Comparison

CityGuardians vs ホシヅクリ

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

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CityGuardians

Features
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Let's get rid of the city's threatening monsters with the guardian and annihilate the 10 latent bosses! --- Game system --- *Clear condition -- To annihilate 10 bosses *Game over conditions -- All the guardians are annihilated -- Continue as long as you can escape -- Assets are negative -- Population will be 0 --- Main commands --- [Study] *Town Investment: Increase population increasing every turn -- As the population increases, revenue increases every turn *Recruit Investment: The number of selectable guardians increases *Investigation investment: the probability of discovery of enemy boss increases *Training investment: Increase in parameter rise during training [Training] *Strength strengthening: HP increase *Strengthen attack: Increase damage to enemy *Reinforcement: Reduce damage from enemies *Strengthened quickness: It is easier to avoid attacks from enemies [Rest] *You can rest the guardians -- At the same time as HP recovery, guardians are a little pleased [Recruit] *Make the new guardian a friend -- The higher the recruit level, the more choices -- Be careful when hiring a large number because the balance will be negative [Guardians Status] *You can check the guardian's parameters *Bonus -- The motivation of the guardian rises by giving a bonus *Special ability -- Automatic recovery: HP recovers a small amount on attack -- Critical: The amount of damage given to the enemy increases with probability -- guts: when the HP becomes 0, it stays to 1 with probability -- Experience bonus: Experience value can be obtained more than usual -- [Attack, Defense, Rapidity] Bonus: Higher rise than usual at level up [Search] *Search -- Find enemies currently discovered and a few enemies *Search carefully -- Find the enemies currently discovered and a certain number of enemies *Search thoroughly -- Find enemies currently discovered and enormous enemies -- It is better not to choose when there is not enough room for the guardian's combat strength [Combat] *AutoBattle -- On keeps fighting automatically -- In the state of On, you can not escape, so let's turn it off when it becomes dangerous *Fight -- Attack each other once *Escape -- If you are in danger, you can escape, but the population decreases according to the enemy's strength -- If you cut down the enemy's HP even a little, the population decline will be stopped accordingly --- Round Bonus --- *Save up -- Round bonus according to game contents at the end of the game (clear or game over) -- Display video advertisement on title screen and earn *Use -- Advertisement invalidation at the time of title transition: Advertisement deletion when moving to title -- Added allocation parameter: Parameter to be assigned to character when "From beginning" is added -- Initial [city, solicitation, training, exploration] Level: each level at the start increases -- Initial guardian addition: The number of guardians at the start increases -- As soon as the guardian increases too much, the balance will be negative, so be careful -- Initial level increase: the level of the guardian at the start rises -- Initial Population Addition: Population at the start increases -- Increase initial funds: increase funds at the start --- Hints and tips --- *Defeat the enemy if you are in trouble with money -- If you can afford the guardian's fighting power, choose 'thoroughly explore' *Let's raise the search level after the guardian has grown to some extent -- Increasing the search level increases the probability of boss appearance, so you can not win if you remain weak guardian *Keep the guardian motivated high -- If the motivation goes down too much it runs away *Cherish the guardian you hire for the first time -- Hiring afterwards will cost more *Strong new orb game bonus -- It is difficult to clear in the first play, Let's start in a strong state with the round bonus

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ホシヅクリ

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プレイヤーは宇宙を旅する孤独な彗星です。 旅をしながら星が生まれる手助けをして、自分好みの星を宇宙に浮かべています。 今まさに生まれようとしている銀河を、あなたたち彗星は同時に通りがかりました。 この銀河を通り抜けるまでに、天体からたくさんの星を作り出して銀河を自分の星で満たしましょう。 ・天体カードを集めて自分のデッキを作り、勝利点となる星カードを生成しましょう。 ・天体カードには色があります。同色カードや異なる3色を揃えることで、より大きな星を作り出しましょう。 ・カードをプレイすると軌道が進み、軌道が35に到達すると銀河を通過してゲーム終了となります。 ・ゲーム終了時にカードに含まれる勝利点の合計が最も高いプレイヤーの勝利となります。

Screenshots

CityGuardians4 screens
ホシヅクリ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CityGuardians at none against ホシヅクリ's 2. ホシヅクリ's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. ホシヅクリ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CityGuardians asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CityGuardians ships an update every 7 months, ホシヅクリ every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
CityGuardians versus ホシヅクリ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCityGuardiansホシヅクリ
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB132 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperJunro MoriShohei Toyama

In-app purchases

None

CityGuardians

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ホシヅクリ

Subscriptions1
  • ホシヅクリ完全版$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • ホシヅクリ完全版(買切)$24.99

Questions

Is CityGuardians free?
CityGuardians is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ホシヅクリ free?
ホシヅクリ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CityGuardians or ホシヅクリ have ads?
CityGuardians shows ads; ホシヅクリ does not.
Which is updated more often, CityGuardians or ホシヅクリ?
CityGuardians ships an update every 7 months, and ホシヅクリ every 2 weeks. Most recently, CityGuardians was updated on October 25, 2026 and ホシヅクリ on October 25, 2026.

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