polytone vs WAVEAT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
polytone
Experience music like never before in this immersive first-person rhythm game. Tap on incoming musical notes in time with the beat. Discover unique visuals and curated music for a fresh rhythm gaming adventure.
- First-person perspective
- Tap on music notes
- Unique visual elements
- Curated music collections
- Immersive rhythm experience
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polytone is a rhythm game that puts you front and center in a virtual journey. Tap on the square-shape music notes as they fly towards you along the music. Unique visual elements and curated music collections are our ways to provide you a brand new rhythm game experience. Powered by "CRIWARE". CRIWARE is a trademark of CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
WAVEAT
A music game designed for smartphones, offering both casual and in-depth gameplay. It features simple touch and slide controls, a curated selection of indie artist tracks, and is free to play with no complex unlock systems or in-app purchases required.
- Free to play all songs
- Simple touch and slide controls
- Curated indie music tracks
- Designed for smartphones
- No complex unlock systems
- Ongoing song additions
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"WAVEAT"は、「お手軽」だけど「本格的に楽しめる」スマートフォンに特化した音楽ゲームです。 2017年1月、音楽ゲーム"WAVEAT"ついにリリース！応援よろしくお願いいたします！ ■ ポイント ・全曲無料でプレイ可能！複雑な解禁システムや課金要素は一切ありません！ （もし気に入ってくれたら、アプリ内の寄付をお願いいたします） ・iPhone向けに特化したデザインで、隙間時間にサクサク楽しめます！ ・コアな音楽ゲームプレイヤーにも突き刺さる、基本を抑えたプレイルールと選曲ジャンル！ ・"タッチ"と"スライド"の2アクションのみの分かりやすいルールなので、音楽ゲーム初心者にもおすすめ！ ・企業では真似できない個人開発ならではの展開や、スマートフォンの特性を活かした音楽ゲームの常識を覆す機能を今後搭載予定です ■ 収録楽曲 インターネット上で活躍する個性豊かなインディーズアーティストを中心に選曲！ 過去の"A-ZERO Produce"企画の人気曲も収録！ 夏色マイサンシャイン // hirokey feat. R-CALL X017 // Transquare citron mist -Analysis Stream No.2- // mist-notion feat. kozato snow Backstreet // ルゼ FFF Explosion // BACO さらに、楽曲を続々追加予定！ ■ 推奨環境 iOSバージョン：iOS9以降 端末：iPhone5S以降 ■ 最新情報/サポート http://waveat.a-zero.net https://twitter.com/WAVEATAPP
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: WAVEAT at free against polytone's free with in-app purchases. WAVEAT also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). polytone's advantage is ratings volume (151 vs 4) and review sentiment (74% vs 63%). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. polytone sells 37 one-off in-app purchases and WAVEAT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for polytone against 5.0 for WAVEAT. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: polytone has 151 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of polytone's written reviews are positive against 63% of WAVEAT's.
polytone ships an update every 3 months, WAVEAT every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | polytone | WAVEAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (151 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 151 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.0 GB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Haonan Li | SHO AOKI |
Customer experience
polytone
WAVEAT
In-app purchases
polytone
- Earth and Sea$0.99
- In Circles$0.99
- Passion$0.99
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- Reflex$0.99
- At the Distant World of Stars$0.99
- F*****g High (SK Remix)$0.99
- Terminal Shore$0.99
- Pixel Heart$0.99
- Eternalisms$0.99
- world electronica BOFU 2016$0.99
- Thunder$0.99
- 1nn0c3n+$0.99
- F*****g High$0.99
- Channel 88$0.99
- Brave The Elements$0.99
- Contrast$0.99
- DistorteD MoonlighT$0.99
- Next Anthem...$0.99
- Firmament$0.99
- Vainglory$0.99
- EVERYTHING$0.99
- Colosseum$0.99
- Let Me Drive$0.99
- 120 Vertices$1.00
- All Tracks ver.1.3$1.49
- All Tracks ver.1.7$1.49
- Trance Journey vol.1$1.99
- All Tracks ver.1.5$2.49
- All Tracks ver.1.9$2.49
- Selection from WAVES$2.49
- polytone Welcome Bundle 1$2.49
- polytone MusicFes$2.49
- all tracks 1.0 (iOS Special)$3.99
- 500 Vertices$4.00
- 1000 Vertices$8.00
- 2000 Vertices$16.00
- 4000 Vertices$32.00
WAVEAT
- 寄付$1.99
