Comparison

GO FRIEND vs Hanabi Chain

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

Head to head
About

GO FRIEND

Connect with trainers globally to participate in remote raid battles. Host raids by posting details and recruiting guests, or join worldwide raids by searching active invitations and sending friend requests.

Highlights
  • Find trainers for remote raids
  • Host raids by posting details
  • Recruit guest trainers
  • Search active worldwide raids
  • Join raids via invitations
  • Send friend requests
Features
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GO Friend is an application to find trainers who want participate in Invitation Raid Battle. Let's participate Raids around the world using "Invitation Raid BBS" of GO Friend ! 【How to use Invitation Raid BBS】 ■Host Trainer (who invite Guest trainer to the raids) 1.Report Raids Tap the “+” button at the top of Invitation Raid BBS Enter the required contents such as Raid information and the number of recruitment, and post. 2.Approve the Friend Request from guests 3.Join the Raid and invite guests ■Guest Trainer (who invited to raids by the Host Trainer) 1.Search active Raids on BBS. Search the active raids reported worldwide. 2.When you find the Raid you want to join, tap “ENTRY”. 3.Send a Friend Request When you find the raid you want to join, copy the Host trainer's friend code and send a Friend Request to the trainer. 4.Wait for the invitation Join the raid when you get an invitation from your Host trainer.

About

Hanabi Chain

Features
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■ Tap the night sky. Your firework starts the chain. Hanabi Chain is a beautiful, deep firework puzzle you play with a single tap. Tap anywhere in the night sky and your firework launches from the bottom, arcs up, and bursts right there — igniting the rising orbs around it so they explode too, spreading into a chain. ■ Easy to play - Tap the sky → your firework flies to that spot and bursts - The blast ignites nearby orbs → they burst and the chain spreads - Burst higher for more points — but time it before the orbs escape off the top - With only 3 shells per stage, WHEN and WHERE you fire decides the chain ■ Easy to learn, deep to master Simple rules — but once you start planning the order and the perfect spots for the biggest chain, it gets wonderfully deep. Bloom casually for the feels, or aim and connect for the glory. ■ Special shells to mix - Big: ignites a wide area at once - Pierce: a straight vertical lance - Time-Stop: slows everything so you can aim - Two-Stage: bursts a second time in the same spot - Rainbow: a wildcard that connects with any color Chain the same color for a bonus. Read the field and build your max chain. ■ Endless worlds Space, deep sea, aurora, volcano, sakura nights, cyber city, sea of clouds, crystal caves... 100+ themed worlds across 500 stages. Each world has its own night-sky palette and music, with a living sky that reacts to every burst. ■ Endless mode The deeper you go, the harder it gets. Chase your best depth and score. ■ Hanabi Collection — collect shaped fireworks As you play, you unlock fireworks that form shapes — cat, heart, star, butterfly, Saturn, willow and more. Pick your favorites and they'll appear at random when you launch. Grow your own firework collection. ■ Great for - Quick one-handed play in spare moments - Relaxing with beautiful visuals - Fans of simple-yet-deep games to master - Anyone who loves fireworks Tap the sky and bloom your own grand finale.

Screenshots

GO FRIEND4 screens
Hanabi Chain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hanabi Chain at none against GO FRIEND's 4. Hanabi Chain also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GO FRIEND sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hanabi Chain asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GO FRIEND ships an update every 3 months, Hanabi Chain every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GO FRIEND versus Hanabi Chain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGO FRIENDHanabi Chain
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (986 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings986 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB45 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developertakumi suzukiHKraft Labs

Bugs and requests

GO FRIEND

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Refreshing issues after hosting raids
  • Inability to rate players after raids
  • Randomly getting banned/locked out of app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Group chat functionality
  • Better raid coordination tools
  • Refund system for unused raid passes
  • Improved anti-abuse measures

Hanabi Chain

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

GO FRIEND

One-time4
  • 100 PLUGS (PREMIUM)$0.99
  • 550 PLUGS (PREMIUM)$4.99
  • 1100 PLUGS (PREMIUM)$9.99
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  • 2200 PLUGS (PREMIUM)$19.99
None

Hanabi Chain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GO FRIEND free?
GO FRIEND is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hanabi Chain free?
Hanabi Chain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GO FRIEND or Hanabi Chain have ads?
Both GO FRIEND and Hanabi Chain show ads.
Which is updated more often, GO FRIEND or Hanabi Chain?
GO FRIEND ships an update every 3 months, and Hanabi Chain every 4 days. Most recently, GO FRIEND was updated on November 6, 2026 and Hanabi Chain on October 28, 2026.

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