Comparison

Gate of Hell vs Starfall Vanguard

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

Head to head
About

Gate of Hell

Features
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This game offers a thrilling experience as you engage in a relentless battle against countless enemies, utilizing a variety of weapons such as guns, missiles, drones, and beams to overcome them. One day, a hole opened up in the ground. The gaping hole emitted an eerie, pale blue light, with no visible bottom. Soon, monsters emerged from the hole. You climbed into a combat vehicle and fought to prevent the monsters from escaping the walls. Mission: - Prevent the monsters from escaping the walls. - Upgrade and enhance the weapons of the combat vehicle. Weapons: - Machine gun - Missile - Beam - Close-range attack drone - Electric shock attack drone Effects: - Increase vehicle speed - Expand the range for coin and experience absorption - Boost durability Special: - Coin acquisition - Wall durability restoration The battle to keep the monsters contained within the walls begins, all for the sake of humanity.

About

Starfall Vanguard

Features
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One thumb. Fifty levels. Ten star systems. How far can you fly? Starfall Vanguard is a classic arcade shoot-em-up built for one-handed play. Drag anywhere to fly โ€” your ship rides above your finger and fires while you're touching. Lift off to hold fire, weave through the barrage, and get back in the fight. Tap with a second finger to drop a bomb. CAMPAIGN - Fifty levels across ten star systems and six biomes, each with its own enemies, bosses and skies - Fourteen enemy types: rammers, gunships, armored hulls, splitters, carriers and swarms that learn new tricks the deeper you go - Twelve bosses with multi-phase attack patterns โ€” spread fans, bullet rings, homing missiles you'll learn to bait and break - Earn up to three stars per level; three means a clean run - Clear a level and fly straight into the next with your weapon, shields and bombs intact FIGHT - Weapon upgrades to a 5-barrel spread with double-damage rounds - Stacking energy shields that absorb hits before your hull - Bombs that grow from a ring to a full screen clear as you upgrade PROGRESS - Earn coins with every kill, keep them forever - Three ships to own and fly โ€” buy them with the coins you earn and switch between them in the hangar - Spend coins on hull plating, shield batteries, rapid fire, weapon mastery, bomb bays and coin magnets - Your progress syncs through iCloud between your devices COMPETE - Endless mode: ever-shifting formations, a boss every 20 waves, and a kill-streak multiplier โ€” stay clean, score big - Local top-10 high scores and a Game Center leaderboard Painted ships and enemies, neon lasers, fireball explosions and a cockpit view. No in-app purchases and no accounts. Coins are earned by playing, never bought. A short ad plays after boss victories, and after a run you can optionally watch one to double your coin haul.

Screenshots

Gate of Hell4 screens
Starfall Vanguard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Gate of Hell at 3 against Starfall Vanguard's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gate of Hell ships an update every 2 days, Starfall Vanguard every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Gate of Hell versus Starfall Vanguard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGate of HellStarfall Vanguard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size212 MB24 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperJun HottaRick Conner

In-app purchases

None

Gate of Hell

No in-app purchases

None

Starfall Vanguard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gate of Hell free?
Gate of Hell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Starfall Vanguard free?
Starfall Vanguard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gate of Hell or Starfall Vanguard have ads?
Both Gate of Hell and Starfall Vanguard show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gate of Hell or Starfall Vanguard?
Gate of Hell ships an update every 2 days, and Starfall Vanguard every 3 days. Most recently, Gate of Hell was updated on October 27, 2026 and Starfall Vanguard on October 29, 2026.

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