Bullet'nSurf vs Starshard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bullet'nSurf
Experience an extreme Japanese-style bullet hell shooter where you shoot and ride on the wave of a return cartridge. Choose from four unique 'Surf Rider' types, each with distinct shooting and combat abilities, and master the exhilarating bullet-back shot system to achieve high scores.
- Japanese-style bullet hell shooting
- Ride on the wave of a return cartridge
- Four distinct 'Surf Rider' types
- Surf Sword for close combat
- Bullet-back shot system (Bullet Surf)
- Score magnification via Surf rate
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--------------------------------------- Bullet'nSurf is Japanese style 'bullet hell' shooting game! --------------------------------------- Shoot and ride on the wave of a return cartridge! Extreme bullet hell Japanese style shooting game. BULLET'N SURF ['Surf Rider' of the 4types that can be selected] 01:Wide and Narrow This 'Surf Rider' with high flexibility which changes and fights a wide shot and a concentration shot. 02:FREE STYLE And free shots can be divided into left and right shot Possible to switch the lock shot of front fixing! 03:SWORD MASTER Close combat type range distance is short. Can be used to 'Surf Sword' to open off the barrage! ('Surf Sword' charge by three at a certain time. It can stock up to up to 12.) 04:GOLDEN TWIN TAIL 05:AUTO AIMING * If you tap the weapon button in the lower right of the screen, And switching of the shot, you can use 'Surf Sword'! [Exhilarating new sensory system!] Bullet-back shot 12way might occur if you defeat the enemy! If you defeat the enemy to take further the bullet-back shot ... Bullet-back shot occurs again! (Bullet Surf) It is possible to shoot down enemy aircraft one after another in succession! As you connect the bullet-back shot, Also rise (score magnification) Surf rate, I can aim at a high score! To increase the own machine and earn score, and try to achieve the all clear! (8 Million Every extended setting.)
Starshard
Engage in a fair vertical space shooter with no pay-to-win mechanics. Dodge bullet storms, collect power-ups, and draft unique builds with upgrade choices after each boss. Explore campaign and endless modes, and unlock permanent gear for your chosen ship.
- Vertical space shooter gameplay
- No pay-to-win or energy timers
- Procedural build drafting with upgrades
- Epic boss battles with multiple phases
- Permanent gear and ship unlocks
- Campaign and endless game modes
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Three fleets came out of the dark and took the lanes one by one. Command has one hull left to send — yours. Starshard is a vertical space shooter built on one promise: FAIR PLAY. No pay-to-win. No energy timers. Just you, your ship, and endless waves of alien fleets — now fully playable in English and Turkish. DODGE. BLAST. SURVIVE. Weave through bullet storms with one finger. Collect power-ups, charge your weapons, and carve through six enemy types — from swarming scouts to armor-plated frigates — plus elite gold variants that hit harder and fly faster. DRAFT YOUR BUILD, EVERY RUN Defeat a boss and choose 1 of 3 upgrades: side cannons, homing missiles, piercing lasers, combat drones, tail guns, flak rounds and more. Every run builds differently. Every choice matters. EPIC BOSS BATTLES Three alien dreadnought factions guard the void, each with its own attack patterns — bullet curtains, radial bursts, summoned reinforcements. Push them past half health and face their enraged second phase. BUILD YOUR HANGAR Earn shards and unlock permanent gear: escort wingmen, drone bays, shield generators, afterburners. Choose your ship — the balanced Interceptor, the nimble Falcon, or the heavy Titan — and equip a loadout that fits your style. CAMPAIGN + ENDLESS Clear campaign missions with hand-crafted enemy compositions, or chase your record in endless mode across deep space, planetary sectors, and asteroid fields. Climb the pilot ranks from Cadet to legend. FAIR MONETIZATION • No pay-to-win, no energy timers, no subscriptions • Optional rewarded ads for a revive or bonus crystals; a short ad between runs, never mid-fight • One purchase removes all ads, forever • Everything is earnable by playing The void is waiting, pilot. How far will you fly?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Starshard at Free against Bullet'nSurf's $1.99. Starshard also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Bullet'nSurf's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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
Starshard is free to download; Bullet'nSurf costs $1.99 up front. Starshard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Bullet'nSurf asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bullet'nSurf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bullet'nSurf has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bullet'nSurf ships an update every 4 months, Starshard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bullet'nSurf | Starshard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | koji shimono | Burak Emre Nevruzoglu |
In-app purchases
Bullet'nSurf
No in-app purchases
Starshard
- Shard Doubler$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99









