Comparison

Payback 2 vs Beach Buggy Racing

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

Head to head
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
Currently charting
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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.

About

Beach Buggy Racing

Experience an action-packed off-road kart racing game with unique characters and special abilities. Collect powerups, upgrade vehicles, and race on imaginative 3D tracks. Enjoy fast-paced fun for all ages.

Highlights
  • Action-packed kart racing
  • Unique rival drivers with special abilities
  • Collection of crazy powerups
  • Unlock and upgrade various cars
  • 15 imaginative 3D race tracks
  • Multiple game modes
  • Recruit a team of racers
Features
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Drive into an action-packed, surprise-filled world of off-road kart racing mayhem! Race against a field of rival drivers, each with unique personalities and special abilities. Build a collection of crazy powerups, like Dodgeball Frenzy, Fireball, and Oil Slick. Unlock and upgrade a variety of cars, from dune buggies to monster trucks. Test your skills in 6 different game modes on 15 imaginative 3D race tracks, against a pack of tropical-loving rivals with a serious case of road rage! Fast, furious, fun and FREE, Beach Buggy Racing is a kart-racing island adventure for all ages. • • GAME FEATURES EXCITING KART-RACING ACTION Utilize your driving skills and a collection of creative powerups to fight your way to the finish line. It’s not just a great looking 3D racing game, it’s an epic battle with spectacular physics-based gameplay! COOL CARS TO CUSTOMIZE Use your winnings to collect and upgrade a garage full of unique cars, from monster trucks to muscle cars to lunar rovers! OVER 25 AMAZING POWERUPS Beach Buggy Racing crushes other kart racers with over 25 totally unique Powerups ... and more Powerups are coming! 15 SPECTACULAR RACE TRACKS Explore dinosaur-infested jungles, lava-spewing volcanoes, beautiful beaches, and mysterious swamps. Each unique race track is packed with hidden shortcuts and surprises. COLLECT A TEAM OF RACERS Recruit a team of drivers to play with, each with a unique special power like teleportation, flaming fire tracks, and confusion spells. GAME CENTER & iCLOUD Compete with your friends on Leaderboards, earn Achievements, back up your game and keep multiple devices in sync with your iCloud account. PLAY THE WAY YOU WANT Seamlessly switch between tilt steering, touch-screen, and MFi game controllers. Customize the 3D graphics settings to optimize your play experience. OPTIMIZED FOR METAL Full Metal optimization provides enhanced graphics, real time lighting and shadows, and super-smooth frame-rates on A7 and A8 devices (iOS 8+ only). • • CUSTOMER SUPPORT If you encounter a problem running the game, please email us at support@vectorunit.com. Be sure to include the device you're using, iOS version, and a detailed description of your problem. • • MORE INFORMATION • • Be the first to hear about updates, download custom images, and interact with the developers! Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VectorUnit Follow us on Google+ at www.vectorunit.com/+ Follow us on Twitter @vectorunit Visit our web page at www.vectorunit.com

Screenshots

Payback 24 screens
Beach Buggy Racing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Payback 2 at 4.7 against Beach Buggy Racing's 4.4. Payback 2 also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 72%) and ratings volume (54K vs 6.8K). On price, update cadence, 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. Payback 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Beach Buggy Racing sells 11 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 6.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Payback 2's written reviews are positive against 72% of Beach Buggy Racing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Payback 2 ships an update every 2 months, Beach Buggy Racing every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Payback 2 versus Beach Buggy Racing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayback 2Beach Buggy Racing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (54K ratings) — better4.4 (6.8K ratings)
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews — better72.3% of reviews
Number of ratings54K — better6.8K
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#106#40 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB112 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperApex Designs Games LLPVector Unit

Customer experience

Payback 2

All ratings54,371 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews1,883 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative8.7%

Beach Buggy Racing

All ratings6,815 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews495 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral9.3%
Negative18.4%

User reviews

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

Beach Buggy Racing

From 6.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great graphics and visuals
  • 💡 Variety of characters and customization options
  • 🚀 Smooth controls and responsive handling
  • 👍 Nostalgic and childhood-evoking experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent game freezes and crashes, especially on Mushroom Grotto track
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔒 Unfair advantage for AI opponents using power-ups
  • 👎 Difficulty level can be frustrating at times

Bugs and requests

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

Beach Buggy Racing

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes on Mushroom Grotto track
  • Steering controls not responsive at times
  • Inconsistent performance across different devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more tracks and locations
  • Introduce online multiplayer mode
  • Improve power-up balance and fairness
  • Allow for more customization options for cars and characters
  • Implement a checkpoint system to avoid restarting entire races

In-app purchases

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
11 purchases

Beach Buggy Racing

One-time11
  • Stack of Coins$1.99
  • Pile of Gems$1.99
  • Coin Doubler$2.99
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  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Go Premium$3.99
  • Exclusive Car Pack - Rhino$3.99
  • Pile of Coins$4.99
  • Mound of Gems$4.99
  • New Car - Killawatt$4.99
  • Bag of Coins$9.99
  • Chest of Coins$19.99

Questions

Is Payback 2 free?
Payback 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beach Buggy Racing free?
Beach Buggy Racing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Payback 2 or Beach Buggy Racing?
Payback 2 is rated higher. Payback 2 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 54K ratings, while Beach Buggy Racing averages 4.4 from 6.8K ratings.
Do Payback 2 or Beach Buggy Racing have ads?
Both Payback 2 and Beach Buggy Racing show ads.
Which is updated more often, Payback 2 or Beach Buggy Racing?
Payback 2 ships an update every 2 months, and Beach Buggy Racing every 4 months. Most recently, Payback 2 was updated on September 29, 2026 and Beach Buggy Racing on September 28, 2026.
Which is more popular, Payback 2 or Beach Buggy Racing?
Payback 2 currently peaks at #106 in the App Store charts, and Beach Buggy Racing at #40. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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