Comparison

Beach Buggy Blitz vs Payback 2

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

Head to head
About

Beach Buggy Blitz

Embark on an epic driving adventure across a mysterious tropical island. Explore destructible environments, unlock new vehicles and characters, and upgrade powerups for an action-packed quest. Enjoy intuitive controls and incredible physics in this endless driving experience.

Highlights
  • Infinite Drive Environment
  • Unlockable Content
  • Intuitive Controls
  • Incredible Physics
  • Game Center Enabled
  • iCloud Support
Features
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"Beach Buggy Blitz is an absolute triumph in iOS racing and will keep players glued to the screen" - 148 Apps 4/5 Drive your hot-rod beach buggy as far as you can into the uncharted depths of a mysterious tropical island! Swerve and smash through a gorgeously detailed and completely destructible world packed with Tiki statues, grass shacks, giant crabs and lava monsters. Explore sun-swept beaches, secret caves, fog-shrouded swamps, ruined temples and erupting volcanoes in this action-packed quest of discovery and mayhem! Build a performance-boosting collection of upgrades and powerups! Unlock new vehicles like the Lightning muscle car and Rock Stomper monster truck. Upgrade your cars and customize their paint jobs. Collect wacky new characters. Unlock and upgrade amazing powerups like the fire-spitting Boost, the coin-tastic Coin Bubble, and a Shield that turns you into a unstoppable smash-everything force of destruction! GAME FEATURES: •“Infinite Drive” Environment • Drive for miles and miles in a detailed procedural world that never plays the same way twice. • Tons of Unlockable Content • Unlock new cars and characters, upgrade cars, and improve your game with performance-boosting powerups and gadgets. • Intuitive controls • Easy to pick up and play, challenging to master. Supports tilt , touch-screen, and MFi game controllers! • Incredible physics • Detailed off-road powersliding physics with fully modeled, animated suspensions. From monster trucks to sports cars, every vehicle feels unique. • Game Center Enabled • Earn GameCenter Achievement points and compare your Leaderboard scores with your friends! • iCloud Support • With iCloud enabled, you can back up your save game and all your purchases, and even continue your game on multiple devices! NOTICE TO PARENTS Please be advised that it is possible to make In-App Purchases within Beach Buggy Blitz. SUPPORT If you encounter any problems running the game, please email a description of the issue, your device type and OS version to support@vectorunit.com. Thank you for your patience and support while we work to make this game 100% awesome.

About

Payback 2

Experience intense, action-packed gameplay with a variety of campaign events, including gang battles, races, and tank duels. Compete with friends and millions of players online, or create your own custom events with diverse cities, modes, and vehicles.

Highlights
  • Varied campaign events
  • Extensive online multiplayer
  • Hourly, daily, and weekly challenges
  • Custom event creation
  • Diverse cities, game modes, and vehicles
Features
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"Bite sized, action-packed stages; boils down the GTA flavor to an intense punch" - AppSpy.com Gaming App of The Day - Kotaku.com "[Payback 2] manages to create a sense of overblown fun that permeates everything from straightforward races to capture the flag-inspired heists ... an immensely entertaining experience" - pocketgamer.co.uk Featured as one of the best games of the week by The Guardian DESCRIPTION: Payback 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the hit GTA-style game from the early days of the App Store. It concentrates that classic formula by offering exciting event-based gameplay that is all action, all the time. FEATURES: • VARIED CAMPAIGN. Fifty campaign events featuring everything from massive gang battles to rocket car races to epic tank duels! • TAKE ON THE WORLD. Battle your friends or over a million other players online with the game's extensive multiplayer, leaderboard and Game Center support. • HOURLY, DAILY AND WEEKLY CHALLENGES. Try to beat the rest of the world in the latest new events! • ENDLESS REPLAYABILITY. Make your own events in "custom mode" using any combination of the game's seven cities, nine game modes, varied weaponry and dozens of vehicles.

Screenshots

Beach Buggy Blitz4 screens
Payback 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Payback 2 at 54K against Beach Buggy Blitz's 921. Payback 2 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and chart position (#118 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Beach Buggy Blitz sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Payback 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Payback 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Payback 2 has 54K ratings behind it against 921, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 86% and 85% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beach Buggy Blitz ships an update every 5 months, Payback 2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Beach Buggy Blitz versus Payback 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeach Buggy BlitzPayback 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (921 ratings)4.7 (54K ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.8% of reviews — better85.1% of reviews
Number of ratings92154K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#118 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB179 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVector UnitApex Designs Games LLP

Customer experience

Beach Buggy Blitz

All ratings921 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews1,153 reviews
Positive85.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative8.4%

Payback 2

All ratings54,371 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews1,885 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative8.8%

User reviews

Beach Buggy Blitz

From 921 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Nostalgic and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Easy to pick up and play
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive controls
  • 💎 Satisfying progression and upgrades

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive single track
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🤖 Useless AI opponents

Payback 2

From 54K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Smooth gameplay
  • 🚀 Offline playability
  • 💡 Customizable game modes
  • 🎨 Good graphics and visuals
  • 🕹️ Fun and addictive

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 📺 Too many intrusive ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔨 Unfinished or unpolished features
  • 🚗 Unrealistic vehicle physics

Bugs and requests

Beach Buggy Blitz

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch after recent update
  • Saved progress not restored after reinstall
  • Steering issues on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More race tracks and environments
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Endless/survival mode
  • Customization options for cars and drivers

Payback 2

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Vehicles and physics issues
  • Multiplayer matchmaking problems
  • Inconsistent or missing game progress
  • Unresponsive controls and input issues

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more vehicles and customization options
  • Improve graphics and animations
  • Implement a story mode or campaign
  • Add more game modes and multiplayer features
  • Reduce the number of ads or make them less intrusive
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  • Fix bugs and improve overall stability
  • Introduce a sandbox or free-roam mode
  • Add support for controllers and higher frame rates

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Beach Buggy Blitz

One-time6
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Booster Pack$1.99
  • Coin Doubler$1.99
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  • Pro Pack$4.99
  • Super Pack$9.99
  • Ultra Pack$19.99
10 purchases

Payback 2

One-time10
  • 200 Coins$0.99
  • 500 Coins$1.99
  • Disable Ads$1.99
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  • Coin Doubler$2.99
  • 1200 Coins$3.99
  • Unlock Episode 2$4.99
  • Unlock Episode 3$4.99
  • 2500 Coins$7.99
  • Unlock Custom Mode$9.99
  • Unlimited Coins$14.99

Questions

Is Beach Buggy Blitz free?
Beach Buggy Blitz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Payback 2 free?
Payback 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beach Buggy Blitz or Payback 2?
Payback 2 is rated higher. Beach Buggy Blitz averages 4.4 out of 5 from 921 ratings, while Payback 2 averages 4.7 from 54K ratings.
Do Beach Buggy Blitz or Payback 2 have ads?
Both Beach Buggy Blitz and Payback 2 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Beach Buggy Blitz or Payback 2?
Beach Buggy Blitz ships an update every 5 months, and Payback 2 every 2 months. Most recently, Beach Buggy Blitz was updated on October 2, 2026 and Payback 2 on October 3, 2026.

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