Comparison

DANMAKU vs Ace Wingmen

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

Ace Wingmen

Features
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Ace Wingmen is a vertical arcade shooter fused with squad-building RPG. 2093: Aegis, the AI air-defense grid meant to protect humanity, has turned. You and your wingmen are the last spark. CAMPAIGN - 35 hand-crafted missions across 6 chapters - A unique boss with its own artwork in every single level - all 35 are different - Level modifiers keep every mission fresh: meteor showers, elite squads, bullet storms, supply drops, engine trouble - 3 difficulty tiers: Normal, Elite, Nightmare BUILD YOUR SQUADRON - Recruit 8 unique AI wingmen, each with its own personality, passive skill and combo attack - Level up bonds to unlock wingman stories - Upgrade wings, engine, weapon and core in the hangar - Expand squad slots and field up to 3 fighters at once MORE WAYS TO FLY - Endless mode with a boss every 4 waves and infinite scaling - Daily Ops with a fresh seed every day - 5 bullet modes to collect mid-flight: spread, rapid, missile, pierce and more - Codex to track every enemy and boss you have met - New Game+ playthroughs: restart the campaign with tougher enemies, richer drops and new wingmen to unlock MADE FOR EVERYONE - Fully localized into 33 languages - One-thumb controls, haptic feedback - Fully offline. Optional rewarded ads. No data collection. Airplane-mode ready.

Screenshots

DANMAKU4 screens
Ace Wingmen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ace Wingmen at none against DANMAKU's 1. Ace Wingmen also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. DANMAKU sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ace Wingmen asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DANMAKU ships an update every 2 weeks, Ace Wingmen every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DANMAKU versus Ace Wingmen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDANMAKUAce Wingmen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB21 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMIZOU, CO., LTD.Beijing 1023 Technology CO., Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DANMAKU

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack$4.99
None

Ace Wingmen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DANMAKU free?
DANMAKU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ace Wingmen free?
Ace Wingmen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DANMAKU or Ace Wingmen have ads?
Both DANMAKU and Ace Wingmen show ads.
Which is updated more often, DANMAKU or Ace Wingmen?
DANMAKU ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ace Wingmen every 3 weeks. Most recently, DANMAKU was updated on October 25, 2026 and Ace Wingmen on October 25, 2026.

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