Comparison

Beat Street vs Explodey

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

Head to head
About

Beat Street

Engage in a classic side-scrolling beat 'em up experience with intuitive single-touch controls. Fight through hordes of enemies to save the city, unlock new characters with unique skills, and enjoy a retro art and music style. Play with a friend in online co-op mode.

Highlights
  • Single touch controls
  • Online co-op mode
  • Story driven gameplay
  • Unlockable fighters
  • Handcrafted pixel art
  • Retro music
Features
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Beat Street is the first beat 'em up with intuitive single touch controls and is a love letter to the 90s beat 'em up genre! Evil gangs are terrorizing Toko City and the citizens need your help! Fight your way through hordes of enemies and become the new hero in town. Features: • Online co-op mode: up to 2 players! • Story driven gameplay • Simple controls - anyone can play a beat 'em up! • Unlock fighters with unique martial art skills • Gorgeous handcrafted pixel art • Retro music by Maxo • iPhone X support We recommend iPhone 5S or higher for an optimal experience. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS V.I.P Elite Fighter Subscription offers a weekly subscription, you will have a 3-days FREE trial period, after this period you will be charged $5.99. After buying this subscription, you will unlock following features: Gem & Coin Rewards, No forced in-game advertisements, and all available VIP characters for the duration of the subscription.. This is an Auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple App Store Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription is renewed unless you turn it off 24 hours before the period ends. Your account will be charged for renewal as well. You can turn it off in your account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be fortfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. End of trial and subscription renewal: • This price is for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. • Payment will also be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Canceling trial or subscription: You can turn off the auto-renew for the subscription whenever you want to through iTunes account. Check https://support.apple.com/HT202039. When your current trial/subscription period expires, you will be unsubscribed. The current active subscription period cannot be canceled. After your subscription expires, you will no longer be able to use elements offered in your chosen Subscription Option. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at support@lucky-kat.com Privacy Policy: https://www.lucky-kat.com/games-privacy-notice/ Terms of use: https://www.lucky-kat.com/terms-of-use/

About

Explodey

Pilot a fighter through exotic planets, battling enemies and solving puzzles to save the galaxy. Customize your ship with a variety of weapons and face challenging bosses. Engage in multiplayer battles with friends and unlock cosmetic hats.

Highlights
  • AAA side-scroller gameplay
  • Battle across 5 exotic planets
  • Customize fighter with diverse weaponry
  • Conquer ground and air units
  • Solve challenging puzzles
  • LAN multiplayer battles
  • Unlock cosmetic hats
Features
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The galaxy is in peril. Equipped with the latest weaponry, pilot your heavily armed fighter through 5 exotic planets to destroy the evil Dr Grag and save the Life Spark. Joining you on your journey is The Engineer, a silicon being capable of building anything you need. Unfortunately, he's also a bit of a jackass... ENGAGE THE ENEMY AND BLOW THEM TO BITS * AAA side scroller * Battle across 5 exotic planets * Conquer a large variety of ground and air units * Deliver precision strikes with an advanced dual joystick configuration * Solve challenging puzzles CUSTOMIZE YOUR FIGHTER WITH EXPLOSIVE WEAPONRY * 5 Ship Bodies - Each improving in destructive power as you progress * 5 Blasters - Normal, Spread, Heal, Cannon, and Sniper * 4 Rockets - Normal, Rapid Fire, Fire Ball, BIG ONE * 4 Bombs - Normal, Mini, Napalm, Fast Drop * 2 Special Weapons - Floating Mine, Shield BATTLE 5 CHALLENGING BOSSES * Battle The Ice Elemental, Mega Tank, Xenogiger, Zargbots, and Dr Grag - the evil mastermind who is holding the galaxy hostage * Recover each of 5 powerful crystals to re-ignite the Life Spark and save the galaxy * Follow along with a riveting story and cast of characters, including you (The Soldier), The Engineer, Dr Grag, and General Goat (The Leader of Resistance, Leader of The Knights of Galadorn, Defender of the Universe, and our pet). DESTROY YOUR FRIENDS IN MULTIPLAYER * Engage in LAN battles with friends. Show them who's boss by exploding them. INCREASE YOUR SOCIAL STATUS WITH HATS * Yeah, they don't do anything special except make you look awesome * Complete all levels and earn The General's Hat, complete with Cigar * Complete all achievements and earn The Mighty Beanie of Galderon. MAKE TRIPS TO THE TOILET LAST 4x LONGER * Forget sending email and browsing Instagram on the toilet - what a waste of time. Play Explodey for hours and hours and when your boss asks what's been going on, you can say EXPLODEY JERK. MORE INFO * Works with just the touch screen, but you can also use a gamepad (must be MFi compatible) * Headphones recommended to soak up the sound * The game is free to play the first world and to play LAN multiplayer. $2.99 unlocks the rest of the galaxy. You can also buy hats on the cheap or you can find them during missions. All proceeds go to tacos, coffee, the kids' college fund, and my next insane project. * iMessage stickers include a dancing engineer, for your dancing engineer convenience. Come chat on our Discord channel! https://discord.gg/7cRKNqD

Screenshots

Beat Street4 screens
Explodey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Beat Street at 4.7 against Explodey's 3.9. Beat Street also leads on ratings volume (25K vs 9). Explodey's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Beat Street sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Explodey sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beat Street holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beat Street has 25K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Beat Street's written reviews are positive against 67% of Explodey's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beat Street ships an update monthly, Explodey every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Beat Street versus Explodey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeat StreetExplodey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (25K ratings) — better3.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25K — better9
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB1.1 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperLucky Kat StudiosYitYat Studios

Customer experience

Beat Street

All ratings24,597 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews356 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral16.6%
Negative29.2%

Explodey

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Beat Street

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes when completing levels
  • Inconsistent button responsiveness
  • Graphical glitches and visual bugs
  • Ads not properly rewarding players

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add controller support
  • Improve character customization options
  • Expand co-op mode functionality
  • Adjust energy system to be less restrictive

Explodey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Beat Street

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Elite Fighter Subscription3 Days trial$5.997 Days
One-time9
  • Gem Pack 1$1.99
  • Soulja Boy Character$2.99
  • Gem Pack 2$4.99
Show 6 more
  • Elite Starter Pack$4.99
  • Daily Gem Pack$4.99
  • Gem Pack 3$9.99
  • Gem Pack 4$24.99
  • Gem Pack 5$49.99
  • Gem Pack 6$99.99
12 purchases

Explodey

One-time12
  • VR Goggles$0.99
  • Mohawk$0.99
  • Pirate Hat$0.99
Show 9 more
  • Plain Hat$0.99
  • Top Hat$0.99
  • Wizarding Hat$0.99
  • Hair Bow$0.99
  • Hard Hat$0.99
  • Elf Hat$0.99
  • Viking Hat$0.99
  • Cheese$0.99
  • Unlock All Worlds$2.99

Questions

Is Beat Street free?
Beat Street is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Explodey free?
Explodey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beat Street or Explodey?
Beat Street is rated higher. Beat Street averages 4.7 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Explodey averages 3.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Beat Street or Explodey have ads?
Beat Street shows ads; Explodey does not.
Which is updated more often, Beat Street or Explodey?
Beat Street ships an update monthly, and Explodey every 3 days. Most recently, Beat Street was updated on October 27, 2026 and Explodey on October 20, 2026.

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