELL 2024 every 2 months. Most recently, Combo Crew was updated on October 8, 2026 and HELI HELL 2024 on October 5, 2026.

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