SkyTides vs Dolphin Beyond
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkyTides
Immerse yourself in a serene world of soft colors and calming music. Collect gems, chase high scores, and enjoy a smooth, satisfying arcade experience. Escape into the clouds for a few minutes or dive deep into endless skies.
- Gem collection
- High score chasing
- Calming music
- Soft color palette
- Infinite skies
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Play all the SkyTides games in our arcade! Collect gems, earn high scores, and immerse yourself in a world of soft colors, calming music, and infinite skies. Whether you're chasing a high score or just escaping into the clouds for a few minutes, SkyTides offers a smooth and satisfying experience that feels as good as it looks
Dolphin Beyond
Experience an arcade physics game where you guide a dolphin through an ocean-to-space journey. Master dives and launches to build momentum, perform aerial tricks, and race against the clock or for distance. Collect in-game currency to unlock cosmetic skins and progress through daily challenges.
- Physics-based momentum building
- Aerial trick combos
- Two game modes: score chase and distance sprint
- Ocean to space progression
- Collectible dolphin skins
- Daily missions and achievements
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Dive. Launch. Fly. Dolphin Beyond is a physics arcade game about one dolphin chasing one perfect run — from the depths of the ocean, up past the clouds, and out into space. It runs on one honest idea: speed is earned, and it compounds. Dive to build momentum, time your launch off the surface, and slice back in nose-first to keep it. Nail a clean entry and you climb higher and faster. Belly-flop and you start over. The better you read the water, the further you fly. HOW YOU PLAY - Two simple controls. Hold the left or right button to arc the angle of your dive and your launch — a tap nudges, a hold swings you all the way into a flip. - Slide up on a button to layer in a spin, flipping and corkscrewing at once. - Clean entries bank your momentum and raise your speed cap. - Chain tricks in the air for points, and mix them up: repeating the same trick is worth less each time, so variety wins. TWO WAYS TO RUN - Two Minutes — the score chase. Climb as high and score as big as you can before the buzzer, from the waves to deep space. - Slipstream — a 60-second distance sprint with a rolling start. Keep your entries clean and go the distance. WHAT'S OUT THERE - Tricks — front flips, back flips, corkscrews and more, scored on a combo multiplier that rewards flow. - Starslides — out in space, ride glowing star rails to bank a boost and reach the next milestone. - Ocean to space — break past the sky and climb through the solar system, from the waves to distant planets. - Boosters — arm one active and one passive booster (Rocket, Deep Dive, Splash Guard, Pearl Magnet, Slow Motion) to shape a run. COLLECT AND PROGRESS - Earn Pearls from every run and scoop them up mid-flight. - Spend them on a roster of dolphin skins, from bright common tints to legendary characters. Skins are looks only — they never change how you play. - Daily missions, a daily reward ladder, achievements, and a Planet Hunt collection give you a reason to come back. BUILT FOR SCORE CHASERS - Verified leaderboards powered by a fully deterministic physics engine — the same input always produces the same run, so every score is fair. - Separate boards for each mode. Compete globally, or keep your profile private. - No ads and no in-app purchases — every Pearl, skin, and booster is earned by playing. How far beyond can you go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dolphin Beyond at none against SkyTides's shown. Dolphin Beyond also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). SkyTides's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SkyTides against 5.0 for Dolphin Beyond. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SkyTides has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
SkyTides ships an update every 9 days, Dolphin Beyond every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SkyTides | Dolphin Beyond |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 245 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuvenu | Halfdan Valentin Harring |
Customer experience
SkyTides
Dolphin Beyond
In-app purchases
SkyTides
No in-app purchases
Dolphin Beyond
No in-app purchases
Questions
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