WAVEAT vs Liminality
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
"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
Liminality
Experience a music game with a unique semi-circular lane system on your smartphone. Enjoy a vast library of over 100 songs, from original tracks to popular artist collaborations, with a wide range of difficulty levels for all players.
- Unique semi-circular lane gameplay
- Over 100 diverse songs
- Original and popular artist tracks
- Wide difficulty range from easy to ultra-hard
- Satisfying progression system
Read full descriptionHide full description
A rhythm game experience like racing through cyberspace, right on your smartphone. And you—you shall reach the "Threshold"——— ===FEATURES=== Liminality is a rhythm game for smartphones built around a distinctive semicircular lane. That one-of-a-kind layout brings the entire screen into play, for a rhythm game that uses every inch of your device. ===A STAGGERING AMOUNT OF CONTENT=== A deep lineup of easy and intermediate charts lets newcomers play with confidence and steadily build their skills, while a wealth of ultra-high-difficulty charts stands ready for the most devoted rhythm gamers. Feel yourself improve, and keep coming back for more. ===TRACK LIST=== Loaded with original songs you won't hear anywhere else. On top of that, a lineup of acclaimed artists have joined in, bringing you over 170 richly varied tracks. A rhythm game experience like racing through cyberspace, right on your smartphone. And you—you shall reach the "Threshold"——— ===LATEST NEWS=== Website: https://liminality.ninja/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/liminality_dev Discord: https://discord.com/invite/wb3vbWfHTg E-mail: contact.liminality@gmail.com Powered by "CRIWARE". CRIWARE is a trademark of CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WAVEAT at 5.0 against Liminality's 4.5. WAVEAT also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Liminality's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 63%) and ratings volume (23 vs 4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. WAVEAT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Liminality sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WAVEAT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Liminality has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of WAVEAT's written reviews are positive against 82% of Liminality's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WAVEAT ships an update every 2 months, Liminality every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WAVEAT | Liminality |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.5 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 892 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SHO AOKI | Shoya Otake |
Customer experience
WAVEAT
Liminality
In-app purchases
WAVEAT
- 寄付$1.99
Liminality
- Lysion-A$0.99
- オーバーライド$0.99
- Brand New Day$0.99
Show 17 moreShow fewer
- Luxinauz$0.99
- Lysion-B$2.99
- MasterAgentPack vol.1$3.99
- MasterAgentPack vol.2$3.99
- MasterAgentPack vol.4$3.99
- TAKUMI³ LimitBreak$3.99
- ナナツカゼ$3.99
- Phigros$3.99
- Berry Melody$3.99
- MasterAgentPack vol.3$3.99
- Radiant Keys$3.99
- Paradigm: Reboot vol.1$3.99
- MasterAgentPack vol.5$3.99
- Lysion-C$4.99
- HARDCORE TANO*C vol.1$4.99
- Lysion-D$9.99
- Lysion-E$19.99
