.Decluster vs TRUXTON classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
.Decluster
Engage in a vertically scrolling 2D shooter with simple controls and graphics. Dodge waves of bullets and enemies while firing a powerful homing laser to clear your path and earn bonuses. Offers multiple difficulty levels and customizable settings for an accessible bullet-hell experience.
- Simple two-finger controls
- Homing laser with bullet canceling
- Automatic basic shots
- Small player hitbox
- Game speed slowdown with many bullets
- Four difficulty levels
- Adjustable game view and touch sensitivity
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Simple controls and simple graphics. A mass of bullets and enemies. All you need is just to dodge and to fire. Enjoy your bullet-hell life. #################################### # DEVICE REQUIREMENTS # # iPhone 5 or later # iPad Air or later #################################### .Decluster (dot decluster) is a vertically scrolling 2D shooter game (shmup). The controls you need are just two. To move your ship and to fire the homing laser. Because it is designed for mobile devices, you can control easily on the iPhone / iPad. Slide your finger anywhere on the screen to move your ship. The relative touch movement is adopted. And tap second finger to fire the homing laser. Basic shots are automatic. The homing laser is powerful activity and is also a key to surviving. The homing laser requires the gauge of it at least 1 Lv. The moment the homing laser was fired, bullets around your ship are canceled and get cancel bonuses. This is so important. Don't forget it. The player's unhitting box is very small. It is displayed as a white rectangle in the center of the ship. And when a lot of bullets appear, the game-speed gets slowdown. Therefor you can keep surviving more than meets the eye. Four different difficulties. From beginner to expert. The novice difficulty has some benefits from the start. Extra options and extra lives. If you are beginner fun of shooter, the novice difficulty is a good choice. In the settings, you can adjust the size of game view and you can also adjust the touch sensitivity for slide control. If it is hard to see the screen because of your finger, or you have incongruous with the slide control, then try to adjust them. From version 2.0.1, the boss battle mode was added. HOW TO PLAY ======================================== ## Basics - Slide one finger to move the Player. - The Player automatically fires. ## Homing Laser - Tap second finger to fire the Homing Laser. - The Homing Laser will target at the nearest Enemy. ## Homing Laser Gauge - The Homing Laser can be fired when the gauge is enough. - The gauge is filled by shooting enemies or collecting items. ## Homing Laser Tips - The moment the Homing Laser was fired, bullets around the Player are canceled. - And cancel bonuses are obtained. ## Homing Laser Tips+ - The more gauge is the larger cancel range. - The more bullets are canceled, the more bonuses are obtained. ## Items - Collect items to obtain score and fill the Homing Laser Gauge. - Option items are alternately switched to each other every 5 sec. ## Tips - The higher bonuses are obtained by faster destroy enemies. - Additional bonuses by the Homing Laser. - Extra life every 3,000,000 pt. #################################### # DEVICE REQUIREMENTS # # iPhone 5 or later # iPad Air or later ####################################
TRUXTON classic
Experience a classic arcade space shooter with retro graphics and fast-paced action. Pilot your fighter, collect power-ups, and unleash devastating weapons to defeat alien invaders. Offers multiple difficulty levels and a bomb system for critical moments.
- Retro arcade space shooter gameplay
- Weapon power-ups and upgrades
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Bomb system for defense
- Achievements and leaderboards
- 16 language support
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Return of one of the great retro arcade shooting games. Enjoy free space war games that were produced by a master of shooting games and that were easy to see in arcade centers as combat aircraft games that were used to attack while avoiding bullets. [How to play] Touch and move the monitor with your finger to move the fighter plane, and the bullet is fired automatically. [Features] - The power of the weapon increases when Power items are collected. - The small fighters are created and attacked together when a fighter is powered up. - You can start the game with full power from the start with "FULL POWER START" option. - You can change weapons to Thunder laser with beams, power shots and laser-shooting. - The Thunder laser is an induction laser that attacks the enemy's position. - Choose from four levels of difficulty: Easy, Normal, Hard and Very hard. - Use of bombs in times of crisis protects against enemy attacks. - The bomb button can be changed to the left or right, taking into account the user's button position. - Supported achievements and leaderboard. - Supported 16 languages. © TOAPLAN Co., Ltd. © TATSUJIN Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Published by MOBIRIX Corporation. Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: .Decluster at none against TRUXTON classic's 6. .Decluster also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). TRUXTON classic's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 27). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. TRUXTON classic sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. .Decluster asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for .Decluster against 4.6 for TRUXTON classic. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 83 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of .Decluster's written reviews are positive against 84% of TRUXTON classic's.
.Decluster ships an update every 5 weeks, TRUXTON classic monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | .Decluster | TRUXTON classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (27 ratings) | 4.6 (83 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews — better | 84.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 83 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MASAYUKI ITO | MOBIRIX |
Customer experience
.Decluster
TRUXTON classic
Bugs and requests
.Decluster
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TRUXTON classic
Reported bugs
13 issues- Sound issues on iOS 17
- Bomb button overlaps with ship
- Game speed faster than original
- Graphics altered (e.g., red power shield)
- Bomb activation delay
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- Aspect ratio issues on some devices
- Result screen shows wrong level
- Cannot confirm high scores
- Ads are too long
- Ads are forced
- Game crashes
- Error with bits after update
- Bluetooth audio lag
Requested features
18 requests- Option to remove ads (IAP)
- Controller support (Bluetooth)
- Adjustable swipe sensitivity
- Left-handed control layout option
- Option to fix aspect ratio/add black bars
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- Add auto-bomb feature
- Add state save function
- Add gallery mode
- Add Truxton 2
- Add Hellfire
- Add鮫鮫鮫 (Same Same Same)
- Add Tatsujin Ou (達人王)
- Add V-V (Viper Phase 1)
- Add Kyukyoku Tiger (究極タイガー)
- Add Batsugun
- Add Dogyuun
- Add scanlines option
- Pixel perfect display option
In-app purchases
.Decluster
No in-app purchases
TRUXTON classic
- Purchase 300 Dia$2.99
- Purchase 500 Dia$4.99
- Purchase 1,100 Dia$9.99
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- Purchase 3,600 Dia$29.99
- Purchase 6,500 Dia$49.99
- Purchase 15,000 Dia$99.99
Questions
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