Comparison

Bad Sector vs Angry Smash

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bad Sector

Features
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SYSTEM FAILURE IMMINENT... Bad Sector is an unforgiving love letter to analog technology and hardcore arcade survival. You are a rogue pixel in a dying CRT monitor. Your mission is simple: Collect HERTZ to keep the signal alive. Avoid the corruption. Survive the scanline. FEATURES: • ANALOG HORROR AESTHETIC: Authentic CRT shaders, scanlines, and chromatic aberration effects. • UNFORGIVING GAMEPLAY: One hit kills. The scanline never stops. • GLITCH MECHANICS: Avoid dead pixels, magnetic interference, and white noise corruption. • TACTICAL ABILITIES: Use the 'Phase' mechanic to hide in the sub-pixels, but beware—you cannot move while phasing. • SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS: Pure, skill-based survival. • HAPTIC FEEDBACK: Feel every glitch and system crash. WARNING: This game contains flashing lights and strobe effects characteristic of old CRT monitors.

About

Angry Smash

Blast through tropical islands and pirate hideouts with a powerful cannon. Aim carefully, use strategy, and trigger satisfying chain reactions to destroy obstacles and clear levels. Can you rescue your loved one and conquer all the islands?

Highlights
  • Physics-based destruction
  • Strategic aiming
  • Chain reaction mechanics
  • Tropical island exploration
  • Satisfying smash effects
  • Challenging levels
Features
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Ahoy, adventurer! Get ready to blast your way through a colourful world of tropical islands, pirate hideouts and treasure-filled shores! Can you save the one you love from captivity? Take control of a powerful cannon and smash every object standing in your path. Aim carefully, choose the perfect angle and fire your cannonball to shatter crates, barrels, stone structures and other island obstacles. Use your brain and instincts to overcome the obstacles! Every level brings a new smashing challenge. Use precision, timing and strategy to clear all the targets in front of you and continue your journey across the islands. Watch structures collapse, trigger satisfying chain reactions and discover the best way to destroy everything with as few shots as possible. EASY TO PLAY, SATISFYING TO MASTER Aim your cannon, release to fire and enjoy the destruction. The controls are simple, but finding the perfect shot takes skill. EXPLORE A PIRATE ISLAND WORLD Travel through tropical beaches, mysterious ruins and dangerous pirate territories as you complete increasingly challenging levels. SMASH EVERYTHING IN YOUR PATH Break barrels, destroy crates, crack stone defences and bring entire structures crashing down with powerful cannon shots. PLAN THE PERFECT SHOT Adjust your aim and use the environment to create spectacular chain reactions. One well-placed cannonball could clear the entire level! SATISFYING DESTRUCTION Enjoy explosive impacts, collapsing structures and rewarding smash effects with every successful shot. Load the cannon, take aim and begin your island-smashing adventure. Can you destroy every target and conquer all the islands?

Screenshots

Bad Sector4 screens
Angry Smash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bad Sector at none against Angry Smash's 10. Bad Sector also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Angry Smash's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Angry Smash sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bad Sector asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bad Sector ships an update every 6 weeks, Angry Smash every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bad Sector versus Angry Smash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBad SectorAngry Smash
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—67.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB382 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEMILIO MARTIN VILLARREAL BAEZTripledot Studios

In-app purchases

None

Bad Sector

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Angry Smash

One-time10
  • Offer 1$1.99
  • Store Offer 2$2.99
  • Offer 3$3.99
Show 7 more
  • Offer 4$4.99
  • Offer 6$6.99
  • Offer 7$7.99
  • No Ads$9.99
  • Offer 9$9.99
  • No Ads Pack$14.99
  • Offer 14$14.99

Questions

Is Bad Sector free?
Bad Sector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Angry Smash free?
Angry Smash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bad Sector or Angry Smash have ads?
Both Bad Sector and Angry Smash show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bad Sector or Angry Smash?
Bad Sector ships an update every 6 weeks, and Angry Smash every 4 days. Most recently, Bad Sector was updated on November 9, 2026 and Angry Smash on November 11, 2026.

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