Comparison

DANMAKU vs STARLANCE

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 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

STARLANCE

Features
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STARLANCE is een snelle twin-stick arcade space shooter. Bestuur je jager met dubbele sticks, ontwijk asteroïden en veeg golf na golf vijanden weg in een open sterrenstelsel. - 40 schepen, 80 wapens en 50 power-ups om te ontgrendelen en te upgraden - Bouw je STARBASE uit met modules: refinery, shield array, turret grid, market en meer - Verken wereldzones: nevels die je radar verstoren, iridium-velden vol ore, warp-gates en boss-arena's - Missies, sectoren, ranks en dagelijkse doelen - REAL-TIME MULTIPLAYER via Game Center: co-op samen tegen de vijand, of PvP tegen elkaar (2-8 spelers) - Frenzy-mode, combo's, kill-shockwaves en een cinematic space-look Verdien credits, bank ze op je starbase en rust je vloot uit voor de volgende sector. Hoe ver kom jij?

Screenshots

DANMAKU4 screens
STARLANCE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: STARLANCE at none against DANMAKU's shown. STARLANCE also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). DANMAKU's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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. DANMAKU sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and STARLANCE sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DANMAKU ships an update fortnightly, STARLANCE every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
DANMAKU versus STARLANCE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDANMAKUSTARLANCE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB29 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMIZOU, CO., LTD.Roderick van Leeuwen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DANMAKU

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack$4.99
8 purchases

STARLANCE

One-time8
  • 1.000 Credits$0.99
  • 5.000 Credits$2.99
  • 15.000 Credits$4.99
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  • 50.000 Credits$9.99
  • 150.000 Credits$19.99
  • 500.000 Credits$49.99
  • 1.500.000 Credits$79.99
  • 5.000.000 Credits$99.99

Questions

Is DANMAKU free?
DANMAKU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is STARLANCE free?
STARLANCE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DANMAKU or STARLANCE have ads?
DANMAKU shows ads; STARLANCE does not.
Which is updated more often, DANMAKU or STARLANCE?
DANMAKU ships an update fortnightly, and STARLANCE every 2 days. Most recently, DANMAKU was updated on October 31, 2026 and STARLANCE on October 31, 2026.

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