Avoid the cube vs DANMAKU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Avoid the cube
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Yokedius is a retro-style arcade shooting game where you fly through space, avoiding enemies and cubes, collecting GP, and aiming for a high score. In Normal Mode, you can increase your score by surviving and using GP Bonuses, while in 60-Second Mode, you can challenge yourself in an exhilarating score attack where you collect GP within a limited time. Furthermore, it features CUBE99 Mode, where you avoid a massive influx of approaching cubes. Choose your speed and pattern, and aim for the top of the rankings at a difficulty level that suits you. It's a nostalgic and exciting space shooting game that's easy to play.
DANMAKU
Engage in intense bullet-hell combat across 8 stages with 16 unique bosses. Choose from 8 different ships, each with distinct flight patterns and abilities. Strategically select weapons, armors, and companions to overcome escalating challenges and improve your pilot level with every run.
- 8 stages with 3 difficulty levels
- 16 unique bosses and mid-bosses
- 5 distinct weapon types
- 4 armor types with trade-offs
- 3 companion options
- Pilot level progression
- Graze and bomb mechanics
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DANMAKU Shooting - STELLAR FORCE 8 stages, 16 bosses. Every run you fly a different ship. ◆ 8 Stages, 3 Difficulties Route → mid-boss → route → boss. About 13 minutes a run. Clear NORMAL to open HARD, clear HARD to open LUNATIC. Higher difficulties give bosses more bullet patterns — and pay more coins. ◆ 16 Bosses One boss and one mid-boss per stage. You never fight the same one twice. ◆ 5 Weapons — not better and worse, but good at different things Vulcan / Spread / Laser / Homing / Reflect. Laser struggles on the route; Spread struggles on bosses. "Next run I'll take this one" is the reason to go again. ◆ 4 Armors — every one costs you something Heavy gives +3 HP and slows you down. Phase takes 2 HP away and pays you more the closer you fly to bullets. ◆ 3 Companions Gunner, shield, medic. Buy them, take up to two along. ◆ Pilot Level It always goes up when you play. A run you lose is not a run wasted. ◆ Graze and Bombs Skim a bullet and the coins climb. When there's no way through, bomb it. ◆ 8 Ships A small hitbox, more firepower, an extra bomb. They differ in how they fly, not just how they look.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Avoid the cube at none against DANMAKU's shown. Avoid the cube also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Avoid the cube ships an update every 3 weeks, DANMAKU every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Avoid the cube | DANMAKU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | touru tsuruta | MIZOU, CO., LTD. |
In-app purchases
Avoid the cube
No in-app purchases
DANMAKU
No in-app purchases
