PukaPuka vs YELLOW CAPTURER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PukaPuka
Engage in a comical shooting game where you pilot a midget submarine. Your mission is to defeat a challenging boss. Enjoy this lighthearted and fun gaming experience.
- Comical shooting gameplay
- Midget submarine operation
- Boss battles
- Enjoyable gaming experience
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This application is a comical shooting game. You operate a midget submarine, and, please defeat a boss. Please enjoy this application.
YELLOW CAPTURER
Pilot a capture fighter to rescue planetary creatures from an incoming meteorite. Use shots and bombs to capture them and complete your catch list. Aim for high scores and earn crowns by capturing all creatures in a full playthrough.
- Vertical scrolling shooter gameplay
- Capture creatures with ship shots
- Complete a 'CATCH LIST'
- Unlock 'ALL MODE' for a full playthrough
- Earn crowns for perfect captures
- Free stage selection in 'FREE MODE'
- High score challenges
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A huge meteorite is falling! We must rescue the planetary creatures! The capture fighter "YELLOW CAPTURER" is equipped with Capture the creatures and rescue them! -------------------------------------- ■ GAME SYSTEM It is a simple vertical scrolling shooter that uses shots and bombs to attack. There are 5 stages in total. ■ Let's capture it! Capture planetary creatures with shots from your ship. Aim to complete the "CATCH LIST". * When all organisms are collected in the specified number in the "CATCH LIST," ads will be displayed only when the application is launched. ■ Win a crown! If you capture all the creatures in "ALL MODE," which takes you through all five stages, without missing a single creature, you will receive a crown. It is displayed at the top of the title screen. How many out of a maximum of 100 can you acquire? ■ Aim for a high score! The lower the level of the shot, the higher the score. Low shot level means it will be harder to capture. Aim for a high score with a good strategy! ■ You can freely choose the stage! If you have cleared a stage in "ALL MODE", you can select a stage from "FREE MODE" to play it. Useful for capturing specific organisms. Recommended for practicing stages you are not good at or for aiming for a high score.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: YELLOW CAPTURER at 5.0 against PukaPuka's 3.7. YELLOW CAPTURER also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). PukaPuka's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
YELLOW CAPTURER holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
PukaPuka ships an update every 6 months, YELLOW CAPTURER weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PukaPuka | YELLOW CAPTURER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Junichi Mori | Shuji Kuwajima |
Customer experience
PukaPuka
YELLOW CAPTURER
In-app purchases
PukaPuka
No in-app purchases
YELLOW CAPTURER
No in-app purchases
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