Beach Games vs Squirreled Away
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!
Squirreled Away
An action puzzle game featuring a squirrel with addictive, retro-inspired gameplay. Choose between a relaxed or fast-paced mode and compete with friends on Game Center leaderboards.
- Squirrel-themed action puzzle gameplay
- Two distinct play modes (chill and hectic)
- Classic arcade and console game inspiration
- Original chiptune music
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
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It's a retro action puzzle game with a squirrel. Have fun :) Features - Two play modes: one chill, one hectic - Unique, addictive gameplay inspired by classic arcade and console games - Three different chiptunes by Joel Francis Burford - Game Center leaderboards and achievements. Challenge your friends!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Squirreled Away at Free against Beach Games's $0.99. Squirreled Away also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Beach Games's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 32 months) and chart position (#187 vs unranked). On 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
Squirreled Away is free to download; Beach Games costs $0.99 up front. Beach Games sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Squirreled Away asks for nothing beyond the download.
Squirreled Away holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Beach Games's written reviews are positive against 100% of Squirreled Away's.
Beach Games ships an update every 2 months, Squirreled Away every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beach Games | Squirreled Away |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #187 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Donut Games | Supernormal, LLC |
Customer experience
Beach Games
Squirreled Away
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
Squirreled Away
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
Squirreled Away
No in-app purchases
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