Comparison

Steredenn vs Bullet Hell Monday Black

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

Head to head
About

Steredenn

Experience an award-winning blend of classic shoot 'em up action and roguelike elements. Engage in intense space combat with a vast arsenal, challenging boss battles, and procedurally generated environments for endless replayability. Choose from multiple ships and customize your loadout to survive.

Highlights
  • Intense boss battles
  • Infinite replayability
  • 4 playable ships
  • 42 weapons and 30 upgrades
  • Daily runs and leaderboards
  • Arena mode for boss duels
Features
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Steredenn: Binary Stars is an award-winning mashup of a classic shmup and a rogue-like, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Fly solo, fighting off the worst scourges of space in a never-ending struggle for survival. Steredenn: Binary Stars is the critically acclaimed roguelike-shmup for PC/Mac, Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch, awarded "Best Shoot'em Up 2015" by jeuxvideo.com. With a user rating around 90% on Steam and an average press rating of 8/10, it is now available on iOS! Steredenn: Binary Stars is the hugely expanded version of Steredenn. Enjoy infinite replayability and unforgiving gameplay through intense boss fights, (almost) randomly generated environments, twisted space events and a massive arsenal of weapons. Enhance your ship during your flight with upgrades aplenty, and forge your own path across the universe! ► Features - QUICK, INTENSE SESSIONS: with rock-hard boss battles that’ll keep you coming back for “just one more run”. - INFINITE REPLAYABILITY: Endless arcade action, where levels are (practically) randomly-generated. - 4 PLAYABLE SHIPS: each with its own special ability and playstyle. - MIGHTY ARSENAL: 42 weapons and 30 upgrades with tons of customisation options. Driller, ultralaser, giant saw, robots, hypergun? We got you covered. Next-gen abilities, mysterious alien powers, improved weapons? Yep, there's an upgrade for that. - SCORING: beat your friends and be the best! - BOSS RUSH: fight a weekly selection of epic bosses and work your way up the leaderboard. - DAILY RUN: Try to get to number one in a special daily leaderboard where all players share the same run, guns and bosses. Be ready - you only get one chance per day! - ARENA: Unlock a boss by defeating it in the main game. Then, train against it in a 1-on-1 duel. Your guns, your laws, your fight. - THE ULTIMATE EDITION: Loads of new content, reworked balancing, scoring, optimisation & always more polish.

About

Bullet Hell Monday Black

Experience an intense vertical scrolling shooter with overwhelming bullet barrages. Utilize special weapons to overcome extreme difficulty. Features multiple modes, difficulty settings, and replayability with leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Vertical scrolling 2D shooting
  • Special weapon system
  • High difficulty levels
  • Original and Black modes
  • Leaderboards
  • Cloud saving
Features
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Bullet hell shmup with special weapons. A high remix version of our previous work, Bullet Hell Monday Vertical Scrolling Danmaku 2D Shooting (STG) Bite the overwhelming barrage with special weapons! --- The difficulty level is very high. If you are not good at this genre, start with the relatively easy ORIGINAL mode or the previous game that even beginners can play. --- ■ Characteristics - 2 weapons and 6 specials - Original mode and Black mode - 4 difficulty settings - Replay functionality - A leader board for all stages on all difficulties - Cloud saving * Stage 1 can be played for free. * Stage 2 and beyond required payment to be played. * Available languages: English/Japanese

Screenshots

Steredenn4 screens
Bullet Hell Monday Black4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bullet Hell Monday Black at Free against Steredenn's $3.99. Bullet Hell Monday Black also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months). Steredenn's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On ads 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

Bullet Hell Monday Black is free to download; Steredenn costs $3.99 up front. Bullet Hell Monday Black sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Steredenn asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Steredenn holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steredenn has 558 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Steredenn's written reviews are positive against 66% of Bullet Hell Monday Black's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steredenn ships an update every 10 months, Bullet Hell Monday Black every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Steredenn versus Bullet Hell Monday Black: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteredennBullet Hell Monday Black
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (558 ratings) — better4.4 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews — better66.1% of reviews
Number of ratings558 — better40
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size403 MB105 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTyGAMESMASAYUKI ITO

Customer experience

Steredenn

All ratings557 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral12.2%
Negative9.8%

Bullet Hell Monday Black

All ratings40 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive66.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative30.4%

Bugs and requests

Steredenn

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Daily run feature not functioning
  • Crashes and performance issues on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize controls
  • Progression system with permanent upgrades
  • More ships and weapon variety
  • Boss rush or challenge mode

Bullet Hell Monday Black

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Steredenn

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Bullet Hell Monday Black

One-time7
  • Ultra Supporter$0.99
  • Premium Supporter$1.99
  • Stage 3$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Stage 4$1.99
  • Stage 5$1.99
  • Stage 2$1.99
  • All Stage Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Steredenn free?
Steredenn costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bullet Hell Monday Black free?
Bullet Hell Monday Black is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steredenn or Bullet Hell Monday Black?
Steredenn is rated higher. Steredenn averages 4.8 out of 5 from 558 ratings, while Bullet Hell Monday Black averages 4.4 from 40 ratings.
Do Steredenn or Bullet Hell Monday Black have ads?
Neither Steredenn nor Bullet Hell Monday Black shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steredenn or Bullet Hell Monday Black?
Steredenn ships an update every 10 months, and Bullet Hell Monday Black every 2 weeks. Most recently, Steredenn was updated on October 29, 2026 and Bullet Hell Monday Black on October 24, 2026.

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