Comparison

.Decluster Zero vs Drobot

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

Head to head
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

Drobot

Engage in a 360-degree space shooter where you fire backwards to defeat mysterious creatures. Upgrade your character between waves to become stronger and clear all levels to restore peace. Features include a unique shooting mechanic and a variety of unlockable color palettes.

Highlights
  • Backwards-firing 360-degree shooting
  • Upgrade system for character strength
  • Ten-second waves with numerous enemies
  • Dash ability with energy charge
  • Unlockable color palettes
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Beep! Beep! Beep! It's a state of emergency! An outbreak of mysterious creatures is going on in outer space! -Game Descriptions Drobot is a backwards-firing 360-degree shooting game. One wave lasts ten seconds. The wave is cleared either when all enemies are killed or you escaped from all enemies. After clearing a wave, you can make drobot stronger with upgrade items. Clear all the waves and restore peace to space! -Controls Move and shoot with the joystick. Press the button to dash. You cannot use dash until your energy is charged. -Features Backwards-shooting Drobot gets progressively stronger through upgrades Exciting gameplay with huge amounts of enemies Unlock a wide variety of color palettes

Screenshots

.Decluster Zero4 screens
Drobot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drobot at Free against .Decluster Zero's $4.99. .Decluster Zero's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads 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

Drobot is free to download; .Decluster Zero costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

.Decluster Zero holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: .Decluster Zero has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 94% of .Decluster Zero's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drobot's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

.Decluster Zero ships an update every 2 months, Drobot every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
.Decluster Zero versus Drobot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter.Decluster ZeroDrobot
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (16 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB44 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMASAYUKI ITOMasayoshi Teshima

Customer experience

.Decluster Zero

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

Drobot

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

.Decluster Zero

No in-app purchases

None

Drobot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is .Decluster Zero free?
.Decluster Zero costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drobot free?
Drobot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, .Decluster Zero or Drobot?
.Decluster Zero is rated higher. .Decluster Zero averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Drobot averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do .Decluster Zero or Drobot have ads?
Neither .Decluster Zero nor Drobot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, .Decluster Zero or Drobot?
.Decluster Zero ships an update every 2 months, and Drobot every 3 months. Most recently, .Decluster Zero was updated on October 5, 2026 and Drobot on October 3, 2026.

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