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.
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.
- 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
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.
- Global tour across cities
- Perform stage dives
- Collect power-ups
- Customize rock star
- Master challenging missions
- Hard-rocking soundtrack
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Bears vs. Art | Stage Dive Legends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (137 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better | 54.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 367 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halfbrick | THQ Nordic Mobile GmbH |
Customer experience
Bears vs. Art
Stage Dive Legends
User reviews
Bears vs. Art
From 137 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Bears vs. Art
- 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
- Halfbrick+$99.99
Stage Dive Legends
- 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?
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