Comparison

.Decluster Zero vs EtherBox

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

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About

.Decluster Zero

Experience a Japanese-style bullet-hell shooter with retro graphics and modern gameplay. Utilize a unique bullet-canceling system and homing lasers to overcome intense enemy barrages. Features include multiple levels, challenging boss battles, and adjustable difficulty.

Highlights
  • Japanese style bullet-hell shooter
  • Bullet-Canceling system
  • Homing laser mechanic
  • 5+ levels with boss battles
  • 4 difficulty levels
  • Optimized mobile controls
  • Replay video integration
Features
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'.Decluster Zero (dot decluster zero)' is a Japanese style bullet-hell shooter with abstract and pixelated neo-retro graphics. The game offers modern-classic bullet-hell gameplay and traditional Japanese beautiful bullet patterns. You'll get new bullet-hell experiences which are brought by Bullet-Canceling system. In the game, you'll encounter tons of bullets which are insane. It is impossible to keep dodging, but you can erase the bullets easily. A main mechanic is 'homing laser' with CANCELING enemy bullets around your ship. It requires gauge, but easy to fill. You should use the homing laser aggressively and it is the best way to defeat enemies. Moreover, there is a mechanic which slows down bullets around your ship in order to dodge them easily. Are you interested in this game? You can watch user's replay videos on Everyplay: https://everyplay.com/-decluster/videos You can also watch them in this app. Tap 'EVERYPLAY' button on the title screen. (The lite version also.) -- .Decluster Zero is a remix version of bullet-hell shooter '.Decluster: Into The Bullet Hell'. With many remixes and new features: remixed soundtracks, modified mechanics, redesigned levels, and more. #1 SOUND - Remixed all soundtracks + new soundtrack #2 MECHANICS - Expanded homing laser system - Touch and hold a second finger... - Bullets around the player are slowed down (Capture Mode) - New scoring system (Homing laser basics are the same as before: requires meter and cancels bullets.) #3 LEVEL DESIGN - Redesign for new mechanics plus new scenes - Modify/add bullet patterns and enemies #4 PLAYER SHIP - Full-power from beginning - Change basic weapon anytime - Three level stock homing laser gauge - Charge the meter by itself (Charge Mode) #5 GRAPHICS - Improve visibility - Improve graphics quality -- FEATURES: - Japanese style bullet-hell shooter - Terrific bullet hell experience - 5 various levels + 1 - Beautiful bullet patterns - Boss battles which take your breath away - 4 levels of difficulty that actually make a difference - Soundtracks to make you high - Optimized controls for mobile - Restart from any level you reached - Adjustable gameplay area - Various settings - Replay video through Everyplay - Game Center support - Leaderboard/Achievement - Leaderboard for each difficulty/level - Universal app for iPhone/iPad/Apple TV - MFi controller support Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZI665o_pMs SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dot_decluster Twitter: https://twitter.com/dot_decluster

About

EtherBox

Experience an avant-garde electronic music game set in a futuristic city. Navigate challenging patterns with simple controls across multiple game modes. Immerse yourself in a unique audio-visual journey with an evolving soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Simple and fun gameplay
  • Multiple challenging patterns
  • Arcade, casual, and nightmare modes
  • Aesthetical game interface
  • Unique electronic music soundtrack
  • Regular track updates
  • Supports 11 languages
Features
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[EtherBox] is an electronic music game based on the idea of ​​"The City of the Future" - produced by the Blingame indie game studio. # Simple x Fun x Avant-Garde # 1. Simple, easy to play; multiple challenging patterns. Arcade, casual, nightmare 3 level modes could be chosen. 2. Aesthetical game interface, along with the rhythm of electronic music, which takes you through to the future. 3. Unique soundtrack, a number of independent Chinese electronic music producers would take you into a different world of /audio banquet. 4. More tracks continue to update, so stay tuned. 5. Support 11 different languages # Game concept # "This is a box from outer space!" Through the images projected by this box, you can see various images of the "future world." The story is about your (the player) accidentally discovery on this weird box, and by unlocking the content of the EtherBox gradually, it's a diary from the future world that fragmentarily captures some passage of the authors through to the future world. The game will also have several episodes: "departure", "shuttle", "lost", and "Utopia”. # Cross-border art creation # Developer's words, "We want to make a different game, using electronic music, visual design to express our imagination of the future, making the game an art carrier, simple, interesting and avant-garde. We believe in the future, we will launch More cross-border art creation works, I hope you like it. " # Share your ideas with us # Email:blingame@outlook.com Website:https://blingame.net Facebook: @etherbox Twitter : @etherboxapp Enjoy it. ;)

Screenshots

.Decluster Zero4 screens
EtherBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EtherBox at Free against .Decluster Zero's $4.99. EtherBox also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). .Decluster Zero's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ratings volume (16 vs 4). On rating, 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

EtherBox is free to download; .Decluster Zero costs $4.99 up front. EtherBox sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. .Decluster Zero asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EtherBox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
.Decluster Zero versus EtherBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter.Decluster ZeroEtherBox
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (16 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB259 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMASAYUKI ITOZhiXiong Huang

Customer experience

.Decluster Zero

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive94.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative0.0%

EtherBox

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

.Decluster Zero

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

EtherBox

One-time9
  • Get 3 Hearts$0.99
  • Get 1000 Crystals$0.99
  • Get 10 Hearts$1.99
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  • Remove all the ads$1.99
  • Double the Powers$1.99
  • Get 3000 Crystals$2.99
  • Get 5000 Crystals$4.99
  • Infinite Hearts$4.99
  • Unlock all of the music$17.99

Questions

Is .Decluster Zero free?
.Decluster Zero costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EtherBox free?
EtherBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, .Decluster Zero or EtherBox?
EtherBox is rated higher. .Decluster Zero averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while EtherBox averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do .Decluster Zero or EtherBox have ads?
Neither .Decluster Zero nor EtherBox shows ads.

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