Cytoid vs IOSU!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cytoid
This is an open-source rhythm game where players can create, share, and play custom levels. It features a redesigned UI, a built-in community for downloading levels, and various gameplay enhancements for a smoother experience.
- Create and share custom rhythm game levels
- Browse and download over 4000 user-created levels
- Reworked rating system for competitive play
- Seasonal and collaboration events with exclusive rewards
- Unlockable characters
- New storyboarding features for creators
- Improved music/note synchronization
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"Let's shape the rhythm world... together!" Welcome to Cytoid, an open-source rhythm game where you can create, share and play your own levels! Based on the classic scanner-style gameplay and powered by the community, Cytoid provides a huge variety of musical genres to enjoy and a diverse range of gameplay design. In Cytoid 2.0, we overhauled EVERYTHING to provide you with better gameplay & graphics, diverse gamemodes, and a much smoother community-driven experience. ◆ NEW EXPERIENCE: The completely redesigned UI is more stylish than ever, and also much simpler to navigate ◆ BUILT-IN COMMUNITY: Browse and download 4000+ user levels without leaving the game ◆ RATING SYSTEM: A reworked rating system to test your sense of rhythm and compete against the best of the best ◆ EVENTS: Join seasonal and collaboration events and earn exclusive rewards ◆ TIERS: Get officially certified for your Cytoid skills by passing courses of various difficulties ◆ CHARACTERS: Introducing unlockable characters who will accompany you on your Cytoid journey ◆ MORE CREATOR FREEDOM: New storyboarding features open up exciting possibilities for transforming Cytoid's gameplay ◆ BETTER MUSIC/NOTE SYNC: Reduced audio latency, a calibration mode, and a one-time device setup to solve synchronization issues ◆ LOCALIZATION: Cytoid is now in 14 languages ...and much, much more! Development of Cytoid would not be possible without a group of talented artists, our community members, and of course, our Patreon/Afdian supporters. View our special thank-you page at https://cytoid.io/credits. ◾ Links Follow our Twitter for latest news: https://twitter.com/cytoidio Need help? Want to get started on charting (i.e. making your own level)? Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cytoid If you speak C#, star our repo on GitHub: https://github.com/TigerHix/Cytoid ◾ Copyright (DMCA) Policy We respect the intellectual property rights of others just as we expect others to respect our rights. If you believe that content residing on or accessible through Cytoid's services infringes your copyright, pursuant to Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c), a copyright owner or their agent may submit a takedown notice to us via our DMCA Agent. For more info, please visit https://cytoid.io/pages/dmca. ◾ Disclaimer Cytoid is not affiliated with Cytus, Cytus II or Rayark Inc. ◾ iOS Version Compatibility If you are using iOS 10, 11 or 12, you should either update to iOS 13 or 14, or update to the latest subversion of iOS (i.e. 10.3.4, 11.4.1 or 12.4.8) before running Cytoid. We are sorry for any inconvenience!
IOSU!
Enjoy rhythm games by playing your own beatmap files. Supports 4-key and 5x5 key modes, with more to come. Easily upload your custom beatmaps wirelessly from your PC or Mac.
- Play custom beatmap files
- 4 Keys mode
- 5x5 Keys mode
- Wireless beatmap upload
- PC/Mac file transfer
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Play rhythm game with your beatmap files. :) Currently 4 Keys mode & 5x5 Keys mode are available!! Other modes will be available soon!! How to upload Beatmap files! 1. Connect your iDevice and PC(Mac) to the same WI-FI network. 2. Open provided URL on your PC(Mac). 3. Upload your OSZ files.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cytoid at 4.7 against IOSU!'s 4.1. Cytoid also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 353). IOSU!'s advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cytoid holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 353 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Cytoid's written reviews are positive against 63% of IOSU!'s.
| Parameter | Cytoid | IOSU! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.1 (353 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews — better | 63.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 353 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 513 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Man To Tang | Float32 Inc |
Customer experience
Cytoid
IOSU!
User reviews
Cytoid
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Customizable, lots of charts to play
- 🚀 Beginner friendly
- 🚀 Community-driven
- 🚀 Interesting gameplay mechanics
- 🚀 High quality music and visuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezing issues
- 🐛 Timing issues and strict note accuracy
- 🐛 Login and account problems
- 🐛 Compatibility issues on older devices
- 🐛 Lack of in-game features (pause button, hit feedback, etc.)
IOSU!
From 353 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Best osu!mania port available for iOS
- 📥 Easy .osz file import and drag-and-drop functionality
- 🎯 Accurate beatmap emulation and auto-mapping
- 🎨 Multiple game modes (4k, 7k, 5x5)
- ⚡ Smooth performance and responsive gameplay
Room to improve
- 📱 Forced portrait mode limits playability
- 🔗 Broken URL/server for beatmap uploads
- 🎵 Only one default song included
- ⚙️ Lack of customization options
- 🎯 Inconsistent hit registration
Bugs and requests
Cytoid
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on startup
- Login/account issues
- Timing and note registration problems
Requested features
4 requests- In-game level/chart editor
- More customization options (skins, hitsounds, etc.)
- Improved search and organization for community charts
- Multiplayer or social features
IOSU!
Reported bugs
9 issues- URL server returns 'no' or 'forbidden' error when uploading beatmaps
- Cannot add beatmaps after reinstalling app
- Some beatmaps fail to load completely
- Hold note patterns render incorrectly
- Notes appear late or underneath hit zone at song start
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- Inconsistent hit registration and accuracy detection
- Song deletion via website doesn't work
- App crashes or becomes unusable after certain operations
- Notch support issues on newer phones
Requested features
20 requests- Landscape mode support
- Custom scroll speed adjustment
- Skin customization and import
- Audio delay/offset adjustment
- Hit sounds
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- No-fail mode
- Song rate modifiers (1.1x, 1.2x, etc.)
- Mods system (Hard Rock, etc.)
- Standard osu! mode
- More default songs
- Score system instead of letter grades
- Haptic feedback
- Bluetooth headset delay compensation
- Global ranking system
- In-app beatmap download from osu website
- Support for simfiles
- 3-key mode
- Free play without fail condition
- Song offset feature
- Windows file upload support
In-app purchases
Cytoid
No in-app purchases
IOSU!
No in-app purchases
