Comparison

HELI HELL 2024 vs Cavern Crawl

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

Head to head
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!

About

Cavern Crawl

Pilot a spaceship through a treacherous cavern, dodging obstacles and enemies. Collect orbs for points and fuel, and use rockets to defeat foes. Strategize your collection to maximize your score and survive the descent.

Highlights
  • Spaceship flight controls
  • Obstacle and enemy avoidance
  • Rocket shooting mechanics
  • Orb collection for points
  • Fuel management system
  • Invincibility power-up
Features
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Welcome to Cavern Crawl! Fly a spaceship through a cavern! Avoid obstacles! Avoid enemies! Shoot at the enemies! Collect orbs to gain points! Try to get the high score! Instructions: The ship floats down. Pressing on the screen will make the ship fly up. Your ship will also drain gas, so make sure to fuel up! Pressing the red shoot button will shoot a rocket. You can try to avoid enemies, or shoot at them, but be careful, the rockets will also destroy the orbs. You don't want to shoot the red or yellow ones since they will give you more gas. Collect red orbs to gain a point, but watch out for the purple orbs, they will subtract a point. If you get a yellow orb, you will get 10 points. Red and yellow orbs will also replenish your gas supply. Shooting the enemies will also give you a point. If you collect the orange coin, you will become invincible from enemies for 10 seconds.

Screenshots

HELI HELL 20244 screens
Cavern Crawl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cavern Crawl at none against HELI HELL 2024's 11. Cavern Crawl also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). HELI HELL 2024's advantage is ratings volume (217 vs 7). On price and device support 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. HELI HELL 2024 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Cavern Crawl asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cavern Crawl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HELI HELL 2024 has 217 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HELI HELL 2024 ships an update every 2 months, Cavern Crawl every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 5, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HELI HELL 2024 versus Cavern Crawl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHELI HELL 2024Cavern Crawl
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (217 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings217 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013 — better
Further details — not scored
Size674 MB32 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperNikita EfremovEthan Feldman

Customer experience

HELI HELL 2024

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

Cavern Crawl

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Cavern Crawl

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
None

Cavern Crawl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HELI HELL 2024 free?
HELI HELL 2024 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cavern Crawl free?
Cavern Crawl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HELI HELL 2024 or Cavern Crawl?
Cavern Crawl is rated higher. HELI HELL 2024 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 217 ratings, while Cavern Crawl averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do HELI HELL 2024 or Cavern Crawl have ads?
HELI HELL 2024 shows ads; Cavern Crawl does not.
Which is updated more often, HELI HELL 2024 or Cavern Crawl?
HELI HELL 2024 ships an update every 2 months, and Cavern Crawl every 2 days. Most recently, HELI HELL 2024 was updated on October 5, 2026 and Cavern Crawl on October 5, 2026.

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