Comparison

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN vs AllStar AR

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

AllStar AR

Experience immersive augmented reality games that blend digital fun with your real-world surroundings. This platform is growing, starting with a fast-paced AR basketball game and planning for future multiplayer and social features.

Highlights
  • Immersive AR experiences
  • AR Basketball arcade game
  • Growing game collection
  • Future shared AR multiplayer
  • Social connectivity planned
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We’re excited to launch Allstar AR, a new Augmented Reality gaming app for iOS built with Unity and Niantic’s Lightship ARDK. Allstar AR delivers a growing collection of immersive AR experiences, starting with AR Basketball — a fast-paced, arcade-style game that brings competitive shooting into real-world environments. This launch marks the beginning of an expanding platform. We’re actively developing shared AR features for local multiplayer experiences, along with plans to introduce social connectivity and in-app purchases in future updates. Allstar AR is built to evolve — bringing more games, more ways to play, and a richer, more connected AR experience to mobile players.

Screenshots

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN4 screens
AllStar AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN at Free against AllStar AR's $1.00. AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2). AllStar AR's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On update cadence, ads, 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

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN is free to download; AllStar AR costs $1.00 up front. AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. AllStar AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AllStar AR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN ships an update every 5 days, AllStar AR weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN versus AllStar AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLANAllStar AR
PriceFree — better$1.00
Rating4.3 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.7 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size584 MB257 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTATSUJIN Co., Ltd.KELBY LAMB

Customer experience

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN

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

AllStar AR

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN

One-time10
  • Snow Bros.$4.99
  • Fire Shark$4.99
  • Zero Wing$4.99
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  • Twin Cobra$4.99
  • Truxton II$4.99
  • Dogyuun$4.99
  • Out Zone$4.99
  • Grind Stormer$4.99
  • Batsugun$4.99
  • Complete collection(24 titles)$95.90
None

AllStar AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN free?
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AllStar AR free?
AllStar AR costs $1.00, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN or AllStar AR?
AllStar AR is rated higher. AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while AllStar AR averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN or AllStar AR have ads?
Neither AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN nor AllStar AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN or AllStar AR?
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN ships an update every 5 days, and AllStar AR weekly. Most recently, AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN was updated on November 3, 2026 and AllStar AR on November 4, 2026.

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