Comparison

DANMAKU vs candyriddles

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

DANMAKU

Engage in intense bullet-hell combat across 8 stages with 16 unique bosses. Choose from 8 distinct ships, each with unique abilities and flight patterns, and customize your loadout with 5 weapon types and 4 armor options. Every run offers a new challenge and the opportunity to level up your pilot.

Highlights
  • 8 stages with 3 difficulty levels
  • 16 unique bosses and mid-bosses
  • 5 distinct weapon types
  • 4 armor types with trade-offs
  • 8 customizable ships
  • Pilot leveling system
  • Graze and bomb mechanics
Features
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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.

About

candyriddles

Features
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Candyriddles is an elimination-style game that doesn't require registration. Just open it and start playing!

Screenshots

DANMAKU4 screens
candyriddles3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: candyriddles at none against DANMAKU's 1. candyriddles also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DANMAKU sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. candyriddles asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DANMAKU versus candyriddles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDANMAKUcandyriddles
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB89 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMIZOU, CO., LTD.SAFETY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DANMAKU

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack$4.99
None

candyriddles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DANMAKU free?
DANMAKU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is candyriddles free?
candyriddles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DANMAKU or candyriddles have ads?
DANMAKU shows ads; candyriddles does not.

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