Calculator Quest vs Beat Hazard 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calculator Quest
This app merges a functional calculator with role-playing game elements. It offers a "Calc mode" for standard calculations, a fast-typing number game, and a mental arithmetic challenge.
- Standard calculator functionality
- Fast-typing number game
- Mental arithmetic time attack
- RPG elements
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A calculator and an RPG combine to form a miraculous hybrid! Includes bonus quick-typing game and math game! ※Rest assured, this app also works as a calculator. - Use for regular calculator operations! Calc mode! - Type the numbers and symbols as fast as you can! Quickdraw Colosseum! - Try your hand at the “mental arithmetic” time attack mode in Mental Math Kingdom!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Calculator Quest at Free against Beat Hazard 2's $4.99. Calculator Quest also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 28%) and rating (4.1 vs 3.0). Beat Hazard 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Calculator Quest is free to download; Beat Hazard 2 costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Calculator Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Calculator Quest's written reviews are positive against 28% of Beat Hazard 2's.
Calculator Quest ships an update every 4 months, Beat Hazard 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calculator Quest | Beat Hazard 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) — better | 3.0 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews — better | 28.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #61 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Masakazu Yonehara | Cold Beam Games Ltd |
Customer experience
Calculator Quest
Beat Hazard 2
User reviews
Calculator Quest
From 14 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Unique RPG calculator concept
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🎨 Cute and retro graphics
- 🎮 Good for learning math
- ✨ Original and interesting idea
Room to improve
- 😠 Intrusive ads
- 📉 Lack of RPG depth
- 🚫 No offline play option
- 👎 Ads block numbers
- 🤷♂️ Unclear RPG elements
Beat Hazard 2
From 12 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🎮 Excellent controller support
- ✨ Visually appealing
- 🚀 Fast performance with controller
- 🎵 Great for playing own music
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes on startup/menu
- 🔋 Significant battery drain and overheating
- 🐌 Sluggish gameplay and clunky menus
- 📱 Incompatible with newer iOS versions/devices
- 🎶 Limited music source compatibility (no streaming)
Bugs and requests
Calculator Quest
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes immediately after killing monsters
- Ads showing up on the top blocking off numbers
- App needs to be updated for iOS 11
- Can't use on new iPhone
Requested features
13 requests- Pay to remove ads option
- Offline play option
- More games to play
- Increase calculation level
- Add different calculation types (add, subtract, multiply, divide)
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- Add maps and companions for RPG elements
- Make game the main focus, not calculator
- Add hidden command games
- More gameplay features
- Enhance calculation function
- Make questions harder with progression
- Add items like skipping problems
- Update for newer iOS versions
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
In-app purchases
Calculator Quest
No in-app purchases
Beat Hazard 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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