TECHMANIA vs xuTry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TECHMANIA
An open-source rhythm game where players interact with music by tapping notes in time. Users can download custom tracks and skins from the official website to personalize their gameplay experience. Safety features like Guided Access are recommended for uninterrupted play.
- Open source rhythm gameplay
- Downloadable custom tracks
- Customizable skins
- Guided Access integration
- Touchscreen safety advice
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*** Getting started *** - Download tracks and skins from the official website, then extract them into the "Tracks" and "Skins" folders. - On iOS/iPadOS, You can find these folders in the Files app, or in iTunes File Sharing on your computer. - Enable Guided Access from your device's accessibility settings to avoid returning to the Home Screen when swiping. *** Health & safety information *** - When playing with a touchscreen, please do not strike it violently. Doing so may cause damage to the touchscreen and/or yourself. - Flashing lights may trigger seizures, even in people who never experienced it before. If you feel uncomfortable, stop playing and take a break.
xuTry
Experience an innovative rhythm game where you tap emerging notes in sync with music to achieve high scores. Improve your reaction speed and accuracy while playing with unique characters and a diverse song collection.
- Emergence-style rhythm gameplay
- Tap notes in sync with music
- Improve reaction speed and accuracy
- Play with unique characters
- Large collection of free and premium songs
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Welcome to xuTry, an innovative emergence-style rhythm game. Tap the notes as they continuously emerge in sync with the music, and achieve the highest score by staying perfectly on rhythm. Improve your reaction speed and accuracy with every song, challenge yourself, and push your limits. Featuring a unique cast of characters, you can bring your favorite companion into every performance. xuTry offers a large collection of free songs alongside premium tracks, with even more content waiting to be discovered. Entropy no longer stands still. Their time has been defined by another timeline. Like intertwining threads, two streams of time weave together, and the world has been reconnected. A new era is about to begin. A new journey lies beneath your feet. They buried this world— or perhaps, His time. xuTry
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: xuTry at 5.0 against TECHMANIA's 4.0. xuTry also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 67%). TECHMANIA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. xuTry sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. TECHMANIA asks for nothing beyond the download.
xuTry holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of TECHMANIA's written reviews are positive against 80% of xuTry's.
TECHMANIA ships an update every 5 months, xuTry every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TECHMANIA | xuTry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 499 MB | 396 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yu Hsiang Cheng | StarEcho (Sichuan) Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
TECHMANIA
xuTry
In-app purchases
TECHMANIA
No in-app purchases
xuTry
- Singularity × 120$0.99
- Singularity × 120$1.99
- Singularity × 300$3.99
