Comparison

Barnyard Blaster vs Slap Beat

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

Head to head
About

Barnyard Blaster

Defend against escaping animals using a variety of powerful weapons. Explore eight unique 3D environments and compete for high scores with online achievements. This game offers endless replayability with hundreds of strategic possibilities.

Highlights
  • Unique shooter gameplay
  • Six distinct weapons
  • Ten animal species to stop
  • Rich 3D graphics
  • Eight diverse environments
  • Online achievements and high scores
  • Addicting replay value
Features
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Barnyard Blaster is a unique shooter with one goal, prevent all animals from escaping. Use six unique weapons, from flame throwers to rocket launchers, to stop ten species of animals from crossing the environment. Barnyard Blaster features rich 3D graphics in eight different environments, a great soundtrack, as well as online achievements and high scores. The replay value will keep you occupied for countless hours. With hundreds of potential strategies, which one will result in the best high score? Enjoy the addicting gameplay of Barnyard Blaster on the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

About

Slap Beat

Engage in a physics-based game where you control hands to slap and pat various objects and ragdoll characters. Progress through levels by strategically smacking your way to victory.

Highlights
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Control hands to slap
  • Pat enemies
  • Smack objects and ragdolls
  • Progress through levels
Features
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Slap and pat enemies in this fun physics-based game. Control your hands to smack various objects and ragdolls as you progress.

Screenshots

Barnyard Blaster4 screens
Slap Beat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Slap Beat at Free against Barnyard Blaster's $2.99. Slap Beat also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (180 vs 1). Barnyard Blaster's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, update cadence 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

Slap Beat is free to download; Barnyard Blaster costs $2.99 up front. Barnyard Blaster sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Slap Beat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Barnyard Blaster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slap Beat has 180 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Barnyard Blaster's written reviews are positive against 85% of Slap Beat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barnyard Blaster ships an update every 6 months, Slap Beat every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Barnyard Blaster versus Slap Beat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarnyard BlasterSlap Beat
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.2 (180 ratings)
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews — better85.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1180 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB568 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperNuclear Nova SoftwareFourM, K.K.

Customer experience

Barnyard Blaster

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Slap Beat

All ratings151 ratings
Positive77.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative8.8%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Barnyard Blaster

One-time2
  • WeaponPack1$1.99
  • WeaponPack2$1.99
None

Slap Beat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barnyard Blaster free?
Barnyard Blaster costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Slap Beat free?
Slap Beat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Barnyard Blaster or Slap Beat?
Barnyard Blaster is rated higher. Barnyard Blaster averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Slap Beat averages 4.2 from 180 ratings.
Do Barnyard Blaster or Slap Beat have ads?
Slap Beat shows ads; Barnyard Blaster does not.
Which is updated more often, Barnyard Blaster or Slap Beat?
Barnyard Blaster ships an update every 6 months, and Slap Beat every 3 months. Most recently, Barnyard Blaster was updated on November 1, 2026 and Slap Beat on November 8, 2026.

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