Bead Bash vs The 3 Balls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bead Bash
Engage in a strategic bead-busting puzzle game where tapping groups of same-colored beads triggers chain reactions for massive scores. Compete on daily leaderboards and utilize unique power-ups to achieve explosive new high scores.
- Tap same-color beads for collisions
- Chain reactions for massive score multipliers
- Timed gameplay with 25 moves
- Intense play with dynamic board
- Daily leaderboards (local to international)
- Unique power-ups
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Ready for a new explosion of fun? Bead Bash combines the challenge of playing 3 moves ahead with the thrill of waves of collisions driving massive payoffs in high scores. Tap at least two same color beads to create a horizontal collision. Multiple collisions can start a chain reaction. Earn massive scores as each collision in a chain reaction produces a 10 folds increase in points. Features: • Original gameplay of creating collisions and cluster busting in a timed set of 25 moves in the free to play Lite Game. • Easy to learn and a challenge to master. The addiction of knowing you’ll get an explosive new high score if only you play one more time. • Intense Play as the board is alive making a move every 6 seconds. • Daily Dash Leaderboards - Local, state, national, international and friends leaderboards reset every 24 hours making each day a new challenge to reach the top. • Unique powerups deployed at the perfect moment can accelerate your game to thrilling heights for all to see on the leaderboards. Bead Bash Lite Game is free to play with the option to purchase Ad Free and Full Game Unlocks (35 moves & 2 powerups per game) or a Bundle of Ad Free and Full Game. Facebook: facebook.com/BeadBash/
The 3 Balls
A rotating puzzle game where players must guide three balls into a cup by rotating the stage. It features over 100 challenging levels designed to test your multitasking abilities.
- Rotate stage to move balls
- Guide 3 balls into cup
- Over 100 stages
- Tricky puzzle solving
- Multitasking gameplay
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Simple yet deep A rotating puzzle game "3 Balls" ▼ The rules are simple! ◆ Put the balls in the cup Rotate the stage to move the balls. Can you put all 3 balls in the cup? ◆ Over 100+ stages Over 100+ tricky stages to solve! Can you clear all the stages?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bead Bash at 5.0 against The 3 Balls's 4.4. The 3 Balls's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (65 vs 21). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Bead Bash sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and The 3 Balls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bead Bash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 65 respectively.
Bead Bash ships an update every 2 months, The 3 Balls every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Bead Bash | The 3 Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better | 4.4 (65 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Puzzoo Games | Translimit, Inc. |
Customer experience
Bead Bash
The 3 Balls
In-app purchases
Bead Bash
- 200 Magic Wand Powerups$0.99
- 200 Bomb Powerups$0.99
- 200 Lightning Powerups$0.99
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- Slow Game$1.99
- 100 Powerups Combo$2.99
- Full Game$2.99
- Bundle$3.99
- 200 Powerup Combo$4.99
- Performance Kit$9.99
- Premium Kit$19.99
The 3 Balls
- Remove Ads$2.99
