Shooting flower vs Dark Wave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shooting flower
Engage in a straightforward shooting game experience. Aim and fire your way through simple challenges. Enjoy a casual and accessible gameplay loop.
- Simple gameplay
- Casual experience
- Accessible controls
- Straightforward challenges
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Simple shooting game.
Dark Wave
Navigate a winding road filled with dangers, conquering challenges across 5 chapters and 50 levels. Compete globally in endless mode or enjoy a minimalist, ad-free experience. Play across Apple devices and sync progress with iCloud.
- 5 Chapters, 50 Levels
- Endless mode with global leaderboard
- Minimalist design
- No ads or in-app purchases
- Play on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV
- iCloud progress sync
- Multi-language support
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Hello Light Surfer... Can you conquer the Dark Wave? Power your way through an ever-changing winding road and its dangers FEATURES • 5 Chapters, 50 Levels: Each chapter introduces a range of new enemies • Endless mode: Compete with others in a global leaderboard • Minimalist design • No ads, No in-app purchases • Play on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV • Sync your progress using iCloud • Fully localized for English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, German, Italian, Dutch, Korean, Portuguese and Russian
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shooting flower at 100% against Dark Wave's 52%. Shooting flower also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). Dark Wave's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Shooting flower is free to download; Dark Wave costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shooting flower ships an update daily, Dark Wave every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Shooting flower | Dark Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 52.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kazuyoshi Izumi | Semidome Inc. |
Customer experience
Shooting flower
Dark Wave
In-app purchases
Shooting flower
No in-app purchases
Dark Wave
No in-app purchases
