Comparison

TRUXTON classic vs Zaparoo

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

Head to head
About

TRUXTON classic

Experience a classic arcade space shooter with retro graphics and fast-paced action. Pilot your fighter, collect power-ups, and unleash devastating weapons to defeat alien invaders. Offers multiple difficulty levels and a bomb system for critical moments.

Highlights
  • Retro arcade space shooter gameplay
  • Weapon power-ups and upgrades
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Bomb system for defense
  • Achievements and leaderboards
  • 16 language support
Features
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Return of one of the great retro arcade shooting games. Enjoy free space war games that were produced by a master of shooting games and that were easy to see in arcade centers as combat aircraft games that were used to attack while avoiding bullets. [How to play] Touch and move the monitor with your finger to move the fighter plane, and the bullet is fired automatically. [Features] - The power of the weapon increases when Power items are collected. - The small fighters are created and attacked together when a fighter is powered up. - You can start the game with full power from the start with "FULL POWER START" option. - You can change weapons to Thunder laser with beams, power shots and laser-shooting. - The Thunder laser is an induction laser that attacks the enemy's position. - Choose from four levels of difficulty: Easy, Normal, Hard and Very hard. - Use of bombs in times of crisis protects against enemy attacks. - The bomb button can be changed to the left or right, taking into account the user's button position. - Supported achievements and leaderboard. - Supported 16 languages. © TOAPLAN Co., Ltd. © TATSUJIN Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Published by MOBIRIX Corporation. Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1

About

Zaparoo

Organize and launch your game library using NFC cards and your phone. Browse, manage, and control your games with custom layouts and on-screen remotes. Create custom scripts and manage game tags for a personalized gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Launch games with NFC cards
  • Scan NFC, QR codes, and barcodes
  • On-screen remote and keyboard
  • Customizable game layouts
  • Browse and search game library
  • Create custom ZapScripts
  • Manage NFC tags
Features
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Save your games to NFC cards and launch them with a tap. Zaparoo App is the companion app for Zaparoo Core, the free software that launches games from NFC cards, QR codes, and barcodes on your MiSTer, PC, handheld, or media device. Use it to write cards, browse your library, launch games, and control what's playing. ZAP • Use your phone as a reader. Scan NFC tags, QR codes, and barcodes with your phone and launch them on your device (requires Pro) • See what's playing, with pause, stop, and playlist controls, and favorite, like, dislike, or save a game for later • Use the on-screen remote and keyboard to control your device • Rearrange the Zap page, hide what you don't use, add buttons that run any ZapScript, and add rows of games from a collection or deck. Each device keeps its own layout • On iPad, go full screen to leave the Zap page up as a display LIBRARY • Browse every system and folder on your device, or search across all of them • See artwork, descriptions, and release details. The system, year, developer, genre, and region each open a search for more like it • Favorites, Liked, Disliked, and Play later collections, plus Recently played and Top played • Build decks of games and cards, reorder them, play them as a playlist, or write them to a tag CREATE • Search your library and write a game to an NFC tag • Build custom ZapScript one step at a time, or edit it as text • Manage mappings for NFC toys and barcodes, and read, format, or erase tags with the NFC tools SETTINGS AND DEVICES • Find Zaparoo devices on your network, or add one by IP address, and switch between them in one sheet • Set playtime limits and a launch guard, and use profiles • Layouts made for both iPhone and iPad • Choose a light, dark, or system theme and adjust text size. VoiceOver and reduced motion are supported WHAT YOU NEED Zaparoo Core running on your device. Managing Core, browsing your library, and writing tags are always free. Using your phone as a reader (NFC, camera, barcodes, and shake to launch) is a one-time Pro purchase. Some features need a recent Core. Recently played and Top played need Core 2.12 or newer. Liked, Disliked, Play later, and decks need Core 2.18 or newer. Zaparoo is open source. Docs and support are at zaparoo.org.

Screenshots

TRUXTON classic4 screens
Zaparoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Zaparoo at none against TRUXTON classic's shown. Zaparoo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). TRUXTON classic's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TRUXTON classic sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Zaparoo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zaparoo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TRUXTON classic has 83 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of TRUXTON classic's written reviews are positive against 86% of Zaparoo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TRUXTON classic ships an update monthly, Zaparoo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TRUXTON classic versus Zaparoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTRUXTON classicZaparoo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (83 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings83 — better10
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMOBIRIXWizzo Pty Ltd

Customer experience

TRUXTON classic

All ratings83 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.9%

Zaparoo

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

TRUXTON classic

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Sound issues on iOS 17
  • Bomb button overlaps with ship
  • Game speed faster than original
  • Graphics altered (e.g., red power shield)
  • Bomb activation delay
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  • Aspect ratio issues on some devices
  • Result screen shows wrong level
  • Cannot confirm high scores
  • Ads are too long
  • Ads are forced
  • Game crashes
  • Error with bits after update
  • Bluetooth audio lag

Requested features

18 requests
  • Option to remove ads (IAP)
  • Controller support (Bluetooth)
  • Adjustable swipe sensitivity
  • Left-handed control layout option
  • Option to fix aspect ratio/add black bars
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  • Add auto-bomb feature
  • Add state save function
  • Add gallery mode
  • Add Truxton 2
  • Add Hellfire
  • Add鮫鮫鮫 (Same Same Same)
  • Add Tatsujin Ou (達人王)
  • Add V-V (Viper Phase 1)
  • Add Kyukyoku Tiger (究極タイガー)
  • Add Batsugun
  • Add Dogyuun
  • Add scanlines option
  • Pixel perfect display option

Zaparoo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

TRUXTON classic

One-time6
  • Purchase 300 Dia$2.99
  • Purchase 500 Dia$4.99
  • Purchase 1,100 Dia$9.99
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  • Purchase 3,600 Dia$29.99
  • Purchase 6,500 Dia$49.99
  • Purchase 15,000 Dia$99.99
1 purchases

Zaparoo

One-time1
  • Zaparoo Launcher$6.99

Questions

Is TRUXTON classic free?
TRUXTON classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zaparoo free?
Zaparoo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TRUXTON classic or Zaparoo?
Zaparoo is rated higher. TRUXTON classic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Zaparoo averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do TRUXTON classic or Zaparoo have ads?
TRUXTON classic shows ads; Zaparoo does not.
Which is updated more often, TRUXTON classic or Zaparoo?
TRUXTON classic ships an update monthly, and Zaparoo every 2 months. Most recently, TRUXTON classic was updated on November 7, 2026 and Zaparoo on November 4, 2026.

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