Bullet Boy vs Skyward
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Skyward
Embark on a serene journey through Escher-style labyrinths with simple one-tap controls. Test your reflexes in a challenging hardcore mode or aim for high scores to unlock new patterns and compete globally.
- Escher-style labyrinths
- One-tap controls
- Endless gameplay
- Dark hardcore mode
- Unlockable patterns
- Leaderboard
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A great journey to the sky starts with a single step. Through dynamic Escher-style labyrinths you will reach your inner peace in this endless one-tap-one-step game. Or push your patience and reflexes to the limit in a brand new dark hardcore mode! Tap on the screen at the right time, when the circle is above the tile, to make a step. Get higher scores to unlock new patterns and beat everyone in the leaderboard!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Skyward at none against Bullet Boy's shown. Skyward also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 790). Bullet Boy's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (90% vs 82%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Bullet Boy sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Skyward sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bullet Boy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 790 and 3.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Bullet Boy's written reviews are positive against 82% of Skyward's.
Bullet Boy ships an update monthly, Skyward every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bullet Boy | Skyward |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (790 ratings) — better | 4.4 (3.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.4% of reviews — better | 81.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 790 | 3.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 5.1.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 286 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pomelo Games | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Bullet Boy
Skyward
User reviews
Bullet Boy
From 790 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Skyward
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Challenging and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple and relaxing design
- 💡 Unique 3D perspective mechanic
- 🎨 Beautiful and dynamic visuals
Room to improve
- 🔍 Unclear gameplay instructions
- 🔋 Frequent ads disrupt gameplay
- 🐛 Reported performance issues and glitches
- 🤔 Concerns about similarity to Monument Valley
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
Skyward
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing or crashing on some devices
- Ads causing lags and disrupting gameplay
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add a pause button
- Provide an option to remove ads
- Improve onboarding and tutorial
- Introduce more gameplay modes and challenges
In-app purchases
Bullet Boy
- 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
Skyward
- Remove Ads$0.99
