Comparison

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN vs ZUBAAA!

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.

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ZUBAAA!

Features
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Send a shark soaring in ZUBAAA!, a 3D action game about timing, upgrades, and going just a little further. Chain your boosts, unleash ZUBAAA!, and break the sound barrier. LAUNCH IT Set your angle, charge your power, and time the opening hit. KEEP IT FLYING Use taps, swipes, or on-screen buttons. Chain boosts, dives, and your ZUBAAA! special move, and chomp beachgoers and hang gliders as you fly along the coast. GO ONE BETTER Collect coins and spend them on five upgrades. Then go after your personal best. MORE TO PLAY FOR • Daily Shark Fortune: try your luck once a day by watching an ad, and earn coins • Wardrobe: choose from six bubble trails, each with its own skill • Shark Feats: take on 103 feats and earn coins • Music Shop: six tracks whose tempo follows your shark's speed • Ranking: set a new personal best and celebrate with fireworks • Share your result card and gameplay highlights MADE FOR iPhone Duo Half-open in Book posture, you fly on the top screen and play with controls on both sides of the bottom screen. Results stretch across the whole display. When the fold runs vertically, the game fills the full wide screen. Play on iPhone or iPad in portrait or landscape, in English or Japanese. Your progress and best records are saved on your device. No account is required.

Screenshots

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN4 screens
ZUBAAA!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZUBAAA! at none against AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN's 26. AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.7 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN sells 26 one-off in-app purchases. ZUBAAA! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN versus ZUBAAA!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLANZUBAAA!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.7 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size584 MB14 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperTATSUJIN Co., Ltd.Sumihiro Ueda

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

ZUBAAA!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN free?
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ZUBAAA! free?
ZUBAAA! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN or ZUBAAA! have ads?
ZUBAAA! shows ads; AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN does not.
Which is updated more often, AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN or ZUBAAA!?
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN ships an update every 5 days, and ZUBAAA! every 5 days. Most recently, AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN was updated on October 24, 2026 and ZUBAAA! on October 31, 2026.

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