S.T.G. vs YELLOW CAPTURER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
S.T.G.
Pilot a spaceship, destroy enemies, and collect power-ups to survive increasingly difficult stages. The objective is to defeat the boss at the end of each level to progress. The game ends if all lives and credits are depleted.
- Control a spaceship
- Shoot enemies
- Collect power-ups
- Defeat stage bosses
- Stage-based progression
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Control a ship and shoot enemies while avoiding enemy fire. Power-up items appear when some enemies are destroyed. There are 3 items: Power-up (red), missile (green), bomber (blue). Defeat the target enemy at end of the stage to clear the stage. When all stages are cleared or all lives and credits reach zero the game is over.
YELLOW CAPTURER
Pilot a capture fighter to rescue planetary creatures from an incoming meteorite. Use shots and bombs to capture them and complete your catch list. Aim for high scores and earn crowns by capturing all creatures in a full playthrough.
- Vertical scrolling shooter gameplay
- Capture creatures with ship shots
- Complete a 'CATCH LIST'
- Unlock 'ALL MODE' for a full playthrough
- Earn crowns for perfect captures
- Free stage selection in 'FREE MODE'
- High score challenges
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A huge meteorite is falling! We must rescue the planetary creatures! The capture fighter "YELLOW CAPTURER" is equipped with Capture the creatures and rescue them! -------------------------------------- ■ GAME SYSTEM It is a simple vertical scrolling shooter that uses shots and bombs to attack. There are 5 stages in total. ■ Let's capture it! Capture planetary creatures with shots from your ship. Aim to complete the "CATCH LIST". * When all organisms are collected in the specified number in the "CATCH LIST," ads will be displayed only when the application is launched. ■ Win a crown! If you capture all the creatures in "ALL MODE," which takes you through all five stages, without missing a single creature, you will receive a crown. It is displayed at the top of the title screen. How many out of a maximum of 100 can you acquire? ■ Aim for a high score! The lower the level of the shot, the higher the score. Low shot level means it will be harder to capture. Aim for a high score with a good strategy! ■ You can freely choose the stage! If you have cleared a stage in "ALL MODE", you can select a stage from "FREE MODE" to play it. Useful for capturing specific organisms. Recommended for practicing stages you are not good at or for aiming for a high score.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: YELLOW CAPTURER at 5.0 against S.T.G.'s 4.0. YELLOW CAPTURER also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). S.T.G.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
YELLOW CAPTURER holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: S.T.G. has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
S.T.G. ships an update every 5 months, YELLOW CAPTURER weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | S.T.G. | YELLOW CAPTURER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | keiichi tago | Shuji Kuwajima |
Customer experience
S.T.G.
YELLOW CAPTURER
In-app purchases
S.T.G.
No in-app purchases
YELLOW CAPTURER
No in-app purchases
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