Layesta vs Twirdora
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Layesta
Design and play your own unique levels using Lanotalium. Share your creations with friends and let your imagination soar. This game offers a creative outlet for players to build and experience custom game charts.
- Create custom game levels
- Play user-created levels
- Share creations with friends
- Seamless integration with Lanotalium
- Imaginative gameplay
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Create your own level using Lanotalium and play it with Layesta seamlessly. Share your chart to your friend and let your imagination take wings. Lanotalium can be downloaded at https://www.schwarzer.wang
Twirdora
Experience a unique rhythm game with innovative tap, hold, and rotate mechanics. Enjoy a wide range of difficulty levels and high-quality tracks from diverse genres. Explore engaging gameplay systems and enjoy beautifully crafted artworks.
- Brand new expressive gameplay mechanics
- Charts for all-level players
- High-quality tracks in varied genres
- Carefully designed gameplay systems
- Delicately created artworks
- Free to play
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>>> Brand new expressive gameplay Tap, hold and rotate, operate with the hexagon-shaped plate in the middle of the screen and the two arc sliders beside it. Enjoy your performance through the weaving and rotating of notes. >>> Charts that consider all-level players We've prepared a wide range of charts with various difficulties for players to choose freely. Whether you're a new rhythm game player or a master of other rhythm games, you will find your needs fulfilled here in Twirdora. >>> High-quality tracks in varied genres BilliumMoto, かめりあ (Camellia), Cosmograph (Lunatic Sounds), 黒皇帝 (Kurokotei), MYUKKE., Zris, and more... Twirdora has included many high-quality tracks in varied genres produced by great artists from around the world, and there will be more as new versions come. >>> Carefully designed gameplay system We have prepared for players who love to collect bonuses and improve themselves with fun and challenging gameplay systems like "The Dark Market", "Astrip Exchange" and "Fairyland Exploration", which will be improved, and more will be added in the future. Enjoy! >>> Delicately created artworks · Covers and posters that correspond to the tracks · UI design that matches the plot theme · Story illustrations and scenes with varied styles (*Some contents are still WIP and not yet in the game) >>> And — free to play! That's right! All gaming contents in Twirdora are totally free to play, without any distraction from in-game purchases and ads. —————————— >>> About us Pandox Project, the development team of Twirdora, was formed by players who love rhythm games. As a completely free, non-profit, indie game development team, we hope to bring the fun and concepts of rhythm games to everyone who enjoys music, art, storytelling and video games in a compelling way. >>> Follow us Twitter: @Twirdora (Game News & Info) @PandoxProject (Staff) BiliBili: @Twirdora (Game News & Info) @PandoxProject (Staff) Support & Inquiries: support@pandoxproject.cn Contact & Submissions: contact@pandoxproject.cn Careers & Collaborations: careers@pandoxproject.cn
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Twirdora at 4.9 against Layesta's 3.8. Twirdora also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Layesta's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Twirdora holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Layesta's written reviews are positive against 100% of Twirdora's.
Layesta ships an update every 9 days, Twirdora every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Layesta | Twirdora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (10 ratings) | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 526 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Zhongwei Wang | 潇迪 刘 |
Customer experience
Layesta
Twirdora
In-app purchases
Layesta
No in-app purchases
Twirdora
No in-app purchases








