S.T.G. vs MicoReimuChan
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.
MicoReimuChan
Control a character to collect money and avoid obstacles. Unlock and play as 14 different characters, each altering the gameplay. Compete with others through online rankings in this action-packed game.
- Collect money
- Avoid iron arrays
- Unlock 14 characters
- Online ranking
- Brushed-up game port
- Derivative Touhou Project work
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Control Reimu Hakurei and collect the money while avoiding the iron arrays thrown by Kafan Ibaraki! If you are hit by the iron arrays mixed with the money, you will be stuck for a while. When you fulfill the conditions, characters other than Reimu Hakurei can be released. There are a total of 14 controllable characters! The character who throws the money also changes when you change the controlling character! Online ranking is available. This is a brushed-up version of a game submitted to Touhou Game Jam 2024 as a derivative work of Touhou Project, and ported to smartphones. It was played by ZUN, the original creator of Touhou Project, on Touhou Station's “Touhou Game Jam Special” on October 15, 2024!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: S.T.G. at none against MicoReimuChan's shown. S.T.G. also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
S.T.G. holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
S.T.G. ships an update every 5 months, MicoReimuChan every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | S.T.G. | MicoReimuChan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — 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 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 481 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | keiichi tago | SHOHEI YAMAMOTO |
Customer experience
S.T.G.
MicoReimuChan
In-app purchases
S.T.G.
No in-app purchases
MicoReimuChan
No in-app purchases
