Layesta vs TECHMANIA
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
TECHMANIA
An open-source rhythm game where players interact with music by tapping notes in time. Users can download custom tracks and skins from the official website to personalize their gameplay experience. Safety features like Guided Access are recommended for uninterrupted play.
- Open source rhythm gameplay
- Downloadable custom tracks
- Customizable skins
- Guided Access integration
- Touchscreen safety advice
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*** Getting started *** - Download tracks and skins from the official website, then extract them into the "Tracks" and "Skins" folders. - On iOS/iPadOS, You can find these folders in the Files app, or in iTunes File Sharing on your computer. - Enable Guided Access from your device's accessibility settings to avoid returning to the Home Screen when swiping. *** Health & safety information *** - When playing with a touchscreen, please do not strike it violently. Doing so may cause damage to the touchscreen and/or yourself. - Flashing lights may trigger seizures, even in people who never experienced it before. If you feel uncomfortable, stop playing and take a break.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Layesta at every 9 days against TECHMANIA's every 5 months. Layesta also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). TECHMANIA's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.8). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
TECHMANIA holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Layesta's written reviews are positive against 67% of TECHMANIA's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Layesta ships an update every 9 days, TECHMANIA every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Layesta | TECHMANIA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (10 ratings) | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 499 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zhongwei Wang | Yu Hsiang Cheng |
Customer experience
Layesta
TECHMANIA
In-app purchases
Layesta
No in-app purchases
TECHMANIA
No in-app purchases
