Comparison

Bullet Boy vs Lab Escape

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

Head to head
About

Bullet Boy

Embark on a thrilling adventure across a floating world, launching yourself from cannons to escape a tornado and collect mysterious statue pieces. Master dynamic mechanics to dodge obstacles, aim precisely, and shoot your way to victory through challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Fire yourself from cannons
  • Collect mysterious statue pieces
  • Dodge birds, buildings, and machines
  • Tap rapidly to dodge obstacles
  • Aim precisely to reach cannons
  • Unlock power-ups
  • Over 60 levels
Features
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The coolest game you'll play this year! An incredibly fun adventure across a floating world, where you fire yourself out of powerful cannons! Meet Bullet Boy, the courageous kid who rushes to escape a deadly tornado, while he tries to collect the missing pieces of some very mysterious, and fascinating statues. Packed with highly dynamic mechanics. Avoid birds, buildings and weird machines, tap rapidly to dodge fast-moving obstacles, aim precisely to get to the next cannon, or shoot to the sky to elude multiple obstacles altogether, and quickly get to your goal! You'll spend hours engaged in the action and the challenge of lots of levels, with randomly generated sections, and exciting progression along the whole game. Unlock awesome power-ups to increase the fun and the possibilities of blasting your way through this peculiar and beautiful world. The 7 reasons why you'll love Bullet Boy: - Incredibly FUN! - Fast-paced action and super dynamic game mechanics. - More than 60 beautifully crafted levels. - Charming 3D graphics and super-engaging soundtrack. - Hours of challenging and delicious gameplay. - Three amazing powerups to give a twist to the game mechanics. - Upcoming updates with more levels, amazing new zones and more gameplay! Bullet Boy is free to download. Some items in the game are available for purchase. Download Bullet Boy and have a blast! For questions and suggestions, please drop us a message to contact@pomelogames.com

About

Lab Escape

Control a captured specimen that must consume meat to grow stronger. Choose random mutations to enhance your abilities and devour enemies in this rogue-like running game. Collect hats to further boost your specimen's power.

Highlights
  • Consume meat to grow
  • Select random mutations
  • Devour enemies
  • Rogue-like gameplay
  • Stackable mutation cards
  • Collect hats for bonuses
Features
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Welcome, little specimen! You're the unstable... thingy captured by scientist. Consume meats, select random Mutations, and Devour all bad guys in your sight! Every time you gain meat, you can select mutations to make your specimen stronger. Rogue-like style running game with dynamic mutation features. Every mutation cards can stack up to 3 times for better effects. Collect Set of hats to enhance your specimen.

Screenshots

Bullet Boy4 screens
Lab Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bullet Boy at monthly against Lab Escape's every 5 months. Bullet Boy also leads on ratings volume (790 vs 164). On price, rating, review sentiment and 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

Both are free to download. Bullet Boy sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Lab Escape sells 5 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 — 4.7 for Bullet Boy against 4.8 for Lab Escape. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 790 and 164 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Bullet Boy's written reviews are positive against 94% of Lab Escape's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bullet Boy ships an update monthly, Lab Escape every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bullet Boy versus Lab Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBullet BoyLab Escape
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (790 ratings)4.8 (164 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.4% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings790 — better164
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size286 MB72 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPomelo GamesSeHyeon Im

Customer experience

Bullet Boy

All ratings790 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews250 reviews
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.2%

Lab Escape

All ratings164 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%

User reviews

Bullet Boy

From 790 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Colorful and appealing graphics
  • ⏱️ Quick and easy levels
  • 🕹️ Nostalgic barrel-blasting mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Difficulty progression can be frustrating
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches, especially at higher levels
  • 🔌 Concerns about data/progress loss

Lab Escape

From 164 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Cute and appealing art style
  • 💡 Great time killer
  • 🆓 Ad-supported choice
  • 🎮 Simple controls

Room to improve

  • 😩 Hats too hard to get
  • 📉 Slow progression
  • 🐛 Game crashes
  • 📱 Resolution issues on newer iPhones
  • 🐌 Lagging at high scores

Bugs and requests

Bullet Boy

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Levels failing to load or download
  • Inability to purchase items from the store
  • Leaderboard/score tracking issues
  • Crashes and freezes, especially on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety and challenges
  • Customizable character options
  • Cloud saving to preserve progress
  • Reduced ads or paid ad-free version

Lab Escape

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Boxes for hats not working
  • Ads causing game crashes
  • Screen resolution not fitting iPhone X+
  • Lag at high scores (11700+ points)
  • FPS drops at high scores (23000+ points)
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  • Exceeded limit of 20 boxes glitch
  • Right bottom button not registering on some phones
  • Game stutters on iPhone 7 with 5000m+ distance

Requested features

8 requests
  • More boxes/hats drop rate
  • Unlockable specimens with different skills
  • Potions for speed/damage reduction
  • Adjustable skill button position
  • More frequent ad opportunities for boxes
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  • Fix for purchased items not restoring
  • More skills beyond just getting bigger
  • iPad Pro version

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bullet Boy

One-time10
  • Pack of 20 Revives$0.99
  • Pack of 1,000 Coins$0.99
  • The Turkey$0.99
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  • The Penguin$0.99
  • Pack of 80 Revives$2.99
  • Pack of 5,000 Coins$3.99
  • Coin Doubler$4.99
  • Pack of 400 Revives$9.99
  • Pack of 20,000 Coins$9.99
  • Pack of 1,000 Revives$19.99
5 purchases

Lab Escape

One-time5
  • Tiny Supply$0.99
  • Supply Bundle$1.99
  • AD Devourer$1.99
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  • Supply Tower$3.99
  • Planetary Supply$7.99

Questions

Is Bullet Boy free?
Bullet Boy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lab Escape free?
Lab Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bullet Boy or Lab Escape?
Lab Escape is rated higher. Bullet Boy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 790 ratings, while Lab Escape averages 4.8 from 164 ratings.
Do Bullet Boy or Lab Escape have ads?
Both Bullet Boy and Lab Escape show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bullet Boy or Lab Escape?
Bullet Boy ships an update monthly, and Lab Escape every 5 months. Most recently, Bullet Boy was updated on September 10, 2026 and Lab Escape on September 20, 2026.

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