Comparison

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN vs Gigabull

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

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About

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN

Relive classic arcade shoot 'em ups and other genres from the 80s and 90s. Design and expand your own virtual arcade with cabinets and decorations. Purchase additional titles to grow your collection.

Highlights
  • 1 included classic game, 5 demos
  • 24 purchasable classic Toaplan titles
  • Customizable virtual arcade design
  • Multiple display modes (vertical/horizontal)
  • Adjustable game settings (difficulty, lives)
  • Customizable touch controls and controller support
Features
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Truxton and other classics! Toaplan was a popular arcade game developer in the 80’s and 90’s that had a huge influence in the shoot ‘em up genre. In Amusement Arcade Toaplan you can experience the classics and design and expand your own arcade with cabinets and other items! Amusement Arcade Toaplan includes the original Truxton and more classic games can be purchased in-app. In total there are 25 classic Toaplan titles ranging from iconic shoot ‘em ups to platform action, racing and beat ‘em ups, including both Japanese and international versions of the games (full list below). With various filters to recreate that arcade experience and individual game settings for difficulty, lives, invincibility and more, all your base will truly belong to you! The games can be played with tailored, customisable touch controls, or by connecting external controllers. You can even play with an external arcade stick (with Bluetooth) for the ultimate in arcade authenticity. Features: • 1 full game, 5 demos, and 24 purchasable titles • Multiple regional versions and a manual per title • Vertical/tate and horizontal/yoko display modes • Multiple filters and effects (bloom, raster, etc) • Options for difficulty, extra lives, continues etc • Create your own arcade, 3 layouts x 3 regions (unlockable with more games) • Place functioning cabinets, drink machines, sofas and more! Game list: Included: • Truxton (1988) Demo version (can be purchased): • Tiger Heli (1985) • Flying Shark (1987) • Wardner (1987) • Snow Bros. (1990) • Teki Paki (1991) Can be purchased: *each game comes with a cabinet and an item to place in your arcade • Guardian (1986) • Slap Fight/Alcon (1986) • Twin Cobra (1987) • Rally Bike (1988) • Hellfire (1989) • Twin Hawk (1989) • Demon's World (1989) • Zero Wing (1989) • Fire Shark (1989) • Out Zone (1990) • Vimana (1991) • Ghox (1991) • Truxton II (1992) • Fixeight (1992) • Dogyuun (1992) • Grind Stormer (1993) • Knuckle Bash (1993) • Batsugun (1993) • Snow Bros. 2 (1994) Caution: Failure to use Restore Purchase may result in duplicated purchases. Please make sure to use Restore Purchase before making a purchase if you are in doubt. Additionally, if you are signed in with the same Apple ID (Apple account) on multiple devices, please do not make purchases on a device other than the one you originally made a purchase from.

About

Gigabull

Embark on a retro-style space shooter adventure synchronized to an original soundtrack. Reclaim sacred thumb drives containing songs from a debut album to defeat a nefarious villain and save your home planet.

Highlights
  • Retro-style pixel art
  • Original soundtrack synchronization
  • Bullet hell gameplay
  • Space shooter adventure
  • Planet reclamation mission
  • Hand-crafted enemies and backgrounds
Features
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Gigabull is unveiling one song/month from their debut album, Ox Send, each paired with a level in their video game. In this adventure, Gigabull, the band's namesake and the universe's most nefarious horned villain, has seized 10 sacred thumb drives. Each drive contains a piece of the cacophonous puzzle to defeat him: a song from the album. Your mission: reclaim them all. Take on the role of a G.N.A.R. (Gigabull Nebula Attack Reserve) pilot, fighting through the lunar system to reclaim your home planet from Gigabull. Become immersed in hand-crafted pixel art enemies and backgrounds synchronized to the original soundtrack. Become a legendary pilot in this retro-style, bullet hell space shooter.

Screenshots

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN4 screens
Gigabull4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gigabull at 5.0 against AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN's 4.3. Gigabull also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and ratings volume (32 vs 7). AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN's advantage is iOS requirement (13.7 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN sells 26 one-off in-app purchases and Gigabull sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gigabull holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gigabull's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN ships an update every 5 days, Gigabull weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN versus Gigabull: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLANGigabull
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings)5.0 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings732 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.7 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size584 MB181 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTATSUJIN Co., Ltd.Gnarhard

Customer experience

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Gigabull

All ratings32 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

26 purchases

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN

One-time26
  • Snow Bros.$4.99
  • Snow Bros. 2$4.99
  • Slap Fight/Alcon$4.99
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  • Fire Shark$4.99
  • Hellfire$4.99
  • Flying Shark$4.99
  • Tiger Heli$4.99
  • Zero Wing$4.99
  • Vimana$4.99
  • Fixeight$4.99
  • Twin Cobra$4.99
  • Truxton II$4.99
  • Dogyuun$4.99
  • Out Zone$4.99
  • Grind Stormer$4.99
  • Batsugun$4.99
  • Complete collection(2 titles)$7.99
  • Complete collection(3 titles)$11.99
  • Complete collection(4 titles)$15.99
  • Complete collection(5 titles)$19.99
  • Bulk purchase of game titles$23.99
  • Bulk purchase of game titles$27.99
  • Bulk purchase of game titles$31.99
  • Bulk purchase of game titles$35.99
  • Bulk purchase of game titles$39.99
  • Complete collection(24 titles)$95.90
3 purchases

Gigabull

One-time3
  • Arcade Audio Mode$4.99
  • Remove Revive Ads$4.99
  • Ox Send$9.99

Questions

Is AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN free?
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gigabull free?
Gigabull is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN or Gigabull?
Gigabull is rated higher. AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Gigabull averages 5.0 from 32 ratings.
Do AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN or Gigabull have ads?
Neither AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN nor Gigabull shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN or Gigabull?
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN ships an update every 5 days, and Gigabull weekly. Most recently, AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN was updated on September 25, 2026 and Gigabull on October 20, 2026.

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