Comparison

Bullet'nSurf vs Vertex Core

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.)

About

Vertex Core

Features
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SWIPE. FIRE. SURVIVE THE TUBE. Vertex Core is a neon vector tube shooter built for one-thumb-fire, one-thumb-swipe mobile play. Spin around a glowing wireframe web, blast down everything crawling toward your rim, and chain kills into screen-clearing power. • PURE VECTOR STYLE - every line on screen is drawn in real time. No sprites, no textures. Just glowing neon against black. • SEVEN ENEMY TYPES - cartwheeling Tumblers, splitting Splitters, wall-climbing Impalers, lane-electrifying Conductors, swarming packs, and Hunters that shoot back. Learn them, or lose to them. • THREE POWER-UPS - a tube-clearing Plasma Bomb, piercing Laser Storm, and a time-bending Chrono Field. Bank them. Unleash them when it counts. • BOSS BATTLES EVERY 6 LEVELS - a colossal, ever-morphing Core Guardian descends from the sky. Armored. Evasive. Only vulnerable in the instant its core cracks open. Beat it and earn a wingman. • ENDLESS VARIETY - 10 tube shapes and 8 color schemes cycle independently, so the run never looks the same way twice. • CHASE THE LEADERBOARD - a local top-8 table, three-letter arcade name and all. No ads mid-run, no pay-to-win. Free through the first boss fight. Unlock the full run whenever you're ready to go further. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bullet'nSurf4 screens
Vertex Core3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vertex Core at Free against Bullet'nSurf's $1.99. Vertex Core also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). Bullet'nSurf's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Vertex Core is free to download; Bullet'nSurf costs $1.99 up front. Vertex Core sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bullet'nSurf asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bullet'nSurf ships an update every 4 months, Vertex Core daily. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bullet'nSurf versus Vertex Core: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBullet'nSurfVertex Core
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkoji shimonoSPRUCE PROJECT, Y.K.

In-app purchases

None

Bullet'nSurf

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Vertex Core

One-time1
  • Vertex Core Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is Bullet'nSurf free?
Bullet'nSurf costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vertex Core free?
Vertex Core is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bullet'nSurf or Vertex Core have ads?
Neither Bullet'nSurf nor Vertex Core shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bullet'nSurf or Vertex Core?
Bullet'nSurf ships an update every 4 months, and Vertex Core daily. Most recently, Bullet'nSurf was updated on September 25, 2026 and Vertex Core on September 29, 2026.

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