WAVEAT vs DeltaBeats
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
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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
DeltaBeats
Experience a full-screen rhythm game with unique tap, hold, and flick mechanics. Customize your gameplay with avatars and follow a helpful navigation character. Share your high scores on social media.
- Full-screen rhythm gameplay
- Tap, hold, and flick controls
- Avatar customization (VRM)
- Navigation character support
- Score sharing for social media
- Supports Japanese arcades
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A full-screen style rhythm game DeltaBeats released by iwate EVOLVED, a group acting for supporting Japanese arcades. You can play DeltaBeats with avatars. △▽▲▼▲▼▲▽△▼ Donation: All of our profit will be used to support Japanese arcades. If you agree with our motto or like DeltaBeats, please purchase things on a shop in DeltaBeats. △▽△▽△▽△▽▲▼ How to play: Triangles for tap. Hexagons for hold. Arrows for flick. Get a higher score with your rhythmic action. Result sharing function for SNS is available. △▽▲▽▲▼▲▽▲▼ Avatar(VRM): If you are not familiar with full-screen styled rhythm game, don't worry. A navigate character "Ado-kun" supports you. Follow Ado-kun's move at first. You can change avatars via VRoidHub or by loading your VRM files. △▽▲▽△▼▲▽▲▽ Soundtrack: A soundtrack of DeltaBeats is already available. All of our profit will be used to support Japanese arcades too. If you agree with our motto or like songs in DeltaBeats, please purchase it via bandcamp. iwate EVOLVED's bandcamp(external link) https://iwate-evolved.bandcamp.com/ △▽▲▽△▽△▽▲▼
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WAVEAT at 5.0 against DeltaBeats's 4.6. WAVEAT also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). DeltaBeats's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 63%). On price, ratings volume, 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. WAVEAT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DeltaBeats sells 8 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 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of WAVEAT's written reviews are positive against 85% of DeltaBeats's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WAVEAT | DeltaBeats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.6 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| 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 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 305 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHO AOKI | Masahide Konishi |
Customer experience
WAVEAT
DeltaBeats
In-app purchases
WAVEAT
- 寄付$1.99
DeltaBeats
- VRCrazy -Hiy Makina Remix-$1.99
- [MUSIC] techno world$2.99
- Tokyo Traffic -Hiy Remix-$2.99
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