Galaxy Pirates vs DANMAKU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Galaxy Pirates
Embark on an interstellar adventure as a bounty hunter in this classic-style space shooter. Pilot diverse airships, battle alien forces, and conquer new territories with unique weapons and companions. Experience thrilling boss fights and upgrade your fleet.
- Classic space shooting gameplay
- Variety of upgradable airships
- Multiple game modes (campaign, endless)
- Fierce boss battles every 3 levels
- Beautiful graphics and music
- Smooth performance on all devices
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Are you a fan of space shooting games and barrage games and love bombing enemies to win glory? If the answer is "Yes!" Galaxy Pirates - Shooting Game is the perfect game for you! Play as a notorious galaxy pirate, a bounty hunter, on an adventure to an alien-infested planet. Get ready and fly! Galaxy Pirates - Shooting Game - the hottest shooting game of the year. The game is created based on the classic shooting game and has all the best features of the classic game, but integrates a completely new game system. Beautiful graphics and a captivating story mean you won't be able to stop once you start. There are a variety of airships to choose from, each with its own skills, so every time you play with a new ship, you'll have a new experience: new characters and unique weapons! Two companions will be your companions in this grand adventure. Discover and conquer new territories in a vast galaxy, where enemies await you. Defeat or defeated – only you decide! Galaxy Pirates. Feature: - Beautiful graphics and incredible music - Runs smoothly on every device - Multiple game modes: campaign, endless - There will be fierce boss battles every 3 levels How to play? - Touch the screen to control the ship - Upgrade your ships and power cores - Buy new boats - Conquer new destinations to earn incredible treasures and prizes Play Galaxy Pirates - Shooting Game, gear up and fly!
DANMAKU
Engage in intense bullet-hell combat across 8 stages with 16 unique bosses. Choose from 8 different ships, each with distinct flight patterns and abilities. Strategically select weapons, armors, and companions to overcome escalating challenges and improve your pilot level with every run.
- 8 stages with 3 difficulty levels
- 16 unique bosses and mid-bosses
- 5 distinct weapon types
- 4 armor types with trade-offs
- 3 companion options
- Pilot level progression
- Graze and bomb mechanics
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DANMAKU Shooting - STELLAR FORCE 8 stages, 16 bosses. Every run you fly a different ship. ◆ 8 Stages, 3 Difficulties Route → mid-boss → route → boss. About 13 minutes a run. Clear NORMAL to open HARD, clear HARD to open LUNATIC. Higher difficulties give bosses more bullet patterns — and pay more coins. ◆ 16 Bosses One boss and one mid-boss per stage. You never fight the same one twice. ◆ 5 Weapons — not better and worse, but good at different things Vulcan / Spread / Laser / Homing / Reflect. Laser struggles on the route; Spread struggles on bosses. "Next run I'll take this one" is the reason to go again. ◆ 4 Armors — every one costs you something Heavy gives +3 HP and slows you down. Phase takes 2 HP away and pays you more the closer you fly to bullets. ◆ 3 Companions Gunner, shield, medic. Buy them, take up to two along. ◆ Pilot Level It always goes up when you play. A run you lose is not a run wasted. ◆ Graze and Bombs Skim a bullet and the coins climb. When there's no way through, bomb it. ◆ 8 Ships A small hitbox, more firepower, an extra bomb. They differ in how they fly, not just how they look.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DANMAKU at every 2 weeks against Galaxy Pirates's every 6 weeks. Galaxy Pirates's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Galaxy Pirates sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and DANMAKU sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Galaxy Pirates against 5.0 for DANMAKU. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Galaxy Pirates ships an update every 6 weeks, DANMAKU every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Galaxy Pirates | DANMAKU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 军 黄 | MIZOU, CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
Galaxy Pirates
DANMAKU
In-app purchases
Galaxy Pirates
- PILE GEM PACK$0.49
- STACK GEM PACK$0.99
- BOX GEM PACK$1.99
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- STARTER PACK$1.99
- PREMIUM$2.99
- OFFER PACK$2.99
- SILVER GEM PACK$3.99
- STARTER PACK OLD$3.99
- GOLD GEM PACK$9.99
- EMERALD GEM PACK$24.99
DANMAKU
- Supporter Pack$4.99









