DEATHSMILES vs Steredenn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DEATHSMILES
Experience a gothic horror shooter with unique sliding controls adapted for smartphones. Choose between two game modes, power up your character with items, and compete globally via Game Center rankings and achievements.
- Smartphone-adapted slide controls
- Practice mode for learning stages
- Smartphone Mode with new character and story
- Arcade Mode port of the classic shooter
- Character power-ups via shop and enemy drops
- Game Center rankings and achievements
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Now updated for iOS 11 or later! Enjoy the bullet hell with your new iOS! ### DEATHSMILES ### Gothic Horror Shooter “Deathsmiles” finally arrives on your iPhone! Once more, the Angels descend upon Gilverado! ● The unique sliding maneuvering just with Smartphone. Controls adapted to the iPhone feature slide controls for comfortable play! Several button layouts are available in the Options so that even beginners can handle complicated controls. ●PRACTICE MODE AVAILABLE And those who are just starting out. Practice Modes are also included for learning the stages! ● TWO GAME MODES Two fully-featured game modes: Smartphone Mode,with a new character, revamped character designs and original story! and Arcade Mode, a port of the arcade shooter classic. Players can power up their Princess by using equipment and items bought from “Sakura’s Shop”, as well as those dropped by enemies in stages throughout the game. ● COMPATIBLE WITH GAME CENTER Rankings are included for each game mode and character! Compete with players all over the world for high scores, and unlock achievements by completing in-game challenges! Go for a full achievement list! ### Important ###: Please read the following before downloading this application. ●Compatibility: iPhone5S or later, iPod touch 6thGen. or later and iPad Air or later. ●Compatible OS: iOS 11 or later. ●This application will use mass volume of memory. Please note the application may not function properly or shutdown without any notice when used with limited memory space. ●Turning ON the accessibility option setting may cause malfunctions in certain features.
Steredenn
Experience an award-winning blend of classic shoot 'em up action and roguelike elements. Engage in intense space combat with a vast arsenal, challenging boss battles, and procedurally generated environments for endless replayability. Choose from multiple ships and customize your loadout to survive.
- Intense boss battles
- Infinite replayability
- 4 playable ships
- 42 weapons and 30 upgrades
- Daily runs and leaderboards
- Arena mode for boss duels
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Steredenn: Binary Stars is an award-winning mashup of a classic shmup and a rogue-like, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Fly solo, fighting off the worst scourges of space in a never-ending struggle for survival. Steredenn: Binary Stars is the critically acclaimed roguelike-shmup for PC/Mac, Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch, awarded "Best Shoot'em Up 2015" by jeuxvideo.com. With a user rating around 90% on Steam and an average press rating of 8/10, it is now available on iOS! Steredenn: Binary Stars is the hugely expanded version of Steredenn. Enjoy infinite replayability and unforgiving gameplay through intense boss fights, (almost) randomly generated environments, twisted space events and a massive arsenal of weapons. Enhance your ship during your flight with upgrades aplenty, and forge your own path across the universe! ► Features - QUICK, INTENSE SESSIONS: with rock-hard boss battles that’ll keep you coming back for “just one more run”. - INFINITE REPLAYABILITY: Endless arcade action, where levels are (practically) randomly-generated. - 4 PLAYABLE SHIPS: each with its own special ability and playstyle. - MIGHTY ARSENAL: 42 weapons and 30 upgrades with tons of customisation options. Driller, ultralaser, giant saw, robots, hypergun? We got you covered. Next-gen abilities, mysterious alien powers, improved weapons? Yep, there's an upgrade for that. - SCORING: beat your friends and be the best! - BOSS RUSH: fight a weekly selection of epic bosses and work your way up the leaderboard. - DAILY RUN: Try to get to number one in a special daily leaderboard where all players share the same run, guns and bosses. Be ready - you only get one chance per day! - ARENA: Unlock a boss by defeating it in the main game. Then, train against it in a 1-on-1 duel. Your guns, your laws, your fight. - THE ULTIMATE EDITION: Loads of new content, reworked balancing, scoring, optimisation & always more polish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steredenn at none against DEATHSMILES's 11. Steredenn also leads on price ($3.99 vs $5.99) and ratings volume (558 vs 111). DEATHSMILES's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and chart position (#146 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, 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
DEATHSMILES costs $5.99 and Steredenn $3.99 up front. DEATHSMILES sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Steredenn asks for nothing beyond the download.
Steredenn holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steredenn has 558 ratings behind it against 111, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of DEATHSMILES's written reviews are positive against 78% of Steredenn's.
DEATHSMILES ships an update every 2 months, Steredenn every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DEATHSMILES | Steredenn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (111 ratings) | 4.8 (558 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.7% of reviews | 78.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 111 | 558 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #146 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 500 MB | 403 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | CAVE CO.,LTD. | TyGAMES |
Customer experience
DEATHSMILES
Steredenn
User reviews
DEATHSMILES
From 111 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and art style
- 🎶 Fantastic soundtrack
- 🕹️ Smooth and responsive controls
- 🔁 High replay value
Room to improve
- 🔒 Lack of controller/arcade stick support
- 🔍 Difficulty tracking enemies/bullets on small screen
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Steredenn
From 558 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Intense, fast-paced gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful pixel art and visuals
- 🎶 Excellent soundtrack
- 👍 Addictive and replayable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent controls and sensitivity issues
- 🔁 Lack of progression between runs
- 🤔 Randomness can lead to frustration
- 📵 No support for larger iPhone screens
Bugs and requests
DEATHSMILES
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on iOS 8 and newer
- Save data corruption issues
- Unresponsive controls near screen edges
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Backbone controller
- Implement full screen mode without borders
- Add widescreen/HD display options
- Provide cloud save/sync functionality
Steredenn
Reported bugs
2 issues- Daily run feature not functioning
- Crashes and performance issues on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to customize controls
- Progression system with permanent upgrades
- More ships and weapon variety
- Boss rush or challenge mode
In-app purchases
DEATHSMILES
- Continues +22 variants$0.99
- Princess Umbrella$1.99
- Princess Crown$1.99
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- Princess Dress$1.99
- Princess Heels$1.99
- Continues +5$1.99
- Blissful Death$2.99
- Resurrection$2.99
- Golden Horn$2.99
- Lucky Charm$3.99
Steredenn
No in-app purchases
Questions
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