Comparison

Kaihi vs Max

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

Head to head
About

Kaihi

Engage in one-tap arcade gameplay where you must dodge enemies and collect coins. Unlock characters and power-ups to climb the leaderboards. Enjoy colorful art and original music in this accessible game.

Highlights
  • One-tap action gameplay
  • Unlockable characters
  • Fun power-ups
  • Leaderboards for competition
  • Colorful art style
  • Original music
  • iCloud Save support
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Are you hungry for some one-­tap action? Then it's time to dodge the hungry jaws, avoid the crazy blinking eyes, run from the Rage boss and collect coins to unlock all the onigiri. Sounds easy right? KAIHI is a fun arcade game featuring: • 5 tasty characters • Fun power ups • 2 leaderboards to compete against your friends on • Colorful art • Awesome original music • Serious one-tap action • Accessible controls • iCloud Save - sync to all you favourite Apple devices • Localised to 6 languages (Spanish, German, Italian, French, Polish & Korean) Rating this game helps me improve it and so does dropping a comment if you have any feedback. KAIHI is a free game supported by ads. The Privacy Policy can be found on the following link: http://privacy.deadjam.co.uk/ Thanks for playing! James

About

Max

A 2D pixel-art top-down shooter where you play as a retired agent fighting a ruthless regime. Experience intense action, strategic combat, and a gripping narrative with an instant-death system that requires precision and speed.

Highlights
  • 2D pixel-art graphics
  • Top-down shooter gameplay
  • Strategic combat
  • Gripping narrative
  • Instant-death system
  • Challenging levels
Features
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Max: Countercoup is a 2D pixel-art top-down shooter that delivers intense action, strategic combat, and a gripping narrative. Step into the shoes of a retired special operations agent, pulled back into the shadows by a thirst for justice as he faces a ruthless regime. Set against the backdrop of a brutal late 20th-century conflict, you’ll go up against a militarized dictatorship that seized power through a coup d'état, aiming to crush freedom and impose total control. Unravel their true motives and lead the fight to take back the nation in a high-stakes counter-coup! The gameplay is designed to test reflexes and strategic thinking, featuring a brutal instant-death system that demands precision and speed. Players must navigate challenging levels filled with ruthless enemies, adapting their tactics to engage in intense, full-scale firefights!

Screenshots

Kaihi4 screens
Max4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kaihi at 4.2 against Max's 3.0. Kaihi also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). Max's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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. Kaihi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Max asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kaihi holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kaihi has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kaihi ships an update every 2 weeks, Max every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Kaihi versus Max: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKaihiMax
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (28 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB140 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJames BoltonVladyslav Omelechko

Customer experience

Kaihi

All ratings28 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral10.7%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%

Max

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kaihi

One-time1
  • Ad Removal$0.99
None

Max

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kaihi free?
Kaihi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Max free?
Max is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kaihi or Max?
Kaihi is rated higher. Kaihi averages 4.2 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Max averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Kaihi or Max have ads?
Neither Kaihi nor Max shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kaihi or Max?
Kaihi ships an update every 2 weeks, and Max every 4 months. Most recently, Kaihi was updated on October 20, 2026 and Max on October 24, 2026.

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