AKA TO BLUE vs VISORIZER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AKA TO BLUE
Experience console-quality arcade shooting with silky smooth controls. Dodge through intense bullet patterns, strategically use bombs to cancel attacks and score points. Features beginner-friendly options, simple one-finger controls, and a powerful Japanese voice cast.
- Vertical arcade-style bullet hell shooting
- Strategic bomb usage for scoring and survival
- Beginner-friendly features with auto-bombs
- Simple one-finger swipe controls
- In-game voices by Japanese voice actors
- Head-banging guitar rock soundtrack
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▼▼PLEASE READ RECOMMENDED DEVICES SECTION BEFORE PURCHASING▼▼ The first console-quality smartphone shooter! Glide with silky smooth controls through a sea of bullets! SLASH THROUGH THE BULLET RAIN in this gripping vertical arcade-style bullet hell shooting game! AKA TO BLUE ■■ SLASH THROUGH THE BULLET RAIN! DEFEND AND ASSAULT WITH YOUR BOMBS! ■■ Cut through the enemy's bullet nets with Bombs at the flick of your finger. Dodge your way through 5 gripping shooter stages! More bullets means more points! Cancel enemy attacks with your bomb to earn high scores, and recharge it rapidly to blow away the next group of enemies. Don't dodge, bomb! The key to survival is at the tip of your fingers! ■■BEGINNER-FRIENDLY FEATURES ■■ Push through the enemy hordes with 3 lives per level, and a maximum of 3 regenerating auto-bombs! Charge your Auto-Bomb to have it protect you if you get hit by enemy bullets. Strategize your way through each stage while polishing your high score! ■■SIMPLE CONTROLS, POWERFUL ATTACKS ■■ Wind your way through the clouds of bullets with just one finger! Shoot down the incoming enemy squadrons! Enjoy arcade and console-level shooter gameplay in the palm of your hand! All you have to do to control your ship is swipe on the screen, or tap with two fingers to bombs away! ■■ IN-GAME VOICES ENHANCE THE ACTION ■■ A powerful cast of Japanese voice actors lends their talents to Aka & Blue, making each stage that much more exciting! CAST AKA SHEENK Shunsuke Takeuchi BLUE CERNY Kanade Koshino MURASAKI EDOU Hiroo Sasaki KURO GUHRO Wataru Komada ■■ HEAD-BANGING GUITAR ROCK SOUNDTRACK ■■ Rock out with your butt out to the hard-rocking sounds of game musician WASi303. Ikedaminorock, General Manager of the Mikado Arcade, also lends his sharp guitar talents to the soundtrack to add a frenetic and powerful shred to the bullet hell action. ■■ A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM TANOSHIMASU ■■ Have fun propelling yourself through these 5 challenging stages! Fight your way through to the ending! Oh and have a nice flight! ************************************************************************** [IMPORTANT] Please read before purchasing. ■■ RECOMMENDED DEVICES ■■ OS: iOS9.0 and up iPhone 5S(*), iPad mini 2(*), iPad Air(*), iPhone 6, iPhone 6Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6SPlus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7Plus, iPad Pro(Second Generation), iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, iPad(Fifth Generation), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4 iPod touch(Sixth Generation) only ■■ CAUTION ■■ Please be aware that we cannot guarantee application performance for devices other than those listed above. (Application also does not support OS versions earlier than iOS 9.0 on devices above) *iPhone 5S, iPad mini 2, and iPad Air can choose from Low and High Quality Settings. Other devices can also choose from Low, Medium and High Quality Settings, however note that the Medium setting is set as default as it helps prevent the chip-set from heating up. Shifting the game's Quality Seting to High will give you access to better graphics resolution. This game runs at 60fps to ensure smooth performance. Battery consumption is higher than other applications, so please avoid playing in the event of major disasters or emergencies. ************************************************************************** Powered by "CRI ADX2 (TM) LE". CRIWARE is a trademark of CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
VISORIZER
Test your shooting skills in a 3-minute challenge. Receive a rank from 7th Kyu to 1st Dan (S Class) based on your performance, including clear stages, remaining lives, and score. Supports touch, keyboard, and game controllers.
- 3-minute shooting skill assessment
- Ranked progression (7th Kyu to S Class)
- Touch, keyboard, and controller support
- Performance-based evaluation (stages, lives, score)
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◆3分間でクリアする、シューティング技能検定機能 ・ タッチ、キーボード、ゲームコントローラーに対応しています。 ・クリアしたステージ、残機、スコアにより評価され7級~初段(Sクラス)まで判定
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: VISORIZER at Free against AKA TO BLUE's $7.99. VISORIZER also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). AKA TO BLUE's advantage is ratings volume (62 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On update cadence, ads, 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
VISORIZER is free to download; AKA TO BLUE costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VISORIZER holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AKA TO BLUE has 62 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AKA TO BLUE ships an update every 6 weeks, VISORIZER every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AKA TO BLUE | VISORIZER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (62 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 198 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tanoshimasu Co., Ltd. | GARURU LABS INC. |
Customer experience
AKA TO BLUE
VISORIZER
In-app purchases
AKA TO BLUE
No in-app purchases
VISORIZER
No in-app purchases
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