Bandori has been by my side for about a year and I really enjoyed playing it, but the problem is the amount of stars we receive and how much we receive. Not to mention on how hard and how small we get on stars, we use the stars for, of course, the gachas. The gachas are really frustrating to watch since the rates of getting a four star card (the most rare cards) are really low. I feel like the rates for the four star cards should be a little higher and more fair so we can get a four card to be happy. I once deleted the game because of this issue. I downloaded it again for the fun play but the gacha is still an issue. Stars are hard to get and are very little when achieved, gachas are difficult, but the gameplay is still good. Despite having 5 bands for now on the ENG version, the four star cards shouldn’t be that difficult to get but it’s so hard and no matter how much stars we use, the four stars will never come. It’s really rare for four stars to come your way and I think bushiroad should fix that bit. The rate ups are mostly lies since we can’t get anything else but three stars. Most of them are duplicates not to mention. The bandori fandom/players and I would appreciate it if bushiroad would fix the gachas for players enjoyment so we would keep the game. (The reason why I’m saying this is cuz of how many four stars I have within just a year, just 8 four star cards, IN A YEAR, and I’m trying to get a full four star team of pastel palettes but the two cards I need won’t come my way and I think other people are having that problem too)

I normally don’t write reviews, but this game is phenomenal! I’ve been playing it for a little less than a year, but it doesn’t get boring. There are always new events, songs and characters to try and get in the gacha. On the note of the gacha, it is pretty fair. You don’t always get exactly who you want, but if you save your stars for the 10 plays, you can get some pretty cool/powerful members. And you don’t even have to spend money to get stars! There are plenty of opportunities to gain stars, so as long as you know how to spend them wisely, getting stars shouldn’t be a problem (although it does take some time to save them up).The only issue I have with it is it drains my battery. I don’t know if it’s just cause my phone is kind of old, but playing for about 20 minutes takes at least 40 percent of my battery, sometimes more. But that might just be my phone being terrible XD.But even with the battery problem, everything else just outways it. It’s a ton of fun, and even if you aren’t the best, you aren’t at a major disadvantage to other players. When you play with others, you tend to get matched with players of your level, so you won’t get placed with the experts unless you want to. Overall, it’s a great game; you can actually play for free and still have fun, and it’s entertaining. Highly recommended!

This app is absolutely wonderful. It’s stories are enjoyable and it’s very fun to play. The characters are cute, the rhythm game is fun, the songs are amazing, and many more! I absolutely adore this game and I absolutely love it. However, there is a slight problem. Sometimes whenever I play the game, the game lags a little and receives my taps and holds too late. This causes me to lose many live shows and it’s a little frustrating. I’m pretty sure nothing should be wrong with my phone, nor my storage considering the fact that I have plenty of storage left and also the fact that I use an iPhone X. Also on another note, I’m not trying to be rude and to compare this to other games, but whenever I play other rhythm games like VOEZ, my taps are recurved thoroughly and don’t lag at all. Not only is the lag infuriating, but also some multi-lives. On multi-lives, I sometimes get kicked out and I’m forced to have a suspension from using the multi-live for 15 seconds due to me “harassing” a player. I don’t think there’s a “report player” button, but if there is, then you should thoroughly read through the reports to find the reason for me to be “harassing the player” when I haven’t done anything wrong. Overall, this is a fun enjoyable game and I really recommend it! There are some slight bugs that are infuriating, but I’m sure those can be fixed. The characters are very fun and nice and are very aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. I hope you fix these errors soon.Lots of love, A fan of Bang Dream ♡︎

I'm just going to go ahead and say that this is one of the best rhythm games on the appstore. The gameplay during live shows feels tight and responsive, and also challenging. There's also the addition of visual novel elements with a story being told, but it's not an integral part of the game if all you want to do is play some songs, which I'm sure some will appreciate. The graphics - of course, depending on whether or not you like the anime art style - are pretty phenomenal. The backgrounds and settings are well drawn, and the characters use the whole "Live 2D" thing that REALLY makes them pop out and gives them more personality. I also really respect the fact that this can stay a free game as long as you want it to. Sure, you could buy a whole bunch of stars and do a ton of gachas to get the perfect band, and you could consider that pay-to-win, but it really doesn't feel that way when playing. I'm not barred from any GAMEPLAY because I choose not to pay for things, which was a pet peeve of mine when I tried to play other games like Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery or Sims FreePlay. The new characters and bunch of stars become goals for you; they're things to look forward to. Overall, I've had a blast with this game in the several hoirs that I've played it, and I'm most likely going to continue playing.