Comparison

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN vs Grid Ranger

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

Grid Ranger

Experience a high-speed synthwave shooter with a unique blend of racing, arcade, and bullet hell gameplay. Master increasingly challenging levels and modes, enhanced by an 80s vector display aesthetic and original soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Synthwave shmuplike gameplay
  • Vector-scan display emulation
  • Racing, arcade, and bullet hell zones
  • Multiple difficulty modes
  • Infinite mode
  • Original synthwave soundtrack
Features
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A heart-pounding laser-powered synthwave shmuplike. Level up your finger dexterity and see what lies beyond the grid... Each level starts with a high-speed racing zone, followed by a slower arcade zone, and ends with a powerful bullet hell boss. - Uses the V99 vector engine that emulates classic vector-scan displays of the early 80's - 3 levels total, each increasing in difficulty, to reach insane levels of intensity by the very end - 2 modes of difficulty: Normal and Hardcore - Infinite mode: a never ending level that gets increasingly fast and difficult, unlocked after level 1 is completed - 8 original tracks by Miles Tilmann, composer for NOVA DRIFT Created by Pixeljam and Datassette. https://www.pixeljam.com https://discord.gg/pixeljam

Screenshots

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN4 screens
Grid Ranger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN at Free against Grid Ranger's $2.99. AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). Grid Ranger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 26). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN is free to download; Grid Ranger costs $2.99 up front. AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN sells 26 one-off in-app purchases. Grid Ranger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN ships an update every 5 days, Grid Ranger weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN versus Grid Ranger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLANGrid Ranger
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.7 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size584 MB49 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTATSUJIN Co., Ltd.Akupara Games, LLC

Customer experience

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN

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

Grid Ranger

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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
None

Grid Ranger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN free?
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grid Ranger free?
Grid Ranger costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN or Grid Ranger?
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN is rated higher. AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Grid Ranger averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN or Grid Ranger have ads?
Neither AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN nor Grid Ranger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN or Grid Ranger?
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN ships an update every 5 days, and Grid Ranger weekly. Most recently, AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN was updated on July 19, 2026 and Grid Ranger on September 24, 2026.

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