Comparison

DANMAKU vs BrassBlitz

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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

BrassBlitz

Features
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Pilot a brass-hulled steam launch through a hostile industrial canal in this fast-paced arcade shooter. Manage your boiler pressure — it fuels your engine, powers your weapons, and is the only thing standing between you and a very bad ending. NAVIGATE. SHOOT. SURVIVE. The canal generates ahead of you: sometimes wide and forgiving, sometimes a narrow gauntlet of factory walls and hostile machinery. Every run is different. Every run ends eventually. STEAM PRESSURE IS EVERYTHING Your boiler pressure is your fuel and your weapon reserve — the same gauge covers both. Collect coal crates carefully to stay topped up, or blast through enemies and hope the next crate appears before the gauge hits zero. Every shot is a tradeoff. ENEMIES BUILT FOR THE AGE OF STEAM · Automaton Sentries — stationary turrets that track and fire · Clockwork Wasps — fast-moving swarms that close quickly · Ironclad Skiffs — armored enemy boats that shoot back · Pressure Gates — timed obstacles that demand precise timing EARN YOUR UPGRADES Reinforced hull. Twin cannons. Bigger boiler. Upgrades are earned through distance and score milestones — never sold. No pay-to-win, ever. ONE MORE RUN Wiped out mid-run? A single rewarded ad offers you one last chance to continue from where you fell. No paywall — just one opt-in second chance if you want it. GAME CENTER Compete on the global leaderboard. How deep into the canal can you reach? Free to play. Infrequent ads. No pay-to-win purchases.

Screenshots

DANMAKU4 screens
BrassBlitz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BrassBlitz at every 5 days against DANMAKU's every 2 weeks. DANMAKU's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DANMAKU ships an update every 2 weeks, BrassBlitz every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DANMAKU versus BrassBlitz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDANMAKUBrassBlitz
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB141 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMIZOU, CO., LTD.Alexandre Carnaval

In-app purchases

None

DANMAKU

No in-app purchases

None

BrassBlitz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DANMAKU free?
DANMAKU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrassBlitz free?
BrassBlitz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DANMAKU or BrassBlitz have ads?
Both DANMAKU and BrassBlitz show ads.
Which is updated more often, DANMAKU or BrassBlitz?
DANMAKU ships an update every 2 weeks, and BrassBlitz every 5 days. Most recently, DANMAKU was updated on October 14, 2026 and BrassBlitz on October 16, 2026.

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