Beat Hazard 2 vs Malody V
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Malody V
A cross-platform music game simulator supporting multiple play modes and chart formats. Create and share your own charts with an in-game editor, compete in online rankings, and play with friends in multiplayer rooms.
- Multiple game modes (Key, Catch, Pad, Ring, Slide, Live, Cube)
- In-game chart editor
- In-game skin editor
- Multiplayer support for all modes
- Support for various chart formats (osu, sm, bms, pms, mc)
- Online ranking system
- Customizable play effects
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Malody V is a cross-platform music game (Simulator) which is developed by a group of dedicated volunteers. Malody was first relesed in 2014 with Key mode at the beginning. Now it supports Key, Catch, Pad, Ring, Slide, Live and Cube. Each mode has a full featured chart editor and online ranking, also can be played in multiplayer room with friends online. Features: * Support variety of chart formats: osu, sm, bms, pms, mc. * In game editor, for creating and sharing charts. * In game skin editor, make your favorite skin into Malody. * Multiplayer, for all mode. * Support full keysound chart. * Support play recording. * Support play effect: random, flip, const, rush, hide, origin, death and more. * Support online ranking. * Support custom server API.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Malody V at 4.8 against Beat Hazard 2's 3.0. Malody V also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 28%) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Beat Hazard 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, monetization model and chart position 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
Beat Hazard 2 costs $4.99 and Malody V $2.99 up front. Malody V sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Beat Hazard 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Malody V holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Beat Hazard 2's written reviews are positive against 60% of Malody V's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Beat Hazard 2 | Malody V |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (12 ratings) | 4.8 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.3% of reviews | 59.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #62 | #22 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cold Beam Games Ltd | 京容 何 |
Customer experience
Beat Hazard 2
Malody V
Bugs and 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
Malody V
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beat Hazard 2
No in-app purchases
Malody V
- Marlo - Maid$0.99
- Marlo - Christmax$1.99
- Marlo - Swim Suit$1.99









