Comparison

polytone vs Demoid

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Demoid

A community-driven rhythm game where players can create and play custom song charts. Enjoy familiar tap and hold mechanics with endless possibilities for song creation and discovery.

Highlights
  • Play custom song charts
  • Create your own charts
  • Community-based song sharing
  • Tap and slide note mechanics
  • Discover new songs
Features
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Demoid is an community based rhythm game that will allow you to play custom songs made by you or other people! Using the tried and true gameplay you all know and love, tap black notes, hold and slide yellow notes. Build your own charts, play your own songs then branch out to discover even more, it's that simple! The possibilities are never-ending! Note: Currently only speed 4,5,6 and 7 are supported. Will add more in future.

Screenshots

polytone4 screens
Demoid3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: polytone at 4.9 against Demoid's 2.0. polytone also leads on ratings volume (154 vs 7) and review sentiment (74% vs 60%). Demoid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. polytone sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Demoid asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

polytone holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: polytone has 154 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of polytone's written reviews are positive against 60% of Demoid's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

polytone ships an update every 3 months, Demoid monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
polytone versus Demoid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpolytoneDemoid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (154 ratings) — better2.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews74.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings154 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.0 GB130 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHaonan LiTheresa Barker

Customer experience

polytone

All ratings150 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative10.0%

Demoid

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

polytone

One-time10
  • Reflex$0.99
  • 120 Vertices$1.00
  • All Tracks ver.1.3$1.49
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  • All Tracks ver.1.7$1.49
  • Trance Journey vol.1$1.99
  • polytone Welcome Bundle 1$2.49
  • polytone MusicFes$2.49
  • 500 Vertices$4.00
  • 1000 Vertices$8.00
  • 2000 Vertices$16.00
None

Demoid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is polytone free?
polytone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Demoid free?
Demoid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, polytone or Demoid?
polytone is rated higher. polytone averages 4.9 out of 5 from 154 ratings, while Demoid averages 2.0 from 7 ratings.
Do polytone or Demoid have ads?
Neither polytone nor Demoid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, polytone or Demoid?
polytone ships an update every 3 months, and Demoid monthly. Most recently, polytone was updated on November 6, 2026 and Demoid on November 2, 2026.

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