Comparison

A vs Beat Hazard 2

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

Head to head
About

A

Engage in a team-building adventure that tests communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills. Race against the clock to find hidden treasures while exploring historical locations.

Highlights
  • Team camaraderie building
  • Historic landmark exploration
  • Communication skill testing
  • Leadership development
  • Problem-solving challenges
  • Time-based treasure hunts
Features
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Ignite team camaraderie and explore historic landmarks in this exciting team building adventure. Our programs test participants’ skills at communication, leadership, problem-solving, and thinking outside the box as they race against the clock to locate a treasure.

About

Beat Hazard 2

Transform your music library into an intense arcade shooter experience. Power up your spaceship with the rhythm of your songs and battle procedurally generated bosses. Discover unique player ships for each track and compete on global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Music-driven gameplay
  • Procedurally generated boss ships
  • Unique player ship generation
  • Local file support (MP3, FLAC, etc.)
  • Internet radio stations
  • Cross-platform leaderboards
  • Gamepad support
Features
Currently charting
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Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music. Beat Hazard 2 seamlessly mixes the love of gaming and music. Together they become greater than the sum of their parts. Beat Hazard 2 improves on and ramps up the awesome zen feeling of battling to your own music. Power up your spaceship and watch as the music boosts your firepower. Unleash hell on the enemy ships when you max out with weapon pickups! Pushing the boundaries of music powered gameplay, the sequel includes procedurally generated boss ships. Each track will create a unique archenemy ship for you to vanquish. Each track you play will also creates a unique player ship, anything from a tiny 'Mosquito' ship to a huge 'Brute' battle ship! Created ships are consistent, if you discover an awesome ship tell your friends so they can unlock it too! Touch or gampad - Support for Bluetooth controllers Full support for your local files - Mp3, wma, flac, ogg, aac, m4a, wav Internet radio stations from SHOUTcast - Play to thousands of stations from around the world Procedurally generated boss ship! - What monsters will your tracks unleash? Cross Platform Per song leaderboards - Battle against your friends to own your favourite tracks Upgraded blistering visuals the lighting Awesome Original Sound Track - Composed by the great Johnny Frizz Note: Game will work with music from iTunes, but not Apple Music.

Screenshots

A4 screens
Beat Hazard 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: A at Free against Beat Hazard 2's $4.99. A also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Beat Hazard 2's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and chart position (#64 vs unranked). On ads, 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

A is free to download; Beat Hazard 2 costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

A holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 12 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A ships an update every 4 months, Beat Hazard 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
A versus Beat Hazard 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABeat Hazard 2
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.0 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews—28.3% of reviews
Number of ratings412 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#64 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB74 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAdVenture Games Inc.Cold Beam Games Ltd

Customer experience

A

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Beat Hazard 2

All ratings12 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive28.3%
Neutral17.4%
Negative54.3%

Bugs and requests

A

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Beat Hazard 2

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Crashes after selecting play mode
  • Crashes after selecting controls
  • App not working on iOS 17.2 / iPhone 13 Pro
  • App not working on 17 pro max
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  • Authorization screen stuck
  • Game freezes at various parts of opening
  • Menus not visible on iPhone 6s plus
  • Doesn't find or play music
  • Only recognizes a few downloaded songs

Requested features

6 requests
  • Support for Spotify and Apple Music
  • Add more songs/music sources
  • Fix dynamic screen issue
  • Improve menu navigation
  • Add open mic function for external music sources
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  • Fix font size issues on smaller screens

In-app purchases

None

A

No in-app purchases

None

Beat Hazard 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A free?
A is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beat Hazard 2 free?
Beat Hazard 2 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A or Beat Hazard 2?
A is rated higher. A averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Beat Hazard 2 averages 3.0 from 12 ratings.
Do A or Beat Hazard 2 have ads?
Neither A nor Beat Hazard 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A or Beat Hazard 2?
A ships an update every 4 months, and Beat Hazard 2 every 3 weeks. Most recently, A was updated on October 22, 2026 and Beat Hazard 2 on October 26, 2026.

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