Comparison

Fantastic Steps vs 音ゲー『音涙』

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

Head to head
About

Fantastic Steps

A rhythm-based game where players tap the screen to make a character climb steps. Success depends on precise timing with a metronome's beat to avoid falling. Compete to climb the highest number of steps and earn trophies.

Highlights
  • Rhythm-based gameplay
  • Precise tap timing
  • Climb steps to earn trophies
  • Metronome-guided challenges
  • Increasing difficulty
Features
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Simple game that very very difficult to climb the steps rhythmical. Dare to compete the number of steps. It is fun to play the game in time to music. Tap the screen when the pendulum of a metronome is in the safe area ( colored bar ) to climb the steps. If you get the timing wrong, you will fall down. Match the timing and run up the steps with the rhythm and get the trophy. How many steps you can climb? We are waiting for your challenge.

About

音ゲー『音涙』

Features
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音楽リズムゲームです。 70曲以上の多様な楽曲と、各局それぞれに5パターンの譜面があり、やりごたえ満載! キャラクターカードの育成や、クエストなど、楽しみながらプレーできます。 独自の実装により、70曲以上があっても全容量は200Mb以下。 音ゲーアプリにありがちな、ストレージを圧迫するという心配もありません。

Screenshots

Fantastic Steps4 screens
音ゲー『音涙』4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fantastic Steps at 88% against 音ゲー『音涙』's 40%. Fantastic Steps also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). 音ゲー『音涙』's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price 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

Both are free to download. 音ゲー『音涙』 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Fantastic Steps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fantastic Steps ships an update every 6 weeks, 音ゲー『音涙』 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fantastic Steps versus 音ゲー『音涙』: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFantastic Steps音ゲー『音涙』
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB259 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkon sugimotoKazuyoshi Izumi

Customer experience

Fantastic Steps

Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

音ゲー『音涙』

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fantastic Steps

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

音ゲー『音涙』

One-time3
  • ルーブコイン100枚$0.99
  • ルーブコイン500枚$4.99
  • ルーブコイン2500枚$19.99

Questions

Is Fantastic Steps free?
Fantastic Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 音ゲー『音涙』 free?
音ゲー『音涙』 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fantastic Steps or 音ゲー『音涙』 have ads?
音ゲー『音涙』 shows ads; Fantastic Steps does not.
Which is updated more often, Fantastic Steps or 音ゲー『音涙』?
Fantastic Steps ships an update every 6 weeks, and 音ゲー『音涙』 weekly. Most recently, Fantastic Steps was updated on October 20, 2026 and 音ゲー『音涙』 on October 30, 2026.

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