Comparison

DEEMO vs Tapping Music

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Tapping Music

A rhythm game where you repeat and shift basic patterns to achieve high scores. Customize tempo, tap sounds, and repetitions to enhance your gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Rhythm game mechanics
  • Pattern shifting gameplay
  • High score challenges
  • Customizable tempo
  • Adjustable tap sounds
  • Adjustable repetitions
Features
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Tapping Music is a rhythm game inspired by Steve Reich’s Clapping Music, where a basic rhythm pattern repeats with a portion of that pattern shifted over time. This rhythm game allows the player to try to reach a high score, allowing them to change the tempo, the sound of the taps, the number of repetitions, and more.

Screenshots

DEEMO4 screens
Tapping Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tapping Music at Free against DEEMO's $1.99. Tapping Music also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). DEEMO's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 1) and chart position (#14 vs unranked). On rating, ads, 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

Tapping Music is free to download; DEEMO costs $1.99 up front. DEEMO sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Tapping Music asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for DEEMO against 5.0 for Tapping Music. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DEEMO has 5.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
DEEMO versus Tapping Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDEEMOTapping Music
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (5.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#14 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.8 GB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRayark International LimitedNick HWANG

Customer experience

DEEMO

All ratings5,075 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews463 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.9%

Tapping Music

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Tapping Music

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

DEEMO

One-time10
  • 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
None

Tapping Music

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DEEMO free?
DEEMO costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Tapping Music free?
Tapping Music is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DEEMO or Tapping Music?
Tapping Music is rated higher. DEEMO averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Tapping Music averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DEEMO or Tapping Music have ads?
Neither DEEMO nor Tapping Music shows ads.

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