Comparison

Angry Beetles HD Lite vs Hocus Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Angry Beetles HD Lite

Engage in a furious battle using a dung cannon to protect your young. Aim and fire exploding dung balls at a badger, navigating tricky levels with realistic physics and funny animations. Blast through ancient civilizations and achieve high scores by using fewer ammo.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics engine
  • 30 challenging levels
  • Funny animations
  • User-friendly touch controls
  • Exploding dung ammo
  • Ancient civilization themes
Features
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Angry Beetles is a very interesting and exciting physics puzzle game suitable for all ages, combining realistic game physics,tricky levels,and funny animations. Introduction: In a battle to protect his young, the provoked father beetle launches a crusade against the badger. Lock and load, aim your mark, then fire at will!! It all started … when hardworking father beetle was cheerfully rolling dung home as usual, least expecting to reach a devastated wrecked home with his children missing. The only clue to what have happened was a clear footprint of its nemesis ----- the badger. Overwhelmed with fury, father beetle takes his dung cannon to embark on a quest for revenge. In the game’s 2D cartoon graphics, you command father beetle to catapult balls of exploding dung towards the badger. Avoid or smash the defending structures to annihilate your enemies. Be careful not to harm the children though. There are in all 30 levels of adventure across ancient civilizations such as China, Egypt, and India. Bomb the badgers, leave no mercy. Instructions: This is an exciting physics puzzle game suitable for all ages, combining realistic game physics,tricky levels,and funny animations. Adjust the angle and strength of the dung cannon, then touch to launch your ammo. Eliminate all badgers to pass the level. Meanwhile, the lesser dung balls used the higher the score. Tips: Angle and Strength: The dung ball’s projectile course is affected by gravity, making it a curved slanted downwards instead of a straight line. The crosshair’s location directly affects the strength, being weaker when nearer father beetle. The angle on the other hand, can be adjusted by will within 90 degrees. Using defense wisely: The barricades were meant to stop the dung balls, meaning they can be used to protect the young ones as well. Explosion time: The dung balls that father beetle gathered patiently explodes in 3 seconds after leaving the dung cannon with a big bang. Using lesser dung balls adds more on your score. Friendly fire: Harming the young beetles would deduct your score. Mysterious Jars: Blast them open for an unknown surprise. FEATURES ------------------ HD edition Includes 30 levels, and more levels will be added free Ultra-realistic object physics User-friendly touch controls Dazzling colors Countless hours of fun Funny animation

About

Hocus Puzzle

Embark on a magical puzzle adventure to restore a dried-up river by mixing potions and casting spells. Explore enchanting worlds, defeat villains, and challenge friends on leaderboards. Collect costumes for powerful advantages in over 200 levels.

Highlights
  • Mix and match potions
  • Cast spells
  • Over 200 spellbinding levels
  • Challenge friends
  • Collect costumes
  • Leaderboards
Features
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Boil, bubble, toil, puzzle! Join Serena on her spellbinding adventure and discover how to defeat the evil that’s drained the magical river dry. Mix and match potions, cast spells and focus on long paths to increase Serena’s power and help you complete the levels. Challenge friends to see who can get to the top of the leaderboards! Send gifts to give each other a helping hand and collect costumes to gain powerful advantages. THE MOST BEWITCHING PUZZLE GAME • Over 200 spellbinding levels featuring funny characters, cute graphics and exciting worlds to explore • Take on the evil Master Wizard and his fiendish followers including the fierce Yetis of the Frozen Mountains • Complete tasks such as destroying ice blocks on your way to the Giant Canyon and restarting the watermill in the Mad Forest • Easy to learn game mechanics • Hours of entertaining and challenging puzzles Get ready for a magic adventure where the witches bring the environment to life! Want to receive the latest updates? Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/HocusPuzzle Do you have questions or feedback? We would love to hear from you! Visit http://www.hocuspuzzle.com/support or write to us at hocuspuzzle_en@customerservice-bigpoint.com Hocus Puzzle is completely free to play but you are also able to purchase some in-game items for real money. You can turn off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device’s settings.

Screenshots

Hocus Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hocus Puzzle at 93% against Angry Beetles HD Lite's 33%. Hocus Puzzle also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Angry Beetles HD Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price and ratings volume 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. Hocus Puzzle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Angry Beetles HD Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hocus Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 113 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Angry Beetles HD Lite's written reviews are positive against 93% of Hocus Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Angry Beetles HD Lite ships an update every 4 months, Hocus Puzzle fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Angry Beetles HD Lite versus Hocus Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAngry Beetles HD LiteHocus Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (113 ratings)4.5 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings113 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS3.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB265 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperXiamen ZStime Co., Ltd.Bigpoint GmbH

Customer experience

Angry Beetles HD Lite

All ratings114 ratings
Positive42.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative47.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Hocus Puzzle

All ratings41 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews552 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.2%

Bugs and requests

Angry Beetles HD Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hocus Puzzle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lottery wheel not working properly
  • Game freezing during updates
  • Losing progress after updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to convert coins to gems
  • Option to disable ads or in-app purchases

In-app purchases

None

Angry Beetles HD Lite

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Hocus Puzzle

One-time9
  • Welcome Pack2 variants$0.99
  • Gem Pack n°1$0.99
  • Special Pack 5$1.99
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  • Special Pack 10$1.99
  • Gem Pack n°2$3.99
  • Win The Level$4.99
  • Gem Pack n°3$9.99
  • Gem Pack n°4$16.99
  • Gem Pack n°5$39.99

Questions

Is Angry Beetles HD Lite free?
Angry Beetles HD Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hocus Puzzle free?
Hocus Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Angry Beetles HD Lite or Hocus Puzzle?
Hocus Puzzle is rated higher. Angry Beetles HD Lite averages 3.0 out of 5 from 113 ratings, while Hocus Puzzle averages 4.5 from 42 ratings.
Do Angry Beetles HD Lite or Hocus Puzzle have ads?
Hocus Puzzle shows ads; Angry Beetles HD Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Angry Beetles HD Lite or Hocus Puzzle?
Angry Beetles HD Lite ships an update every 4 months, and Hocus Puzzle fortnightly. Most recently, Angry Beetles HD Lite was updated on October 23, 2026 and Hocus Puzzle on October 24, 2026.

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