Comparison

DEEMO vs Play SoundOff

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

Play SoundOff

A music discovery game for friend groups. Submit songs based on themes, vote anonymously, and reveal who picked the best tracks. Discover new music and create shared playlists with your friends.

Highlights
  • Playlist theme submission
  • Anonymous song voting
  • Real-time group chat
  • End-of-season superlatives
  • Customizable game tempo
  • Favorite song tracking
Features
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SoundOff is a music discovery game for your friend group. Submit songs on a playlist theme. Vote anonymously. Find out who picked what. Leave with new favorites. SoundOff turns your group chat about music into a game—a weekly ritual where everyone brings a song, everyone listens, and everyone walks away with something new on their playlist. HOW IT WORKS - You choose which playlist themes drop each round - Everyone submits songs that fit that theme - Vote anonymously on what you love - See the reveal—who picked the bangers each round - After all the rounds are complete, see who earned the most points WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT - Built for Apple Music - End-of-season superlatives, like Most Contrarian, Most Polarizing Song, and Most Eclectic - Real-time group chat with threads and reactions - Pick your tempo to decide how long the game lasts - Theme polls let the group decide what comes next - Keep track of your favorite songs you discover through SoundOff - Advanced settings to restrict duplicate artist submissions, specific songs, or criteria like genres, release years, and song lengths WHO IT'S FOR Friend groups, college crews, work chats, families, long-distance besties—anyone who believes that making playlists is love language.

Screenshots

DEEMO4 screens
Play SoundOff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Play SoundOff at Free against DEEMO's $1.99. Play SoundOff also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). DEEMO's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 2) and chart position (#11 vs unranked). On rating, 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

Play SoundOff is free to download; DEEMO costs $1.99 up front. DEEMO sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Play SoundOff 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 Play SoundOff. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DEEMO has 5.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DEEMO ships an update every 2 months, Play SoundOff fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
DEEMO versus Play SoundOff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDEEMOPlay SoundOff
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (5.1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.8 GB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRayark International LimitedBRANDON JAMES SMITH

Customer experience

DEEMO

All ratings5,075 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews464 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.9%

Play SoundOff

All ratings2 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

Play SoundOff

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
Show 7 more
  • 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

Play SoundOff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DEEMO free?
DEEMO costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Play SoundOff free?
Play SoundOff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DEEMO or Play SoundOff?
Play SoundOff is rated higher. DEEMO averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Play SoundOff averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DEEMO or Play SoundOff have ads?
Neither DEEMO nor Play SoundOff shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DEEMO or Play SoundOff?
DEEMO ships an update every 2 months, and Play SoundOff fortnightly. Most recently, DEEMO was updated on October 15, 2026 and Play SoundOff on October 8, 2026.

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