Comparison

Beyond Solar vs AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Beyond Solar

Pilot a spaceship in a pixel art bullet hell shooter. Investigate a mysterious SOS signal from a dying Earth and battle alien threats. Upgrade your ship and compete with friends on the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Bullet hell gameplay
  • Space combat
  • Ship weapon upgrades
  • Collect Digicoins
  • Leaderboard challenges
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Beyond Solar is a bullet hell / SHMUP pixel art game. You play the protagonist “Gravity” a space ship pilot who grew up in the space colony “ARD”, humanity last hope and shelter as planet Earth was on the brink of extinction. Years passed after the great migration of human beings from planet Earth, when suddenly an SOS signal received from Earth. In order to find out the source of the signal the space army sent their best pilot “Gravity” to investigate the source and report back. Test your skills in this classic pixel art SHMUP and reveal the mystery behind the Earth most dangerous journey. Collect Digicoins and upgrade your ship weapons along the way to be able to unlock all the achievements and challenge your friends in the leader board.

About

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN

Relive classic arcade shoot 'em ups and other genres from the 80s and 90s. Design and expand your own virtual arcade with cabinets and decorations. Purchase additional titles to grow your collection.

Highlights
  • 1 included classic game, 5 demos
  • 24 purchasable classic Toaplan titles
  • Customizable virtual arcade design
  • Multiple display modes (vertical/horizontal)
  • Adjustable game settings (difficulty, lives)
  • Customizable touch controls and controller support
Features
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Truxton and other classics! Toaplan was a popular arcade game developer in the 80’s and 90’s that had a huge influence in the shoot ‘em up genre. In Amusement Arcade Toaplan you can experience the classics and design and expand your own arcade with cabinets and other items! Amusement Arcade Toaplan includes the original Truxton and more classic games can be purchased in-app. In total there are 25 classic Toaplan titles ranging from iconic shoot ‘em ups to platform action, racing and beat ‘em ups, including both Japanese and international versions of the games (full list below). With various filters to recreate that arcade experience and individual game settings for difficulty, lives, invincibility and more, all your base will truly belong to you! The games can be played with tailored, customisable touch controls, or by connecting external controllers. You can even play with an external arcade stick (with Bluetooth) for the ultimate in arcade authenticity. Features: • 1 full game, 5 demos, and 24 purchasable titles • Multiple regional versions and a manual per title • Vertical/tate and horizontal/yoko display modes • Multiple filters and effects (bloom, raster, etc) • Options for difficulty, extra lives, continues etc • Create your own arcade, 3 layouts x 3 regions (unlockable with more games) • Place functioning cabinets, drink machines, sofas and more! Game list: Included: • Truxton (1988) Demo version (can be purchased): • Tiger Heli (1985) • Flying Shark (1987) • Wardner (1987) • Snow Bros. (1990) • Teki Paki (1991) Can be purchased: *each game comes with a cabinet and an item to place in your arcade • Guardian (1986) • Slap Fight/Alcon (1986) • Twin Cobra (1987) • Rally Bike (1988) • Hellfire (1989) • Twin Hawk (1989) • Demon's World (1989) • Zero Wing (1989) • Fire Shark (1989) • Out Zone (1990) • Vimana (1991) • Ghox (1991) • Truxton II (1992) • Fixeight (1992) • Dogyuun (1992) • Grind Stormer (1993) • Knuckle Bash (1993) • Batsugun (1993) • Snow Bros. 2 (1994) Caution: Failure to use Restore Purchase may result in duplicated purchases. Please make sure to use Restore Purchase before making a purchase if you are in doubt. Additionally, if you are signed in with the same Apple ID (Apple account) on multiple devices, please do not make purchases on a device other than the one you originally made a purchase from.

Screenshots

Beyond Solar4 screens
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Beyond Solar at 4.8 against AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN's 4.3. Beyond Solar also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 67%) and ratings volume (51 vs 9). AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beyond Solar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beyond Solar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beyond Solar has 51 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Beyond Solar's written reviews are positive against 67% of AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beyond Solar ships an update every 3 months, AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Beyond Solar versus AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeyond SolarAMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (51 ratings) — better4.3 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings51 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.1 — better13.7
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB584 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperCOREGAME TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONSTATSUJIN Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Beyond Solar

All ratings51 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Beyond Solar

One-time1
  • Beyond Solar All Chapters$1.99
10 purchases

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN

One-time10
  • Snow Bros.$4.99
  • Fire Shark$4.99
  • Zero Wing$4.99
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  • Twin Cobra$4.99
  • Truxton II$4.99
  • Dogyuun$4.99
  • Out Zone$4.99
  • Grind Stormer$4.99
  • Batsugun$4.99
  • Complete collection(24 titles)$95.90

Questions

Is Beyond Solar free?
Beyond Solar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN free?
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beyond Solar or AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN?
Beyond Solar is rated higher. Beyond Solar averages 4.8 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN averages 4.3 from 9 ratings.
Do Beyond Solar or AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN have ads?
Neither Beyond Solar nor AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beyond Solar or AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN?
Beyond Solar ships an update every 3 months, and AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN every 5 days. Most recently, Beyond Solar was updated on November 2, 2026 and AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN on November 3, 2026.

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