Comparison

Beat Hazard 2 vs Harmonic Burn

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

Head to head
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
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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.

About

Harmonic Burn

Experience a fast-paced arcade shooter where the music dictates the action. Move, aim, and fire in sync with the rhythm as enemies and visuals react dynamically to your chosen soundtrack. Master the beat to survive and achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • Music-reactive gameplay
  • Twin-stick controls
  • Bundled and imported music playback
  • Dynamic difficulty
  • Controller support
  • Customizable visuals
Features
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HarmonicBurn is a fast-paced, music-driven twin-stick shooter where every beat shapes the battlefield. Move, aim, and fire in perfect sync with the music as enemies, effects, and visuals react dynamically to bundled and imported music playback. Whether you’re playing your own songs or our curated tracks, each run becomes a unique audiovisual experience. Features • Twin-stick controls (touch or controller supported) • Music-reactive enemies, visuals, and effects (Bundled and Import Music Playback Only) • Dynamic difficulty tied to song intensity • Clean, minimalist sci-fi visuals • Optional premium features via subscription Music Modes • Play with locally stored tracks • Apple Music integration (where available) • Real-time audio analysis drives gameplay (Bundled and Import Music Playback Only) Play Your Way • Touch controls with customizable virtual joysticks • Full controller support • Adjustable visuals and effects Survive until the song ends, maximize your score, and master the rhythm. Premium Music Access Subscription Harmonic Burn offers optional auto-renewing subscriptions: • Weekly Premium Access (7 days) • Monthly Premium Access (1 month) Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/KareelHicks/HarmonicBurn/blob/main/PRIVACY.md Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Beat Hazard 24 screens
Harmonic Burn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Harmonic Burn at Free against Beat Hazard 2's $4.99. Harmonic Burn also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Beat Hazard 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). On ads 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

Harmonic Burn is free to download; Beat Hazard 2 costs $4.99 up front. Harmonic Burn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Beat Hazard 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Harmonic Burn holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beat Hazard 2 has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beat Hazard 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, Harmonic Burn every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Beat Hazard 2 versus Harmonic Burn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeat Hazard 2Harmonic Burn
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#35 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB322 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCold Beam Games LtdKareel Hicks

Customer experience

Beat Hazard 2

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

Harmonic Burn

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Harmonic Burn

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Beat Hazard 2

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Harmonic Burn

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly Access7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly Access7 Days trial$5.991 Month

Questions

Is Beat Hazard 2 free?
Beat Hazard 2 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Harmonic Burn free?
Harmonic Burn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beat Hazard 2 or Harmonic Burn?
Harmonic Burn is rated higher. Beat Hazard 2 averages 3.0 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Harmonic Burn averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Beat Hazard 2 or Harmonic Burn have ads?
Neither Beat Hazard 2 nor Harmonic Burn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beat Hazard 2 or Harmonic Burn?
Beat Hazard 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Harmonic Burn every 2 days. Most recently, Beat Hazard 2 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Harmonic Burn on October 21, 2026.

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