DANMAKU vs Orbinaut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Orbinaut
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One orb. Two rings. One tap. Orbinaut is a pick-up-and-play arcade game about staying alive. Your orb races endlessly around glowing neon rings — tap anywhere to hop between lanes, dodge the spikes, and grab gems for bonus points. Every run starts gentle and gets faster, until one wrong hop ends it all. Simple to learn, hard to master. Rounds last under two minutes, restarts are instant, and your high score is always on screen daring you to beat it. HOW TO PLAY • Tap anywhere to hop between the inner and outer ring • Dodge the spikes — one touch ends your run • Collect gems, grab the rare bonus star, and ride the shield • Survive as the speed climbs and the rings shift colour FEATURES • One-touch controls anyone can pick up — great for all ages • Daily Challenge: one shared board for the whole world, every day • Level up every 20 points as the rings change colour and the pace rises • REVERSE rounds that flip your direction (always with a warning!) • A shield power-up that lets you bulldoze through spikes • Crashed? Use an extra life and keep your best run alive • Game Center leaderboards — take on the world's best Orbinauts • 8 achievements to unlock • High score and stats sync across your devices with iCloud • Slick neon visuals, satisfying haptics and arcade sound • Game controller support and iOS Game Mode • No ads. No tracking. No waiting, no energy systems. Can you beat 1000?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Orbinaut at none against DANMAKU's shown. Orbinaut also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. DANMAKU sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Orbinaut sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DANMAKU ships an update every 2 weeks, Orbinaut every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DANMAKU | Orbinaut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MIZOU, CO., LTD. | Mike Rozwadowski |
In-app purchases
DANMAKU
- Supporter Pack$4.99
Orbinaut
- 3 Extra Lives$0.99
- 10 Extra Lives$1.99
- 20 Extra Lives$2.99









