DEEMO vs Liminality
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DEEMO
Experience a captivating piano rhythm game with a heartwarming fairytale story. Play over 60 free songs, unlock more as you progress, and immerse yourself in a world of music and mystery. This standalone game offers intuitive gameplay and a touching narrative.
- 60+ free songs in story mode
- Unlock more tracks and progress story
- Original piano songs from famous composers
- Simple and intuitive rhythm gameplay
- Explore scenes and find hidden elements
- Offline play supported
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"Never Left Without Saying Goodbye." The world acclaimed, mobile rhythm game that's touched over 10 million players. Created by the team that brought you Cytus, the original Rayark team has created a whole new texture to the piano rhythm game DEEMO. A girl who fell from the skies and lost her past; Deemo, who plays the piano all alone in the world of the treehouse; an accidental encounter between the two. The music flows as the fingers hit the piano keys. The start of a fairytale journey has begun... Game Features: -60+ free songs in story mode, including more than 220 songs -Unlock more tracks as the game progresses, experience a story that will move you -Accompany Deemo and engage with this stunning, modern fairytale -Plenty of original piano songs in various music genres, many composed by famous composers from around the world -Simple and intuitive gameplay, experience touching emotion through music -Through tapping and sliding, follow the rhythm to play along -Explore the scenes, piece together the clues, and obtain hidden in-game elements -Stand-alone game; no need to have internet connection to play -Twitter and Facebook score sharing function. Proceed to Youtube for official videos.
Liminality
Experience a music game with a unique semi-circular lane system on your smartphone. Enjoy a vast library of over 100 songs, from original tracks to popular artist collaborations, with a wide range of difficulty levels for all players.
- Unique semi-circular lane gameplay
- Over 100 diverse songs
- Original and popular artist tracks
- Wide difficulty range from easy to ultra-hard
- Satisfying progression system
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A rhythm game experience like racing through cyberspace, right on your smartphone. And you—you shall reach the "Threshold"——— ===FEATURES=== Liminality is a rhythm game for smartphones built around a distinctive semicircular lane. That one-of-a-kind layout brings the entire screen into play, for a rhythm game that uses every inch of your device. ===A STAGGERING AMOUNT OF CONTENT=== A deep lineup of easy and intermediate charts lets newcomers play with confidence and steadily build their skills, while a wealth of ultra-high-difficulty charts stands ready for the most devoted rhythm gamers. Feel yourself improve, and keep coming back for more. ===TRACK LIST=== Loaded with original songs you won't hear anywhere else. On top of that, a lineup of acclaimed artists have joined in, bringing you over 170 richly varied tracks. A rhythm game experience like racing through cyberspace, right on your smartphone. And you—you shall reach the "Threshold"——— ===LATEST NEWS=== Website: https://liminality.ninja/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/liminality_dev Discord: https://discord.com/invite/wb3vbWfHTg E-mail: contact.liminality@gmail.com Powered by "CRIWARE". CRIWARE is a trademark of CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Liminality at Free against DEEMO's $1.99. Liminality also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months). DEEMO's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (5.1K vs 18). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Liminality is free to download; DEEMO costs $1.99 up front. DEEMO sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Liminality sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DEEMO holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DEEMO has 5.1K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of DEEMO's written reviews are positive against 81% of Liminality's.
DEEMO ships an update every 2 months, Liminality every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DEEMO | Liminality |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (5.1K ratings) — better | 4.3 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better | 81.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #9 — better | #105 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.8 GB | 883 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rayark International Limited | Shoya Otake |
Customer experience
DEEMO
Liminality
Bugs and requests
DEEMO
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on cutscenes and loading screens
- Unresponsive controls and timing issues
Requested features
3 requests- More free songs and content
- Improved cloud save and data restoration
- Optimization for newer devices
Liminality
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DEEMO
- Rayark Selection Vol.1$3.99
- Rayark Selection Vol.2$3.99
- MILI Collection$3.99
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- V.K Collection$3.99
- Rayark Selection Vol.3$3.99
- Cytus Selection Vol.1$3.99
- Cytus Selection Vol.2$3.99
- Knight Iris$3.99
- M2U X NICODE Collection$3.99
- Forgotten Hourglass$9.99
Liminality
- Lysion-A$0.99
- オーバーライド$0.99
- Brand New Day$0.99
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- Luxinauz$0.99
- Lysion-B$2.99
- MasterAgentPack vol.1$3.99
- MasterAgentPack vol.2$3.99
- MasterAgentPack vol.4$3.99
- TAKUMI³ LimitBreak$3.99
- ナナツカゼ$3.99
- Phigros$3.99
- Berry Melody$3.99
- MasterAgentPack vol.3$3.99
- Radiant Keys$3.99
- Paradigm: Reboot vol.1$3.99
- MasterAgentPack vol.5$3.99
- Lysion-C$4.99
- HARDCORE TANO*C vol.1$4.99
- Lysion-D$9.99
- Lysion-E$19.99








