Beach Games vs Aricade
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!
Aricade
Enjoy a diverse collection of casual minigames, from retro throwbacks to unique mobile titles. Designed with simple, intuitive controls for players of all ages, it offers over 30 engaging games for endless fun.
- 30+ casual minigames
- Retro and original titles
- Intuitive gameplay
- Suitable for all ages
- Archery, Pool, Chess, and more
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A delightful collection of casual minigames ranging from retro classics to mobile favorites and originals. Features intuitive gameplay and controls suitable for all ages. Just simple, fun, casual games. 30+ Games to choose from including: Archery Pool Brick breaker Match3 Memory Fishing Chess Cars Golf Artillery Lunar Lander Growth Bubbles Tower Stacker and many more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Aricade at Free against Beach Games's $0.99. Aricade also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Beach Games's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#169 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Aricade is free to download; Beach Games costs $0.99 up front. Beach Games sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Aricade asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aricade holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 75% and 75% positive.
Beach Games ships an update every 2 months, Aricade daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beach Games | Aricade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.5% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #169 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 9+ |
| Developer | Donut Games | Kingly Software Inc |
Customer experience
Beach Games
Aricade
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
Aricade
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
Aricade
No in-app purchases
