Barrel River vs Beyond Infinity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barrel River
Navigate a dangerous river in a barrel, dodging obstacles and collecting gold coins. Compete with friends for the highest score in this action-packed game.
- Navigate a barrel down a river
- Avoid rocks and jumping fish
- Collect gold coins
- Compete for high scores
- Action-packed gameplay
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Flow down the brutal water of the mighty barrel river with nothing but your wits and a rickety old barrel to guide you! Barrel river is a fun filled action game where you must flow down the river avoiding rocks and deadly jumping fish. As an added bonus, King Midas has touched the river with his magical golden touch, and his gold coins can be found on the river as well. Collect coins and try to stay alive on this deadly river. Your score is determined by how far you make it and how many coins you have collected. Compete with friends for the top score! **Special Credit** The music for Barrel River came from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech. Search for him online, he's got some awesome tracks!
Beyond Infinity
Pilot a jetpack through the universe, collecting rocks and avoiding obstacles. Compete with friends on leaderboards to survive the longest in the void. Master your flight controls for an endless space adventure.
- Universe exploration
- Rock collection
- Jetpack flight
- Meteor avoidance
- Leaderboard competition
- Endless survival
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Explore the whole universe and collect special rocks! Use your jetpack to fly in space, avoid meteors and survive for as long as you can. The power is in your fingers. Compete with your friends on the Leaderboards and try to escape the space void.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Barrel River at 5.0 against Beyond Infinity's 4.0. Barrel River also leads on update cadence (every 15 months vs every 94 months). Beyond Infinity's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Barrel River sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Beyond Infinity asks for nothing beyond the download.
Barrel River holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Barrel River ships an update every 15 months, Beyond Infinity every 94 months. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barrel River | Beyond Infinity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months — better | Every 94 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Marcos Morais |
Customer experience
Barrel River
Beyond Infinity
In-app purchases
Barrel River
- Advertising Removal$1.99
Beyond Infinity
No in-app purchases
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