★★★★★ Great game, but a few suggestions (5* to be seen)
Sat Apr 11 2026 -sakuu-This is one of my most frequently played rhythm games, and after playing many versions of taiko no tatsujin, I noticed that this version lacks many features. Most other taiko no tatsujin games have a wider variety of genres, so it would be really great if this one could add in some other genres/groups such as hardcore tano*c (like USAO and t+pazolite), kawaii future bass and its sub genres (like emocosine and snails house), touhou, and hololive/vtuber pop songs. My most played rhythm games usually either have thousands of songs, or less songs that are very good, like muse dash (both many and good songs), MASHVP re:vision (good songs), and spin XD (amount of songs)I also noticed the other taiko no tatsujin games have a more accurate offset tester, so that could be worth improving, and more settings and mods like only don and only kat mode. But the main thing I noticed overall was that the other taiko no tatsujin games added songs more frequently, which this game does not, in any way. I see new songs on this game, like once or twice a year! I would like to see new songs once a month at the very least. Thank you.
★★★★★ They did it! They added more songs!!
Fri Jun 25 2021 FizziiDrinksI gave this game 5 stars at launch praising how this is a near perfect conversion of the Nintendo Switch taiko, and that the taiko team should keep adding songs for this to become excellent.
I had dropped my review to 2 stars after waiting 2+ months for an update on this game, and there being silence from the developers. This just changed yesterday, as they added a new leaderboard function, 10 additional songs, and gave the community the first official announcement that more songs will be added in the future! I appreciate this greatly as I pay for Apple Arcade primarily for this game.
Thanks for giving us more content, if I could make a suggestion, a few songs every month would go a very long way versus a big song drop every 3 months. Regardless, this is a 5 star game for me again and highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a fun and challenging rhythm game.
★★★★★ Lots of fun but does not compare to console versions
Thu May 20 2021 ayysturgI’ve been a fan of taiko no tatsujin for a long time. I’ve played it on arcade, PS2,ps4,psvita, switch, 3ds, ds, and the Wii/Wii u. Needless to say I’ve played a lot of the series over the years. This game is very fun don’t get me wrong but it could have a lot more in it. Taiko on console has a lot of songs compared to this with some games having over 100 songs total this one has only 32 songs. It seems like they weren’t willing to put much music into this game. Another feature that could have been added is a story mode. At least 3 games have had one and only 2 have been translated for English audiences. The story mode provides a new way to play taiko keeping many entertained. The controls in this game are about the same as they are on the switch version. One thing that’s hard sometimes is hitting the right spot with your finger. A drum size slider would be a very nice addition to the settings just so a person could comfortably play
★★★★★ edit: added content
Thu Jul 01 2021 freakyzoidsedit: I originally put my review at 4 stars due to a lack of content put forth by developer at launch. I’m happy to say they are adding many songs now and continue to do so! i hope more vocaloid songs and gaming songs are added.
i’m a big fan of taiko so seeing this game on the app store was very exciting. it’s very easy to pick up and play and input is pretty accurate. my only issue and is what’s making me rate this at 4 stars is the lack of songs. it is a very limited selection even for base launch. i hope more songs are added soon otherwise i will keep my rating at 4 stars. it has only been two months since release so i understand it will take time to convert maps to the mobile version. please at least include lots of fan favorites!
★★★★★ good but a few criticisms
Sat Apr 24 2021 tobyadobeI've been a fan of the Nintendo Switch version of this game for a while, so I came into this with high expectations. The graphics and sound quality were very impressive, almost identical to the original. The controls were also easy, although I wish I could have skipped the tutorial in the beginning. There were significantly less songs than in the original, but that's to be expected, since this game comes with a 5$ monthly subscription, while the Switch version is 60$. I also noticed there were songs that you normally have to pay for in add-ons, such as Tale of Six Trillion Years and a Night, which was a nice surprise. I was a bit disappointed that there weren't any session skills, or at least to my knowledge there weren't. If there were, I didn't notice. I enjoyed the character customization feature.
Overall, it's a nice port, and can be enjoyed without previous knowledge of the game.
★★★★★ Random missed notes
Sat Oct 21 2023 TrinnybigsisI would love to give this game 5 stars seeing as how it has been my favorite game for over a year now, but as of recently,(about the past week or so) I will tap the screen and the game won’t register it. At first I thought it might just be my device, and I thought nothing of it, but I soon realized none of my other games do this. This is an amazing game that I regularly lose time to(for better or for worse😅), but now the missed notes have caused me to lose point streaks that could have pushed me up the leaderboard significantly. I will always be a loyal fan of this game, but as of right now it is becoming impossible to ignore the points I am losing from this. Other then that, this is an amazing game that I recommend to all of my friends and I always look forward to the next updates. I hope the bug gets fixed soon, so I can play it to its full potential once again.
★★★★★ Arcade Exclusive?
Sun Mar 03 2024 CactusPricklyI’ve never understood why developers insist on making games arcade exclusive. I’d happily pay $10 for the ability to play this game and “own” it like I do for the switch. Or even to have that as an option to begin with. Because from what I’ve read in other reviews, a lot of folks pay for Apple Arcade exclusively for this game. Not to mention you’re losing money by not doing that. The percentage you would make from arcade doesn’t even remotely compare to buying the base game, and having the ability to purchase song packs down the road, boosting the ability to pay your dev staff for more content, bug fixes, etc. If you make it more like a DLC vs a micro transaction, people are much more willing to buy stuff like that.
Wanted to play today, but can’t due to me no longer wishing to pay for Apple Arcade. Not that I can’t I just don’t see the point in paying $7 for a month-month license to play the game. When I could just own it and be done.
★★★★★ Wonderful game, with only one flaw
Wed Jul 30 2025 taigap39This game looks and sounds amazing, and the song list is awesome; however, it would appear there is no way to pause the game other than moving my mouse to the pause button in the upper-left corner and clicking. One would expect hitting escape should pause the game, but that only pulls you out of fullscreen. The song keeps playing without you, and you have to go back into fullscreen with either the green button in the window controls or the standard ⌘ F shortcut. I suppose this could be due to the fact that the game is built to run on mobile devices, too, but I've seen plenty of other multi-platform games that use the escape key for pause.
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