Live! HANABI vs Firecracker Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live! HANABI
Experience incredibly realistic fireworks displays on your smartphone. This app uses advanced rendering and 3D sound technology to simulate fireworks and landscapes. Freely control launches with your fingers and capture photos or videos of your creations.
- Realistic fireworks rendering
- 3D sound engine
- Interactive finger controls
- Photo and video capture
- Customizable backgrounds (with Extra Pack)
- Smooth illustration technology
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Presenting a fireworks rendering app with unprecedented realism on your smartphone. Utilizing original technology, you can smoothly illustrate fireworks and landscapes with "Magic Fireworks Rendering." Reproduce bright and realistic lighting from your fireworks display with effects and particle systems developed for 3D games. Enjoy the shimmering illusion of fireworks displayed against a number of beautiful ready to use backgrounds. Also, capture a complete sense of realism with a 3D sound engine built for games. Freely control the launch of fireworks with the flick of your finger. You can even use all five fingers simultaneously across the screen. You can quickly double tap to capture still shots of your favorite scenes. Also, you can capture videos and make them available to share as well. [Extra Pack] When you purchase the Extra Pack you can use your favorite photo as a background. (Does not apply to Magic Fireworks Rendering.) In addition to that, there are also many other expanded features. Go ahead and enjoy an incredibly realistic display of fireworks. Photo by (c)Tomo.Yun (http://www.yunphoto.net)
Firecracker Simulator
Design and create your own fireworks from scratch. Choose colors, shapes, and gunpowder to craft stunning visual displays for any event. Unleash your artistry and light up the world with custom pyrotechnic shows.
- Create individual firecrackers
- Select explosion shapes
- Fill gunpowder with custom colors
- Paint crackers with unique designs
- Design fireworks shows for events
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Make individual firecrackers from scratch, select the shape you want it to explode into and delight the entire world. This firecrackers simulator has it all! Create amazing fireworks shows for a variety of events all the world! Features: - Fill the gunpowder according to the colours you want the cracker to burst into. - Paint the crackers and create amazing designs - Decide the shapes you want to display when the firecracker burst. Stun the world with your artistry. Light it up! Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSmtnV7qEToPWbtrlB4UB_pXxxJ4CB1TIy8s3KOZLCvvZnLb3bQfC-IT3enbNCmpYnO2WeCahPCpmvx/pub Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Firecracker Simulator at 100% against Live! HANABI's 40%. Firecracker Simulator also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (39 vs 9). Live! HANABI's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Firecracker Simulator sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Live! HANABI asks for nothing beyond the download.
Firecracker Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Live! HANABI's written reviews are positive against 100% of Firecracker Simulator's.
Live! HANABI ships an update every 7 months, Firecracker Simulator every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Live! HANABI | Firecracker Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OMEGA POINT | Payal Lakhani |
Customer experience
Live! HANABI
Firecracker Simulator
In-app purchases
Live! HANABI
No in-app purchases
Firecracker Simulator
- Remove Banner Ad for 1 Week$0.997 Days
- Remove Pop-up Ads for 1 Week$1.997 Days
- Remove Banner & Popup ad for 1 Week$2.997 Days
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- Remove Banner Ad for 1 Month$2.991 Month
- Remove Popup Ads for 1 Month$3.991 Month
- Remove Banner & Popup Ad for 1month$4.991 Month
- Remove Banner AD$5.99
- Remove Interstitial AD$5.99
- Remove ADS$9.99
Questions
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