Beat Hazard Ultra vs A Noble Circle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beat Hazard Ultra
Experience your music collection in an intense arcade shooter where your firepower pulses to the beat. Blast enemies to your favorite tracks, with levels generated from your own music library or internet radio. Choose between simple one-stick or pro twin-stick controls.
- Levels generated from your music library
- Play to internet radio stations
- One-stick control mode
- Twin-stick control mode
- Unlockable perks
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Gameplay Powered by YOUR Music! Join thousands of people rocking out to their favorite music. Experience YOUR music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Blast away to your favorite tracks. Watch your firepower pulse to the energy of the music. - 100% - 'Must own for action gamers' - AppSpy - 100% - 'Must Have' - Slide To Play - 90% - 'Feel the beat!' - 148 Apps - 90% - 'It'll blow up your screen' - Touch Arcade - Levels created from YOUR iTunes collection - Play to internet radio stations - Simple 1 stick mode for beginners - Twin stick mode for the pros - Rank up and unlock 23 perks Note: The game will use music on your device. Unfortunately it doesn't work with streamed music such as Apple Music or Spotify.
A Noble Circle
Embark on a unique journey through a two-dimensional world inspired by the classic novella "Flatland." Experience a complete and unhindered gameplay experience with no ads or microtransactions.
- Two-dimensional world exploration
- Inspired by "Flatland" novella
- No ads
- No microtransactions
- No crippled gameplay
- Offline play
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A noble circle's journey through Flatland, a two dimensional world (try out A Noble Circle - Prologue, it's free). Inspired by the novella "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions," Edwin Abbott Abbott, 1884. - No ads. - No micro transactions. - No crippled gameplay. - No data requirements (playable without wifi). - No elevated device permissions. - Built with love by indie game developers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Beat Hazard Ultra at Free against A Noble Circle's $1.99. Beat Hazard Ultra also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). A Noble Circle's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
Beat Hazard Ultra is free to download; A Noble Circle costs $1.99 up front. Beat Hazard Ultra sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. A Noble Circle asks for nothing beyond the download.
A Noble Circle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 113 and 319 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Beat Hazard Ultra's written reviews are positive against 91% of A Noble Circle's.
Beat Hazard Ultra ships an update every 3 weeks, A Noble Circle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beat Hazard Ultra | A Noble Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (113 ratings) | 4.7 (319 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.3% of reviews | 91.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 113 | 319 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #48 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Cold Beam Games Ltd | Amirali Rajan |
Customer experience
Beat Hazard Ultra
A Noble Circle
User reviews
Beat Hazard Ultra
From 113 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent
- 👍 Controller support
- 👍 Favorite game
- 👍 Highly original
- 👍 Had for years
Room to improve
- 🐛 Does not work
- 🐛 I paid for a game, doesn't work
- 🐛 Freezes and only plays 3 tracks
- 🐛 Doesn't play my music
- 🐛 Music won't play
A Noble Circle
From 319 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Lovely time
- 👍 Wonderful experience
- 👍 Excellent experience
- 👍 Beautiful and passionate game
- 👍 Fantastic and thought-provoking
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and hangs
- 🐛 Frustrating mechanics and controls
- 🐛 Repetitive and becomes boring
- 🐛 Difficult and not fun
- 🐛 Unusable and won't open
Bugs and requests
Beat Hazard Ultra
Reported bugs
4 issues- Does not work on iOS 18
- Crashes on launch
- Incompatible with Apple Music
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
9 requests- Add controller support
- Add Apple Music support
- Add Spotify/Pandora support
- Improve song selection UI
- Add playlist support
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- Add more enemy types
- Add more perks
- Improve controls (larger joysticks, sensitivity settings)
- Add gyro/accelerometer controls
A Noble Circle
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on startup
- Freezes and white screens
- Incompatible with certain iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Option to switch between different control schemes
- Checkpoint system or chapter select
- Compatibility improvements for older devices
In-app purchases
Beat Hazard Ultra
- $5,000 Cash$0.99
- Awesome Gold Ship$0.99
- $15,000 Cash$2.99
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- $65,000 Cash$3.99
A Noble Circle
No in-app purchases
