Nitro Sprint vs DODONPACHI MAXIMUM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nitro Sprint
Experience high-speed racing with a powerful muscle car, navigating obstacles and collecting nitro boosts to dominate leaderboards. Upgrade your vehicle and customize its appearance for an enhanced driving adventure. Share your achievements with friends across social media platforms.
- Drive a 500 horsepower muscle car
- Collect nitro dots for speed boosts
- Avoid obstacles and civilian cars
- Compete on Game Center leaderboards
- Upgrade car performance with Nitro Coins
- Customize car paint colors
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Be the number one test driver! Enjoy your 500 horsepower muscle car on the Nitro Sprint and be the first on the integrated "Game Center" leaderboard! You can easily share your results on Facebook, Twitter or via email. - Avoid obstacles and civilian cars! - Collect nitro dots to fill your nitro! - You have autogas and a min. speed! - Use the pedal on the right for nitro! - More speed, more score points! - You have also a brake pedal! - Puddles makes you slower! - Try the sensitivity slider in the options menu if the control is difficult! - Upgrade your car using "Nitro Coins" for a better performance. - You can choose from 4 different paint colors. Beware: One crash and the trip is over! Have fun!! ******************************** Nitro Sprint is a universal app running on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It supports retina display on the iPhone4. The game is also compatible with older devices, but an iPhone 3GS or better is recommended for optimal performance. Please rate the game in the iTunes Store if you've enjoyed it. Feel free to send us an email, if you have opinions, ideas or questions about the game. We are listening! Email: info@catmoongames.com Please take a look at our other racing game "Playroom Racer HD". It is a cool top-down racer.
DODONPACHI MAXIMUM
Experience intense bullet-hell action with this mobile shooter. Navigate through overwhelming enemy fire with intuitive one-finger controls. Features include multiple difficulty modes and a remixed soundtrack.
- One-finger controls
- Bullet-hell gameplay
- Easy and Normal modes
- Remixed soundtrack
- Combo system
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Now updated for iOS 11 or later! Enjoy the bullet hell with your new iOS! ###CAVE'S FIRST ALL-ORIGINAL SMARTPHONE SHOOTER### Take a ride on EVAC Co.'s maximum bullet-hell simulator, the M.B.S.! Survive an incredible array of bullet-hell weaponry! CAVE shooters are now mixed up! ≪ Game Overview ≫ [OPTIMIZED FOR ONE-FINGER WARFARE!] Weave through walls of bullets! Smash through the enemy and build combos! Manic, full-throttle gameplay, all controlled with your thumb! [BEGINNERS CAN JUMP RIGHT IN! EASY MODE INCLUDED!] If you're not sure you've got what it takes, start off with Easy Mode. Once you've conquered that, test your mettle with Normal Mode! [REMIXED MUSIC INCLUDED!] Remixed versions of classic Dodonpachi series tracks included! Remix composer WASi303 has written a new soundtrack for a new Dodonpachi world! ### 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nitro Sprint at Free against DODONPACHI MAXIMUM's $3.99. Nitro Sprint also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 53). DODONPACHI MAXIMUM's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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
Nitro Sprint is free to download; DODONPACHI MAXIMUM costs $3.99 up front. Nitro Sprint sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DODONPACHI MAXIMUM asks for nothing beyond the download.
DODONPACHI MAXIMUM holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nitro Sprint has 1.6K ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Nitro Sprint's written reviews are positive against 72% of DODONPACHI MAXIMUM's.
Nitro Sprint ships an update every 11 days, DODONPACHI MAXIMUM every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nitro Sprint | DODONPACHI MAXIMUM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1.6K ratings) | 4.8 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.2% of reviews | 72.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 53 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 3.1.2 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 393 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Intuitive Computers | CAVE CO.,LTD. |
Customer experience
Nitro Sprint
DODONPACHI MAXIMUM
User reviews
Nitro Sprint
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Awesome app
- 🚀 Cool game
- 🚀 Good HD game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Lots of glitches
- ⏱️ Hard to earn coins
- 🔋 Game is difficult to progress without spending money
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
DODONPACHI MAXIMUM
From 53 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Classic bullet hell gameplay
- 👍 Smooth controls on touchscreens
- 🎶 Engaging music and sound design
- 🕹️ Challenging difficulty for experts
- 👶 Beginner-friendly options available
Room to improve
- 🐛 Screen glitches/bugs on newer iOS
- 📉 Graphics can be repetitive/plain
- ⚠️ Some users find it too difficult
- 💸 High price point for some
- 🕹️ Control issues on certain devices
Bugs and requests
Nitro Sprint
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes on launch
- Nitro feature is broken
Requested features
4 requests- More cars
- Add a speedometer
- Give more lives per run
- Increase coin payout
DODONPACHI MAXIMUM
Reported bugs
9 issues- Screen glitches after iOS updates (especially iOS 18)
- Graphics breaking/rendering issues
- Game Center achievements not unlocking
- Screen shifted upwards, making parts inaccessible
- Game not displaying correctly on iPad Mini 2024
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- Game not installing on iPod Touch 5th gen
- Leaderboard scores wiped
- Achievements not awarded
- Game Center integration issues
Requested features
9 requests- Adjustable screen size
- Option to disable letterboxing
- More varied backgrounds
- Improved Game Center integration/achievements
- Support for older devices/iOS versions
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- MFi controller support
- Add more Cave games to the store
- Option to continue from last boss
- Manual fire option
In-app purchases
Nitro Sprint
- 2000 coins$0.99
- 5000 coins$1.99
- 9000 coins$2.99
DODONPACHI MAXIMUM
No in-app purchases
Questions
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