Comparison

Tin Star vs Cannonfire Concerto

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

Head to head
About

Tin Star

Step into the boots of a U.S. marshal in the Old West. Investigate a sprawling conspiracy, confront outlaws, and forge your own legend across the country.

Highlights
  • Become a U.S. marshal
  • Confront outlaws
  • Uncover a conspiracy
  • Explore the Old West
  • Craft your legend
Features
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Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal. Confront outlaws, find romance, challenge Native Americans, defy the elements and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.

About

Cannonfire Concerto

Embark on an 18th-century interactive novel where your choices shape a symphony of intrigue and war. Play as a supernatural virtuoso, navigate political landscapes, and forge relationships as you strive for immortality or face ruin.

Highlights
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Supernatural virtuoso role
  • 18th-century political intrigue
  • Multiple romance options
  • Character customization (gender, orientation)
  • Multiple endings
Features
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In an 18th century symphony of intrigue, your supernatural virtuoso performance begins an overture to war! "Cannonfire Concerto" is a 190,000-word interactive novel by Caleb Wilson, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. You are the finest musician of the 18th century. Behind fans and opera glasses, audiences whisper that you are a bearer of Genius, a mysterious supernatural power to master your chosen instrument. At the brink of war, spies, generals, and royalty vie for control of the continent. Will you play them all like a fiddle? Who truly holds the strings? Play as male, female or non-binary; gay, straight, bi, or asexual. For some, romance is a means to an end. For some, it's a sonata duet of love and sex. Perhaps both. Will you and your Genius achieve immortality, or will the poisoned pens of critics slaughter your career? Will you overthrow the church, bringing forth a new era of enlightenment, or defend your kingdom from a secular invasion? The concert hall is silent. The Cannonfire Concerto is about to begin. • Play as male, female or non-binary; gay, straight, bi, or asexual. • Confound the competition with your musical talent on the violin, guitar, or zither. • Do you give a private concert, or are you really there to gather intelligence? • Join Bonaventure Fox on his conquest for Meropa, or fight him on the side of Rienzi. • Romance royalty, or rekindle your relationship with a childhood sweetheart. • Rebuild the nation, or leave it behind to begin anew.

Screenshots

Tin Star4 screens
Cannonfire Concerto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cannonfire Concerto at $5.99 against Tin Star's $11.99. Tin Star's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 months) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Tin Star costs $11.99 and Cannonfire Concerto $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Tin Star against 4.8 for Cannonfire Concerto. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 33 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Tin Star's written reviews are positive against 89% of Cannonfire Concerto's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tin Star ships an update every 3 months, Cannonfire Concerto every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Tin Star versus Cannonfire Concerto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTin StarCannonfire Concerto
Price$11.99$5.99 — better
Rating4.8 (71 ratings) — better4.8 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings71 — better33
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB29 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHosted Games LLCChoice of Games LLC

Customer experience

Tin Star

All ratings71 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cannonfire Concerto

All ratings33 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tin Star

No in-app purchases

None

Cannonfire Concerto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tin Star free?
Tin Star costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cannonfire Concerto free?
Cannonfire Concerto costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tin Star or Cannonfire Concerto?
Tin Star is rated higher. Tin Star averages 4.8 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while Cannonfire Concerto averages 4.8 from 33 ratings.
Do Tin Star or Cannonfire Concerto have ads?
Both Tin Star and Cannonfire Concerto show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tin Star or Cannonfire Concerto?
Tin Star ships an update every 3 months, and Cannonfire Concerto every 18 months. Most recently, Tin Star was updated on October 26, 2026 and Cannonfire Concerto on October 24, 2026.

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