# BARRIER X — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of BARRIER X by HYPETRAIN DIGITAL LTD, rated 4.45/5 from 389 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barrier-x/id1052123679/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barrier-x/id1052123679.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 284 · 4★ 52 · 3★ 14 · 2★ 22 · 1★ 17 ## What do users think of BARRIER X? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Extremely fast-paced and addictive gameplay - 🎵 Outstanding soundtrack with multiple song options - 🎨 Clean, polished graphics with old-school aesthetic - ⚡ High difficulty curve that improves reaction time - 😊 Great sense of accomplishment when beating levels - 🎮 Easy to learn, hard to master mechanics - ✨ Smooth performance with no bugs or glitches - 💪 Challenging gameplay that keeps players engaged - 🏆 Competitive high-score system **Cons** - 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads appearing too frequently - 🎥 Camera shake and angles become disorienting at times - 👁️ Obstacles become less visible during intense moments - 🤢 Can cause motion sickness for some players - ⚙️ Unclear ship lane positioning and movement feedback - 🔊 Cannot disable music to listen to own audio - 💰 Ad removal purchase doesn't always work properly - ⚠️ Game crashes on startup occasionally - 🎯 Visibility issues when multiple effects occur simultaneously **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes on launch - Ad removal purchase not functioning properly - Occasional lag and frame rate issues - Camera angle too steep making barriers invisible - Unclear ship positioning in lanes **Most requested features** - Adjustable camera angle starting higher and moving lower - Option to disable or mute in-game music - Additional levels beyond current content - Optimization for larger iPhone models (X, 11) - Reduced ad frequency or better ad placement - Adjustable difficulty settings for accessibility ## Newest reviews (11 of 50) ### 4/5 — Was looking for a fast game and this is it *2022-12-12, version 1.3* Great game, but the camera shake gets a little too jarring and obstacles become less visible when the screen is shaking everywhere. Would be nice if the camera angle started a little higher and went low. Otherwise fun simple game ### 5/5 — Amazing *2016-05-31, version 1.3* Crazy, bought the ad purchase to stay in the action ### 5/5 — WOOW *2016-05-29, version 1.3* This game is crazy man, I love it.... BRAVO TO CREATOR ;) ### 4/5 — Fastest challenging game I have ever played *2016-05-28, version 1.3* Super Hexagon is slow in comparison to Barrier X, so I always play on the toilet because I rather not crap my pants in public. ### 5/5 — LOVE IT *2016-05-28, version 1.3* I absolutely love the music. But it challenging but that just makes me coming back for more. ### 5/5 — Just finished the game! *2016-05-27, version 1.3* One of the most fun and challenging games I've ever played, super satisfying to beat!!!! Loved it :") ### 5/5 — Woa *2016-04-04, version 1.3* Get it. Now. ### 4/5 — Camera angles *2016-03-30, version 1.3* I really like this game by on the second "r" level the camera angle is really annoying ### 5/5 — I feel like Tron *2016-03-29, version 1.3* This game is super fast paced. At first it was very difficult if not impossible. But now I'm on level 4 and it's so hard. In conclusion, very fast paced racing type game with good soundtrack! It's a nice dose of awesomeness to lighten your day! ### 5/5 — Play this game! *2016-03-22, version 1.2* I don't think enough has been said about this games awesome soundtrack but it's fantastic. Not only is it good but you can choose different songs to play from. There are only about 6 but each one has a different feel. I got addicted to this game faster than I got addicted to drugs. I'm almost on the last level but once I get there I don't think I'll be disappointed. I still like going back through the levels to try and get better times. Yes, it can be frustrating and your phone may get tossed around in anger, but that's what makes a good game. The graphics have an old school feel and yet you get the inkling that this is also a futuristic type game. Great job. ### 5/5 — Wowz *2016-03-18, version 1.2* Super duper difficult but that's what makes it better; the challenge of the game. The addiction comes from wanting to be able to say wow I just completed this level at light speed and then continue on. The ads? I really don't see a problem with them you need some money somehow with a free app and I'm happy that this game itself is free, it's super fun and hard to play which is great!!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bad game *2022-07-15, version 1.3* I can’t even move most of the time plus I can’t see at all ### 1/5 — Fix your game *2017-01-24, version 1.3* Honestly this game has good potential but the ads for every 5 deaths is annoying as hell fix also fix your crap game in general ### 1/5 — The ads are out of control. *2016-04-29, version 1.3* This was an OK game, managed to get to level 6 so far. But the ads are ridiculous. If there weren't so many, then maybe I would actually enjoy this game. But that's not happening anytime soon, from what it looks like. Would not recommend. ### 1/5 — Dilated Disappointment *2016-03-17, version 1.2* Great game concept, good job, BUT I'm not going to play a game which is archetypical of the mobile gaming industry, and that is: adding the microtransaction of having "no ads." Yes, I'm aware you may generate ad revenue by clicks, but it's always a bad choice. This game seems like an afterthought, ad-clicking machine. I had no expectations going in, and I won't even talk about the game, because it's not worth talking about if I even see the microtransaction of "no ads." That shouldn't even be a thing. If you want to generate revenue, great. Ads within games is not the way to go. I'm not the only one who thinks this. Deleting this app, and never playing it again. And never playing something by this developer again UNLESS they: -remove the "no ads" microtransaction And -actually come up with a game that is worth something. There is no incentivization for me to continue the game ESPECIALLY if it has ads. That's all. I hope a lot of game devs get this. Especially SUPERCELL. Not to mention whoever you devs are. ### 2/5 — I don't get it *2016-10-21, version 1.3* How is this getting reviews that are so high? I have difficulty understanding which lane the ship is in because it seems to have a "jolt" of going into the next adjacent lane every time you change. It never really felt that the ship was even really moving forward, the presentation of how the obstacles looked never made sense. I wanted to enjoy this but I never was able to really feel like I had control or understanding of the ship and obstacles space. ### 2/5 — Terrible *2016-09-27, version 1.3* It was too fast and I felt like I was going to have a seizure ### 2/5 — U put toooo many ads and i dont like ads *2016-05-29, version 1.3* Plz take of the ads it will be the best games a let the sinsvity faster its so slow ### 3/5 — More or less great *2016-05-31, version 1.3* It's a visually appealing and fast paced game. Much like Race the Sun, which is this game at the core. Running off of almost the same principals except you don't run on solar energy. P.S. ADS UP THE WAZOO! Too many to be exact. ### 3/5 — I LOVE THIS GAME! But... *2016-04-22, version 1.3* This game is by far one of the best games on the app store and is definitely my favorite! But I have a few complaints. It seems that a 30 second ad plays about every five lives. This is waaayyy too frequent. Especially in the harder levels where it's very easy to die in 4-12 seconds. It feels like I'm watching ads almost as much as I'm playing the game! Also, there are a few lag issues. This doesn't happen all the time, but when it does, it makes it near impossible to understand what's going on. Lastly, when stacking killing an enemy, speeding up, and completing a special barrier, the camera angle can get too steep to see the barriers. Other that these few complaints, this game is the best fast pace action game on the App Store, and it's FREE! I love the art style and I adore the leveling system. I can't put my phone down with this game! If we could get these issues fixed, I have no doubts that this will reach the #1 free app in top charts. ### 3/5 — Good & Awesome *2016-04-02, version 1.3* Makes me motion sick, and it is to great of a challenge and I like challenged games. Why three stars because it makes me motion sick. Love the game!!!!!!!!!!¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡iiiiiiiiii ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Still great *2022-01-01, version 1.3* This game has beef around for a long while, and I am happy to say that this is still one of my favorite games! The fast pace gameplay with that god-tier music couldn’t get any better. Every time I get a new record, I feel a sense of accomplishment wash over me. A stupid little thing that I do while playing this game is that I kinda imagine the ship you pilot has crew members onboard, and they’re goal is to travel through space avoiding the barriers and transversing through territorial grounds (hence the enemy ships). It’s dumb, I’m 17, but who cares to be honest? This game is still great! Not to mention zero bugs or glitches. This game is polished like marble in a museum. Good game. 10 stars and a slice of chocolate cake for you! :) ### 5/5 — Amazing *2019-11-30, version 1.3* I used to play this game I little while ago and found it again you guys really need to go further with this game please 🙏🏻 soundtrack is amazing ### 5/5 — Best reflex manipulative game *2019-11-23, version 1.3* This is by far the most entertaining game in both game quality and soundtrack! This game is frustratingly hard but fun at the same time! Just wish the 'X' in the name was a level too though, i beat the whole game and am now on the objective in getting a minute in each! Bravo!! This is a game that i will share for others to buy its worth the money too! There needs to be an optimization update for bigger iphones like the X and 11. But other than that its a really solid game would give a higher rating if i could too. Amazing job to the devs who made this game!!! ### 5/5 — Very good quality and well made *2016-10-13, version 1.3* Considering how bad most of the App Store apps are these days, this game is well made and has a lot of polish and craftsmanship. It is very challenging and fast pace while not feeling impossible or unfair. It may be too challenging for some. The ads are pretty intrusive but since the app is free, I think it's fair. It's not hard to drop a couple bucks to get rid of the ads for a better experience anyway. ### 5/5 — ADS *2016-09-28, version 1.3* Good game but I bought no ads and I'm still getting ads ### 5/5 — Great game...but *2016-09-27, version 1.3* It is a great game but sometimes when I try to load I'm the game up it crashes and I don't know why please read this and try to fix this in your next update please thnx ### 5/5 — One of the best games ive ever played *2016-09-27, version 1.3* THIS GAME IS AWESOME!!!! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2016-07-25, version 1.3* I just finished the game I got 60 seconds on 4 levels and 34-42 seconds on the other 3! This game is fast paced and awesome! I loved the animation/designs ### 5/5 — The sense of speed is unreal! *2016-07-15, version 1.3* Super fast and addictive ### 5/5 — Great game *2016-06-05, version 1.3* Music is amazing and the game is addicting as well as entertaining. My only complaint is the ads but you can pay $1.99 to get rid of the ads. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*