Beach Games vs Drop Wizard
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!
Drop Wizard
Embark on an old-school arcade adventure as a wizard battling an evil warlock to rescue a friend. Clear over 60 levels, collect power-ups, and master combos in this action-packed quest.
- Original gameplay and controls
- Over 60 stages
- Vivid pixel art
- 16-bit soundtrack
- Epic boss battles
- Secret game modes
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Bring back the joy of arcade games! Drop Wizard is an action arcade game where you play as Teo, a wizard on a quest to save his friend turned into stone by an evil warlock. Clear all the levels, face dangerous bosses, collect power ups and score epic combos. Features: • Original gameplay and handy controls • More than 60 stages to complete • Vivid pixel art • Awesome 16 bit soundtrack • Epic boss battles • Secret game modes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drop Wizard at none against Beach Games's 4. Drop Wizard also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Beach Games's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and chart position (#179 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
Beach Games costs $0.99 and Drop Wizard $2.99 up front. Beach Games sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Drop Wizard asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drop Wizard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Beach Games's written reviews are positive against 68% of Drop Wizard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Beach Games ships an update every 2 months, Drop Wizard every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beach Games | Drop Wizard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) | 4.6 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.5% of reviews — better | 67.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #179 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Donut Games | Gionathan Pesaresi |
Customer experience
Beach Games
Drop Wizard
User reviews
Beach Games
From 13 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Great value for money
- 👍 Variety of mini-games
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 👍 Nostalgic feel
Room to improve
- 👎 Inconsistent/poor controls
- 👎 Some games uninspiring/unplayable
- 👎 Can become boring quickly
- 👎 Lacks depth
- 👎 Not worth the price for some
Drop Wizard
From 18 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Cute characters and visuals
- 🎶 Catchy retro-style music
- 🕹️ Unique and challenging gameplay
- 💰 Good value for the price
Room to improve
- 🎮 Frustrating controls and auto-run mechanic
- 🔁 Repetitive and limited level design
- 🕹️ Difficulty spike towards the end
- 🕰️ Short overall length
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
Drop Wizard
Reported bugs
2 issues- Compatibility issues on newer devices
- Occasional crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds
- Customizable controls
- Difficulty settings
- Icloud/save game support
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
Drop Wizard
No in-app purchases
