Comparison

Bears vs. Art vs Stage Dive Legends

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

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About

Bears vs. Art

Join a bear's quest to destroy abstract art in galleries. Solve 125 unique puzzles, overcome security traps, and enjoy an ad-free, premium gaming experience. Unlock special abilities and explore endless challenges.

Highlights
  • 125 puzzles
  • Destroy abstract art
  • Avoid cunning traps
  • Infinite mode
  • Collect colorful costumes
  • Exclusive premium version
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Bears vs. Art is the premium version of the slash em’ up puzzle game you love! Exclusive to this version of Bears vs. Art - enjoy uninterrupted, thought-provoking puzzles, with zero ads or in-app purchases. All you have to do is sign up now! Greedy millionaires have opened abstract art galleries to display and admire their latest work. Now Rory the bear is ready to fight back against the pointless pieces invading his home! Discover 125 galleries with exciting puzzles around every corner. Plan your moves carefully or race the clock in timed challenges to destroy every painting on every wall! Each painting is protected by sneaky security measures including lasers, spikes and mind-bending portals. Not to mention snooty guests, nosy security guards and art-snatching thieves! KEY FEATURES ● 125 PUZZLES AND COUNTING ● FIND ART AND RIP IT TO SHREDS: Abstract art? Subtext? Unbearable! ● AVOID CUNNING TRAPS: Roar and roll your way to success! ● DISCOVER INFINITE MODE: Play a never-ending supply of random puzzles! ● COLLECT COLORFUL COSTUMES; Gain special abilities that change the way you play! WHAT'S HALFBRICK+ Halfbrick+ is a mobile games subscription service featuring: ● Exclusive access to the highest-rated games ● No ads or in app purchases ● Brought to you by the makers of Award-winning mobile games ● Regular updates and new games ● Curated by hand - for gamers by gamers! Kick off your Guest Access with 60 minutes of gameplay! If you like what you see, start your One Month free trial and play all our games without ads, in app purchases, and fully unlocked games! Your subscription will auto-renew after 30 days, or save money with an annual membership! If you have any questions, please contact our support team https://support.halfbrick.com **************************************** View our privacy policy at https://halfbrick.com/hbpprivacy View our terms of service at https://www.halfbrick.com/terms-of-service

About

Stage Dive Legends

Experience the thrill of a rock star's world tour, performing epic stage dives and collecting power-ups. Smash guitars, avoid obstacles, and customize your character to become a legend. Play through challenging missions with a hard-rocking soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Global tour across cities
  • Perform stage dives
  • Collect power-ups
  • Customize rock star
  • Master challenging missions
  • Hard-rocking soundtrack
Features
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Whether it’s New York, London, Berlin or Paris – your tour will take you to cities all over the globe! Join the endless fun in this epic rock star saga and experience the most legendary moment at every rock show: the stage dive! Smash your guitar, speed up and jump into the cheering crowd! Rush through the concert hall and get carried away by your freaked-out fans. Perform crazy stunts, collect golden coins and use amazing power-ups to entertain the party crowd! Avoid flying obstacles like bombs, bananas and the occasional burger. ‘Stage Dive Legends’ is a super-fast runner game with lots of excitement and fun. Play to hard-rocking songs, run backstage, customize your favorite rock star and find the best way to top the records! Explore a vast amount of missions in a race through cities all over the globe. Prove your skills and become a true stage dive legend! Let's rock! Features: - FREE TO PLAY - Awesome tour around the world - Master challenging missions - Collect crazy power-ups - Customize your own rock star - Beat the high score - Hard-rocking soundtrack - MFi game controller support - Game Center support You can play ‘Stage Dive Legends’ entirely for FREE, though various items are available via in-app purchase. If you don’t want to use in-app purchases, please deactivate them in your device settings. Thank you for playing ‘Stage Dive Legends’! Get in touch with HandyGamesTM: http://www.handy-games.com Join us on Facebook: http://www.fb.com/handygames Stay tuned on Google+: http://goo.gl/qkjngm Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://goo.gl/2Kq6yY Check news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/handy_games Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/handygames © www.handy-games.com GmbH

Screenshots

Bears vs. Art4 screens
Stage Dive Legends4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Stage Dive Legends at free with in-app purchases against Bears vs. Art's subscription. Stage Dive Legends also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Bears vs. Art's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 54%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bears vs. Art sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Stage Dive Legends sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Bears vs. Art against 4.5 for Stage Dive Legends. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bears vs. Art has 137 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Bears vs. Art's written reviews are positive against 54% of Stage Dive Legends's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bears vs. Art ships an update every 2 months, Stage Dive Legends every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bears vs. Art versus Stage Dive Legends: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBears vs. ArtStage Dive Legends
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (137 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews — better54.2% of reviews
Number of ratings137 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB367 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHalfbrickTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbH

Customer experience

Bears vs. Art

All ratings137 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews623 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative8.7%

Stage Dive Legends

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative37.3%

User reviews

Bears vs. Art

From 137 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🐻 Cute and fun game
  • 🧠 Challenging puzzles
  • 🎨 Unique concept of destroying art
  • 👍 Addictive and enjoyable gameplay
  • 🎨 Humorous and witty commentary

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • ⏱️ Limited play time due to energy system
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔁 Repetitive levels and lack of progression

Stage Dive Legends

From 2 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and entertaining
  • 👍 Good time killer
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Nice runner game
  • 👍 Cool theme

Room to improve

  • anúncios Excess advertising
  • 🐛 Game crashes
  • 🐛 Game not loading
  • 🐛 Game freezes
  • 🐛 Guitar game not working

Bugs and requests

Bears vs. Art

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game resets progress after updates
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices
  • Connectivity issues and server problems

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to continue progress across devices
  • Removal of energy system or more generous refills

Stage Dive Legends

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Fonts are broken (squares instead of letters)
  • Game does not load
  • Game crashes
  • Game freezes
  • Guitar game does not work
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  • Extremely unforgiving regarding death
  • Lag in the game
  • Ads cover half the screen
  • Black screen on launch
  • Game freezes at loading screen

Requested features

5 requests
  • Fix guitar game bug
  • Improve controls
  • Reduce ads
  • Allow background changes
  • Increase clothing options

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Bears vs. Art

Subscriptions6
  • Halfbrick+$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+ (Early Adopter)6 Months trial$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+ (Trial)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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  • Halfbrick+ (Yearly discount)$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+3 variants$29.991 Year
  • Halfbrick+1 Year trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Halfbrick+$99.99
7 purchases

Stage Dive Legends

One-time7
  • 25 Hearts$1.99
  • Remove ads$2.99
  • 10,000 Coins$3.99
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  • 100 Hearts$9.99
  • 200 Hearts$17.99
  • 50,000 Coins$19.99
  • 100,000 Coins$36.99

Questions

Is Bears vs. Art free?
Bears vs. Art is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stage Dive Legends free?
Stage Dive Legends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bears vs. Art or Stage Dive Legends?
Bears vs. Art is rated higher. Bears vs. Art averages 4.6 out of 5 from 137 ratings, while Stage Dive Legends averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Bears vs. Art or Stage Dive Legends have ads?
Neither Bears vs. Art nor Stage Dive Legends shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bears vs. Art or Stage Dive Legends?
Bears vs. Art ships an update every 2 months, and Stage Dive Legends every 29 months. Most recently, Bears vs. Art was updated on November 3, 2026 and Stage Dive Legends on November 1, 2026.

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