Comparison

The Tawashi vs Mad Devil

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

Head to head
About

The Tawashi

Engage in a retro-style shooter where you must evade enemy bullets while simultaneously attacking them. Collect power-ups and treasures to boost your score and gain extra lives. Master five challenging stages with adjustable difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Bullet evasion and shooting gameplay
  • Multiple control options (touch, gamepad, keyboard)
  • Weapon power-ups and upgrades
  • Collectible treasures for extra lives
  • Five distinct stages with boss battles
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
Features
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- What kind of game is it? A game where you evade enemy bullets whilst shooting them down. Don't think, just evade and shoot! - Controls Smartphone: Move: Tap and slide Attack: Tap Precision control: Slowly slide Pause: Tap with 2 fingers Horizontal feed: None Vertical feed: tap and slide Gamepad: Move: Left joystick Attack: Button 1 (A) Precision control: Button 2 (B) + direction Pause: Menu button Horizontal feed: Button L/R Vertical feed: Right joystick The game is best experienced using a gamepad. Select the 'Gamepad' icon on the settings screen when using a gamepad. However, the compatibility of gamepads may affect the controls of the game. If this occurs, please use another method of control. You can also use the arrow keys or numeric pad for keyboard controls. Disable NumLock to use the numeric pad. Failing to do so will prevent the game from stopping. - Gameplay Select a stage and difficulty. Use the directional controls to avoid enemy bullets, and shoot down enemies using the attack button. Collect your friends to boost your score, and shoot at present boxes to switch to better weapons every now and then. When you see a flash on the ground, dig up the treasure, and if you get bombarded with enemy shots then use your precisions controls to slowly dodge them. Don't forget to 'pause' if you get tired. It might sound difficult, but you'll get the hang of it as you play. - Game rules Getting hit by enemy bullets reduces your HP. You lose 1 life when you run out of HP, and the game ends once you've lost all your lives. Complete a stage by defeating a boss before you lose all of your lives! Bumping into an enemy will not reduce your HP, but you may get knocked back or paralyzed. - Stages You can select the next stage once you have cleared a stage. There are 5 stages in total! Can you clear all the stages? Cleared stages and proceeding unlocked stage are always available to play, so you can constantly play stages you're good at or practice difficult ones at your leisure. - Power-ups Collect the weapons that appear when you destroy present boxes! They change the bullets shot from your character. Choose from various weapons to suit the situation. Some strong enemies can be easily defeated by switching weapons. Just a quick heads up - all weapons are disposable. - Difficulty There are 5 difficult levels: Easy, Light, Normal, Hard, and Hell. Select a difficulty level that suits you at the Start Stage screen. Try playing on 'Easy' or 'Light' if you're new to these kinds of games. If you're a veteran to this scene, then choose 'Hard' or 'Hell' and aim for a high score! The harder the difficulty, the higher your possible score. - Treasure Collecting various treasures in the game will increase your number of extra lives at the start of the game. When you collect 50/100/200/300/400/450/ALL different types of treasures, you will gain 1 extra life. (Note: collecting multiples of the same type of treasure does not count) The more extra lives you have, the easier it is to clear a stage. Try dropping the difficulty to collect more treasures if you're having trouble avoiding bullets. Each stage features different treasures, so play through different ones to collect more of them. - Any bombs? No, nothing like that. - What about 1UPs? Nope. Nothing. Collecting various different treasures will increase the number of lives you start with. - Any HP recovery? Your HP is recovered when you clear a stage. You can do it! - What about replays? Sorry to break it to you, but no. Please use the automatic highlights recording function. Recorded videos are saved to your gallery or my videos folder. Videos are saved in GIF format, so please use compatible software to view them. Unfortunately, there is no sound-recording function.

About

Mad Devil

Features
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Ready for some devilish fun? Take control of the Mad Devil and get revenge on the pesky sheep who’ve invaded your turf! Use your trusty slingshot to launch your devil, demolish their flimsy structures, and solve hilarious physics-based puzzles. Mad Devil is an addictive and easy-to-learn puzzle game where destruction is the goal. Each level presents a new challenge, with clever structures and cunningly placed sheep. Aim carefully, use the environment to your advantage, and watch everything come crashing down!

Screenshots

The Tawashi4 screens
Mad Devil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mad Devil at Free against The Tawashi's $3.99. The Tawashi's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.2). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Mad Devil is free to download; The Tawashi costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Tawashi versus Mad Devil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe TawashiMad Devil
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 22 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMakoto UmedaKonrad Hanus

In-app purchases

None

The Tawashi

No in-app purchases

None

Mad Devil

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Tawashi free?
The Tawashi costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mad Devil free?
Mad Devil is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Tawashi or Mad Devil have ads?
Neither The Tawashi nor Mad Devil shows ads.

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