Cytoid vs Phira
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!
Phira
A community-driven rhythm game inspired by Phigros, built using Rust. It offers a unique gameplay experience with more content, including competitive events and a story mode, planned for future updates.
- Community-driven gameplay
- Inspired by Phigros
- Developed with Rust
- Competitive events (coming soon)
- Official charts (coming soon)
- Story mode (coming soon)
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Phira is a non-commercial community-driven rhythm game, inspired by Phigros, developed with Rust. More contents (competitive events, official charts and story mode) coming soon!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Phira at #33 against Cytoid's #160. Phira also leads on iOS requirement (12.0.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Cytoid against 4.6 for Phira. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 847 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Cytoid's written reviews are positive against 70% of Phira's.
Cytoid ships an update every 3 months, Phira every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cytoid | Phira |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.6 (847 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews | 70.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 847 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #160 | #33 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 513 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Man To Tang | 知远 李 |
Customer experience
Cytoid
Phira
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.)
Phira
From 847 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent music selection
- 💡 Ability to create and import custom charts
- 🚀 Clean and intuitive user interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 🔌 Connectivity problems and failed downloads
- 🤔 Registration and account creation problems
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
Phira
Reported bugs
3 issues- TOS and privacy policy not loading properly
- Issues with clearing cache and updating user info
- Inability to download songs or access certain features
Requested features
3 requests- Update the app to the latest version
- Add support for more languages
- Improve performance optimization
In-app purchases
Cytoid
No in-app purchases
Phira
No in-app purchases
