Tone Sphere vs Liminality
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tone Sphere
Explore a cosmic, spherical world through rhythmic action. This game offers over 80 songs, 250+ levels, and an adventure across a Sphere Map. It's designed for players who enjoy hyperspace travel, space jumping, and emotive music.
- Spherical world exploration
- Rhythmic action gameplay
- Over 80 unique songs
- 250+ challenging levels
- Sphere Map adventure
- 360-degree 3D space
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More than 1.2 million downloads worldwide! Ride and explore the spherical world of Tone Sphere using your rythmic sense. It's the most cosmic rhythm action game in the world, you know. More than 80 songs with unique background universe each, 250+ levels and the adventure in Sphere Map are waiting for you! This game is recommended for those who like: + Hyperspace travel! + Jumping through the space! + Emotive music! ----------------- Tone Sphere is a 360' rhythm game in a bizarre three-dimensional space - from easy and fun to challenging. Official site:http://tonesphere.com/ ----------------- (c) Sta / Bit192 Labs
Liminality
Experience a music game with a unique semi-circular lane system on your smartphone. Enjoy a vast library of over 100 songs, from original tracks to popular artist collaborations, with a wide range of difficulty levels for all players.
- Unique semi-circular lane gameplay
- Over 100 diverse songs
- Original and popular artist tracks
- Wide difficulty range from easy to ultra-hard
- Satisfying progression system
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A rhythm game experience like racing through cyberspace, right on your smartphone. And you—you shall reach the "Threshold"——— ===FEATURES=== Liminality is a rhythm game for smartphones built around a distinctive semicircular lane. That one-of-a-kind layout brings the entire screen into play, for a rhythm game that uses every inch of your device. ===A STAGGERING AMOUNT OF CONTENT=== A deep lineup of easy and intermediate charts lets newcomers play with confidence and steadily build their skills, while a wealth of ultra-high-difficulty charts stands ready for the most devoted rhythm gamers. Feel yourself improve, and keep coming back for more. ===TRACK LIST=== Loaded with original songs you won't hear anywhere else. On top of that, a lineup of acclaimed artists have joined in, bringing you over 170 richly varied tracks. A rhythm game experience like racing through cyberspace, right on your smartphone. And you—you shall reach the "Threshold"——— ===LATEST NEWS=== Website: https://liminality.ninja/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/liminality_dev Discord: https://discord.com/invite/wb3vbWfHTg E-mail: contact.liminality@gmail.com Powered by "CRIWARE". CRIWARE is a trademark of CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Liminality at Free against Tone Sphere's $1.99. Tone Sphere's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Liminality is free to download; Tone Sphere costs $1.99 up front. Tone Sphere sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Liminality sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tone Sphere holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tone Sphere has 141 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Tone Sphere's written reviews are positive against 82% of Liminality's.
Tone Sphere ships an update every 8 days, Liminality every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tone Sphere | Liminality |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (141 ratings) — better | 4.5 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.4% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 141 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 874 MB | 974 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bit192 Labs | Shoya Otake |
Customer experience
Tone Sphere
Liminality
Bugs and requests
Tone Sphere
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing/crashing on older devices
- Input not registering correctly at times
Requested features
3 requests- Option to disable background animations
- Improved input responsiveness
- Horizontal mode for iPhone 5 support
Liminality
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tone Sphere
- Sun and Moon$4.99
- Empyreal Bon Voyage$4.99
- Six Seconds Later$4.99
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- Lights Go Round$4.99
- Goodnight Lullaby$4.99
Liminality
- MasterAgentPack vol.1$3.99
- MasterAgentPack vol.2$3.99
- MasterAgentPack vol.4$3.99
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- TAKUMI³ LimitBreak$3.99
- Phigros$3.99
- MasterAgentPack vol.3$3.99
- Lysion-C$4.99
- HARDCORE TANO*C vol.1$4.99
- Lysion-D$9.99
- Lysion-E$19.99
