Comparison

OCO vs Beat Hazard Arcade

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

OCO

Engage in a captivating one-touch puzzle-platformer with over 7000 levels. Master simple controls to navigate challenging environments, create your own levels, and enjoy a unique audio-visual experience. Compete in daily challenges and strive for perfect solutions.

Highlights
  • Simple one-touch controls
  • Over 7000 challenging puzzles
  • Level editor and sharing system
  • Daily challenges
  • Minimalist design
  • Procedurally-generated soundtrack
Features
Currently charting
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“OCO is an exceptionally clever one-touch puzzle-platformer” 8/10 Pocket Gamer “Gloriously addictive and intelligent puzzles” 8/10 Touch Arcade Immerse yourself in the beautiful audio-visual world of OCO Use simple one-touch controls to launch, rush, crash, glide, warp, and hang as you solve over 7000 fast-paced platforming puzzles FEATURES • Simple one-touch controls • Complex challenging puzzles • Precision platforming • 7000 hand-selected player-created levels • Create and share levels using OCO jpg levels system • Beautiful minimal design • Procedurally-generated soundtrack for every level • Built-in editor • Daily challenges • 'Discord' community • ‘Perfect solution’ challenges for all levels • 46 achievements AWARDS • Finalist 'Pocket Gamer People’s Choice Award', 2020 • Runner-up ‘Big Indie Pitch’, Develop, Brighton, 2018 • Finalist ‘Very Big Indie Pitch’ Pocket Gamer Connects, London, 2017

About

Beat Hazard Arcade

Experience intense twin-stick shooter gameplay where your music dictates the action. Enemies surge with the bass and weapons flare with the peaks of your favorite songs. Play your own music or enjoy built-in tracks for a unique battle every time.

Highlights
  • Play your own music
  • Music-reactive gameplay
  • Unlockable ships
  • Cross-platform leaderboards
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Built-in music tracks
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Experience your music like never before. Beat Hazard Arcade is an intense twin-stick shooter where YOUR music drives the gameplay. Every song creates a unique battle - weapons flare at the peaks, enemies surge with the bass, and the screen explodes with colour synced to every beat. Play your own music or dive into over 3 hours of built-in tracks. Every song you play is a different experience. FROM PS5 TO YOUR POCKET Beat Hazard Arcade brings the acclaimed console experience to mobile - the same explosive gameplay rated 4.7/5 stars on PlayStation, now optimised for touchscreen. FEATURES - Your music, your battlefield - play songs from your device library - Over 3 hours of built-in music included free - Music-reactive weapons, enemies, and visual effects - Unlock powerful ships forged from your music - Cross-platform leaderboards - compete against PS5 players on every song - Get notified when someone beats your score - then fight to take it back - Intense twin-stick shooter gameplay with intuitive touch controls - Optimised for mobile - smooth performance even during peak chaos 16 YEARS OF BEAT HAZARD From bedroom indie project to PlayStation to your phone - Beat Hazard has been pushing the boundaries of music-driven gameplay since 2010. Arcade is the purest distillation of what makes the series special: pick a song, and let the music take control. FREE TO PLAY Download and play for free with the full built-in soundtrack and your own music library. Love it? Unlock everything with a single one-time purchase - adds Boss Rush mode, Survival mode, six advanced weapons, ship overdrive, and removes ads. No subscriptions. No energy systems. No loot boxes. No pay-to-win - skill always beats spending. Just music and mayhem.

Screenshots

OCO4 screens
Beat Hazard Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OCO at 4.6 against Beat Hazard Arcade's 4.0. OCO also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 45%) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 10). Beat Hazard Arcade's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. OCO sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Beat Hazard Arcade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OCO holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OCO has 2.4K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of OCO's written reviews are positive against 45% of Beat Hazard Arcade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OCO ships an update every 5 weeks, Beat Hazard Arcade every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
OCO versus Beat Hazard Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOCOBeat Hazard Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better4.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#206 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB866 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPECTRUM48 LIMITEDCold Beam Games Ltd

Customer experience

OCO

All ratings2,367 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative17.9%

Beat Hazard Arcade

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%

Bugs and requests

OCO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on startup after updates
  • Slow mode issue prevents level uploads
  • Levels sometimes can't be opened
  • Losing progress/data after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add different beat/music options
  • Allow liking levels without completing them
  • Improve level saving/loading
  • Add more block types (traps, flippers, etc.)
  • Bring back online features

Beat Hazard Arcade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

OCO

One-time8
  • NO ADSFree
  • x 2000 bits$0.99
  • x 5000 bits$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Remove ads$1.99
  • x 8000 bits$2.99
  • OCO pro$2.99
  • x 30000 bits$4.99
  • x 100000 bits$9.99
1 purchases

Beat Hazard Arcade

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$5.99

Questions

Is OCO free?
OCO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beat Hazard Arcade free?
Beat Hazard Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OCO or Beat Hazard Arcade?
OCO is rated higher. OCO averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Beat Hazard Arcade averages 4.0 from 10 ratings.
Do OCO or Beat Hazard Arcade have ads?
Both OCO and Beat Hazard Arcade show ads.
Which is updated more often, OCO or Beat Hazard Arcade?
OCO ships an update every 5 weeks, and Beat Hazard Arcade every 8 days. Most recently, OCO was updated on October 21, 2026 and Beat Hazard Arcade on October 8, 2026.

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