Comparison

Beyondium vs Notebook Artillery

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

Head to head
About

Beyondium

Explore the microverse using advanced quantum technology. Disentangle and sort macroscopic existence through phase-distorted intermodulation inference. Experience life as a lab technician in a unique scientific simulation.

Highlights
  • Quantum disentanglement technology
  • Explore the microverse
  • Work with top scientists
  • Phase-distorted intermodulation inference
  • Manual disentanglement and sorting
  • Lab technician simulation
Features
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FROM: MEDIOCRE, Apple design award winning lab behind mind altering experiments SMASH HIT and DOES NOT COMMUTE. SUBJECT: Explore the microverse with top scientists from across the world using the revolutionary Beyondium engine. MESSAGE: Congratulations! Thanks to the Mediated intern opportunity colocation research (MEDIOCRE) laboratory, you have been given the exclusive opportunity to work with Beyondium, the latest in computerized quantum disentanglement technology. You have been granted unlimited and unsupervised access to the Beyondium mkII Quasi-Fibonacci de-unfocusing vectorscope terminal. Through phase-distorted intermodulation inference you will be able to manually disentangle and sort through the macroscopic existence of the microverse. Press the appropriately labeled button below to claim your shot at the understated glamour of life as a lab technician (intern).

About

Notebook Artillery

Engage in strategic cannon combat with this arcade-simulation-action game. Adjust firing angle and powder to hit targets or opponents, accounting for wind and random stage layouts. Features hand-drawn art and multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Adjust firing angle and powder
  • Account for wind and stage layouts
  • Solo target practice mode
  • CPU opponent
  • Local multiplayer vs mode
  • Hand-drawn game art
  • Unlockable stickers
Features
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Apple called it "sketchy — in a good way." Multiple-time Game of the Day in 80+ countries. Nintendo Force gave it 8.5/10. And it started as a doodle. Once upon a time in a middle school computer lab, a student ignored every assignment for an entire semester to fire cannons at a friend. That student grew up, spent 20 years making games professionally, and eventually decided the world needed a proper love letter to that wasted time. This is it. Notebook Artillery is a hand-drawn artillery game inspired by the classic Mac game that got confiscated off school computers everywhere. Set your angle. Load your powder. Fire. Account for the wind. Try not to hit your own tower. Play your way: Solo target practice — break floating targets across randomly generated stages VS CPU — take on a computer opponent Local multiplayer — challenge someone in the same room What makes it feel different: Every frame hand-drawn in Procreate — ruled lines, coil binding, pencil textures, the whole notebook aesthetic Trees splinter. Towers explode. Cannonballs collide mid-air. Wind changes everything. Read the flag. Use your shot trails. Unlock stickers by pulling off feats — first-shot eliminations, mid-air collisions, and yes, accidentally destroying your own tower Randomly generated stages mean no two games play the same Made by one person, with audio by Kevin Samuels and Switch/console ports by PolyCrunch Games. No AI tools were used in making this game. All art hand-drawn. Developed in GameMaker Studio.

Screenshots

Beyondium4 screens
Notebook Artillery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notebook Artillery at 82% against Beyondium's 41%. Notebook Artillery also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and chart position (#63 vs unranked). Beyondium's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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

Beyondium costs $1.99 and Notebook Artillery $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notebook Artillery holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 148 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Beyondium's written reviews are positive against 82% of Notebook Artillery's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beyondium ships an update fortnightly, Notebook Artillery every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Beyondium versus Notebook Artillery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeyondiumNotebook Artillery
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.3 (42 ratings)4.5 (148 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.3% of reviews81.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42148 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#63 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMediocre ABAustin Ivansmith

Customer experience

Beyondium

All ratings42 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive41.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative53.3%

Notebook Artillery

All ratings148 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral10.3%
Negative8.0%

Bugs and requests

Beyondium

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Notebook Artillery

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 12 and 13 on iPad Pro
  • Inconsistent animation speeds

Requested features

7 requests
  • Online multiplayer
  • Campaign mode with objectives
  • Weapon/tower upgrades
  • Customization options
  • Special game modes (speed run, boss battles, etc.)
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  • Ability to save and continue games
  • Detailed badge/achievement system

In-app purchases

None

Beyondium

No in-app purchases

None

Notebook Artillery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beyondium free?
Beyondium costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notebook Artillery free?
Notebook Artillery costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beyondium or Notebook Artillery?
Notebook Artillery is rated higher. Beyondium averages 4.3 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Notebook Artillery averages 4.5 from 148 ratings.
Do Beyondium or Notebook Artillery have ads?
Notebook Artillery shows ads; Beyondium does not.
Which is updated more often, Beyondium or Notebook Artillery?
Beyondium ships an update fortnightly, and Notebook Artillery every 2 weeks. Most recently, Beyondium was updated on September 28, 2026 and Notebook Artillery on September 28, 2026.

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