Comparison

Celestial Brush vs Taishiling

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

Head to head
About

Celestial Brush

Craft your own martial arts saga with AI-generated text and manga panels. Make choices that shape your destiny in immersive wuxia and xianxia worlds, brought to life with voice narration. Your legend is preserved and accessible across devices.

Highlights
  • AI-generated wuxia passages
  • Ink-brush manga panel creation
  • Voice narration options
  • Branching narrative choices
  • Multiple fantasy worlds
  • Cloud-synced progress
  • Permanent story archive
Features
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《Celestial Brush》is an AI-powered wuxia interactive fiction RPG. Every decision you make unfolds as a beautifully written martial arts novel passage — and every chapter weaves together into a legend that is entirely your own. Since AI generation has real computing costs, gameplay runs on a token system (earned via subscription, top-ups, or watching ads) rather than unlimited free play. [Immersive AI Storytelling] Each turn, the AI generates a vivid wuxia passage in real time — capturing atmosphere, inner conflict, and the tension of combat. The prose is sharp and classical, evoking the worlds of Jin Yong and Gu Long. Lies can be seen through. Persuasion can fail. Every setback is a turning point, not a dead end. [Grand Realm · Shared Multiplayer] (Coming Soon) Write the same living jianghu together with every player on the server — finish your own chapter, then merge your choices into the shared canon through Destiny Return, facing trials of Tianji Wagers and Karmic Reckoning. The path you walked becomes the history the next wanderer inherits. [Your Story, Drawn Panel by Panel] Transform any chapter into an ink-brush manga with one tap. AI extracts the scene, designs tension-filled panels, and brings characters, dialogue, and action to life across the page. Completed legends are permanently archived in the Hall of Legends for you to revisit anytime. [Voice Narration] Choose from three distinct voice tones and let every passage come to life like an audio drama. [Choose Your Path, Shape Your Fate] Three distinct choices each turn: advance the main story, take bold action, or deepen your cultivation. There is no right or wrong — only your unique journey through the martial world. Break through to a new realm and feel the dramatic surge of power that transforms you. [Multiple Worlds to Explore] Begin in the wuxia world or the xianxia realm, or build your own unique martial world from the ground up. [Your Legend Lives On] Cloud-synced progress follows you across devices. Completed stories and generated manga are preserved forever in your personal archive. Pick up the brush. The martial world awaits. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stormveil-castle.web.app/privacy.html

About

Taishiling

Features
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A game you can only play with a brush. You are the Grand Historian of a crumbling dynasty. Four brothers, one office, one brush. You cannot save anyone, kill anyone, or govern — you can only choose how each event is written into the official history. Every entry is read by the emperor, by the usurper, and by posterity. Honest words build your credibility and enrage the powerful; flattery pleases the throne and feeds its cruelty. Your life bar is your brothers. - 48 events, each modeled on real Chinese history (selling offices, calling a deer a horse, the literati purges...), with the actual historical source cited after every entry - Randomized event pools: every run is different - 3 dynasty outcomes x 4 historian verdicts decide how posterity judges you - Inspired by the Zuo Zhuan: three historians died, one after another, refusing to erase the word "regicide" No ads, no in-app purchases, fully offline, zero data collected. Chinese (Simplified/Traditional) only.

Screenshots

Celestial Brush4 screens
Taishiling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Taishiling at none against Celestial Brush's 6. Taishiling 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. Celestial Brush sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Taishiling asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Celestial Brush versus Taishiling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCelestial BrushTaishiling
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB0 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperStormveil Castle IncBo SUN

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Celestial Brush

Subscriptions3
  • Basic Tianji Pack1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Tianji Pack1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Master Tianji Pack1 Month trial$29.991 Month
One-time3
  • Basic Tianji Topup$8.99
  • Premium Tianji Topup$24.99
  • Bring Your Own API Key$34.99
None

Taishiling

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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