Milthm vs Pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Milthm
Immerse yourself in a rhythm game with a "Dreams" and "Rain" theme. Enjoy dynamic tracks, a clean UI, and unique replay modes that adjust difficulty. Experience a blend of music, animation, and challenging gameplay.
- Clean UI design with rain theme
- Dream replay mode with adjustable difficulty
- Vivid chart design
- High-quality music tracks
- Wonderful Trial for automatic restart
- Fade out notes for increased challenge
- Downpour mode for chaotic gameplay
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Milthm is a non-commercial rhythm game powered by passion, featuring dynamic tracks and notes. The game is themed around "Dreams" and "Rain". 1. Clean and simple UI design The UI complements the theme of "rain", immersing players in the charming world of rain. 2. Unique and enjoyable dream replay mode The ripples of the dream enhance the game's challenge and fun. If you're frustrated with missing notes, you can choose "Wonderful Trial" to automatically restart on a miss or bad. If you want to increase the difficulty and challenge yourself, you can choose "Fade out" to make notes vanish when approaching. If you're in the mood for a chaotic game-play, you can choose "Downpour" to rain down a massive number of raindrop notes. 3. Enjoyful and vivid chart design Chart designs that combine the emotions of the music and the story, providing a visual and auditory feast. It's not just a game; it's a wholehearted experience where animation and music intertwine to bring you unprecedented joy. Whether you're a beginner or a rhythm game expert, you'll find endless fun in the game. 4. Amazing and high-quality music tracks The music tracks in the game convey different musical styles and emotions. The musical talent of the artists will create an immersive auditory experience. The in-game music will become your companion, leading you into its world.
Pulse
This rhythm game turns your gameplay into music. Hit blocks to play notes and build combos to unlock richer song layers. Save and share your musical creations with friends.
- Block-smashing rhythm gameplay
- Music composition through gameplay
- Unlock song layers with combos
- Four distinct game modes
- Save and share musical runs
- Offline play
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Every game you play makes a song. Pulse is a block-smashing rhythm game where the music IS your gameplay. Every block you hit plays a note. The longer your combo, the richer your song. ▸ FOUR MODES, FOUR VIBES Old School, Chill, Lo-Fi, Chaos — each with its own audio palette and visual mood. ▸ YOUR PLAY MAKES MUSIC Block hits become melody notes. Different shapes play different instruments. The physics is the composition. ▸ COMBO STREAKS UNLOCK BAND LAYERS ×5 unlocks rhythm. ×10 unlocks groove. ×20 unlocks the full band. Skill becomes sound. ▸ SAVE & SHARE Your top 20 runs are saved as full songs in your library. Tap Share on any of them to send a link your friends can listen to. They tap, the song plays — same melody you played, same drums, same instruments. ▸ NO ADS, NO ACCOUNTS, NO TRACKING Local-first. Play offline. Sharing is opt-in. Built for iPhone. Open shared melody links to drop straight into the playback view.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Milthm at 275 against Pulse's 3. Milthm also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Milthm against 5.0 for Pulse. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Milthm has 275 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Milthm's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pulse's.
| Parameter | Milthm | Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (275 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 275 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 1.5 GB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志琰 陈 | C4G Productions |
Customer experience
Milthm
Pulse
Bugs and requests
Milthm
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on startup or black screen freeze
- Crashes when playing specific charts (e.g., mornflutter, Downpour)
- 404 cloudburst error preventing song playback
- Incompatibility with iPad Air 1 and older iOS versions
- Game freezes at splash screen
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- Occasional frame drops during gameplay
Requested features
6 requests- Cloud save/account synchronization
- Chinese mainland server launch
- Notch and Dynamic Island optimization settings
- Screen edge width adjustment for gameplay
- More lenient rating system (full combo instead of all perfect)
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- Expanded story chapters
Pulse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Milthm
No in-app purchases
Pulse
No in-app purchases









