Beach Games vs Snake Core
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beach Games
Experience fast-paced, fun sports challenges on the beach. Master five distinct activities, compete with friends, and track your overall progress with a summarized total score.
- Five distinct beach sports
- Challenge friends
- Beat personal records
- Total score tracking
- Game Center support
- Universal app support
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Beach Games is the FAST, FUN and FRANTIC sports game from critically-acclaimed developer Donut Games. Hit the beach and master FIVE different sports: - Frisbee - Balloon Throwing - Roller Skating - Water Skiing - Hang Gliding Challenge your friends or just try to beat your own records. All points you gather in the different sports will also be summarized in your TOTAL SCORE sheet, to give you a great oversight on your total progress and to easier compare with your friends. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WHAT REVIEWERS SAY: - Apple: "New & Noteworthy" - TouchArcade: "Incredibly simple to pick up and play" - TouchMyApps: "New App Store Games To Watch" - #1 Hot Game and rated 4.5 / 5.0 at TouchArcade TECH FEATURES: - Game Center support - Widescreen support - Universal App (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Enjoy another great game from Donut Games!
Snake Core
Command an army of soldier units in an inter-galactic war against aliens. Engage in various game modes, upgrade your forces, and navigate a multi-route map to defeat the Alien Overlord. Designed for short, engaging gaming sessions.
- Landscape and portrait modes
- Multiple control schemes
- Inter-galactic alien war theme
- Node-based mission map
- Unit and defense upgrades
- Short game sessions
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+ Playable in Landscape AND Portrait mode! + Different control schemes (see Options menu) Snake Core is an Arcade game combining the gameplay mechanics of a classic Snake but twisting and turning the setting and variation into an inter-galactic war against an alien threat ! Command your army of different soldier units as they attack aliens, take out bombs, retrieve soldiers, defend key locations, and hunt down big Snake like creatures. The game plays in different game-modes, with a multi-route map that allows the player to decide the best route to the Alien Overlord. Upgrade your soldiers, with new units and new skills. Upgrade defense systems and use power-ups to survive the intergalactic war. FEATURES ] Simple to master – The game is easy to understand, and it allows everyone to enjoy the commanding of the army ] Node based mission map – A randomized mission screen, allows you to choose which path you take to reach the end boss. ] Upgrades – Recruit new units, and upgrade your units for a stronger army. ] Short game sessions – Snake Core is designed for short gaming sessions, a great game to pick up at any time for a quick go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snake Core at none against Beach Games's 4. Snake Core also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Beach Games's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (75% vs 55%). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Beach Games costs $0.99 and Snake Core $3.99 up front. Beach Games sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Snake Core asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beach Games holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Beach Games's written reviews are positive against 55% of Snake Core's.
Beach Games ships an update every 2 months, Snake Core weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beach Games | Snake Core |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) — better | 4.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.5% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #176 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 9+ |
| Developer | Donut Games | Pascal Bestebroer |
Customer experience
Beach Games
Snake Core
Bugs and requests
Beach Games
Reported bugs
6 issues- Controls are inconsistent
- Game pauses constantly
- Water ski controls are frustrating
- Frisbee throwing controls are ghastly
- Flying disc game lacks power/angle gauge
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- Glitches with controls
Requested features
3 requests- More games to be added
- Half pipe for skateboarding
- More like Cat Physics
Snake Core
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beach Games
- Lifesavers 5 pack - Small$0.99
- Lifesavers 20 pack - Medium$2.99
- Lifesavers 50 pack - Large$5.99
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- Lifesavers 100 pack - Super Saver$9.99
Snake Core
No in-app purchases
