Comparison

HELI HELL 2024 vs Celestial Assault

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

Celestial Assault

Blast through alien hordes in this retro-style space shooter with RPG elements. Level up your spaceship, unlock powerful weapons, and take on challenging missions and boss fights to save humanity. Enjoy dynamic scenes and an awesome soundtrack in this engaging and replayable adventure.

Highlights
  • Retro side-scrolling space shooter gameplay
  • RPG-style ship leveling and upgrades
  • 80 missions with diverse enemies
  • Challenging boss fights
  • Unlockable special weapons and skills
  • Global online leaderboards
Features
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Celestial Assault Reloaded is a blend of retro style side scrolling space shooter and RPG. The alien scourge is back and it's up to you to save humanity! Blast your way through the alien hordes, level-up your spaceship, unlock powerful weapons and skills to take on overwhelming odds in the most challenging and engaging side scrolling space shooter around, absolutely free! As a complete re-imagination of the 2012 original, Celestial Assault: Reloaded delivers an engaging and unique challenge unlike any other space shooter. Features: - Awesome Shmup elements paying homage to great retro games like R-Type, Gradius and Life-force - RPG style ship leveling - 80 missions with 60+ unique enemies - 8 challenging boss fights - 3 additional difficulty levels for a more intense experience every time - 7 Powerful Special Weapons and tons of upgrade able stats to help you on your quest to save the world - Beautiful dynamic space scenes - Awesome soundtrack - Challenging and diverse game-play with extensive replay-ability - Purchasable shortcuts and game add-ins - global online leader board

Screenshots

HELI HELL 20244 screens
Celestial Assault3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Celestial Assault at none against HELI HELL 2024's shown. Celestial Assault also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). HELI HELL 2024's advantage is ratings volume (217 vs 42). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 and Celestial Assault sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for HELI HELL 2024 against 4.7 for Celestial Assault. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HELI HELL 2024 has 217 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of HELI HELL 2024's written reviews are positive against 89% of Celestial Assault's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HELI HELL 2024 ships an update every 2 months, Celestial Assault every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HELI HELL 2024 versus Celestial Assault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHELI HELL 2024Celestial Assault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (217 ratings)4.7 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.7% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings217 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size674 MB136 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNikita EfremovLucid Vision Games

Customer experience

HELI HELL 2024

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

Celestial Assault

All ratings42 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
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

Celestial Assault

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
10 purchases

Celestial Assault

One-time10
  • 1 Skill Point$0.99
  • Reset Skill Points$0.99
  • Ad Free$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Score Multiplier Cap Increase$0.99
  • 1 Capacity Shard$0.99
  • The Devastator$1.99
  • 5 Skill Points$2.99
  • Mission Pack$2.99
  • 10 Skill Points$4.99
  • 25 Skill Points$9.99

Questions

Is HELI HELL 2024 free?
HELI HELL 2024 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Celestial Assault free?
Celestial Assault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HELI HELL 2024 or Celestial Assault?
Celestial Assault is rated higher. HELI HELL 2024 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 217 ratings, while Celestial Assault averages 4.7 from 42 ratings.
Do HELI HELL 2024 or Celestial Assault have ads?
HELI HELL 2024 shows ads; Celestial Assault does not.
Which is updated more often, HELI HELL 2024 or Celestial Assault?
HELI HELL 2024 ships an update every 2 months, and Celestial Assault every 6 weeks. Most recently, HELI HELL 2024 was updated on September 27, 2026 and Celestial Assault on September 8, 2026.

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