Comparison

Bead Bash vs Blockstorm!

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Blockstorm!

Navigate a ship through a wormhole, dodging asteroids and debris. Manage your crew and speed to survive the increasingly dangerous space junk. Compete for high scores in this endless survival challenge.

Highlights
  • Wormhole navigation
  • Asteroid and debris dodging
  • Speed control
  • Challenge mode
  • High score saving
  • Customizable controls
  • Game controller support
Features
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Your ship accidentally flew into a wormhole, The throttle cannot be disabled, only temporarily slowed down, Asteroids and debris keep coming at you from all angles, can you make it out? Keep yourself and your crew in one piece as speed climbs and you get surrounded by space junk, How far can you run before the field claims you? - Touch controls with a movable layout editor - Game controller support - speed up and slow on demand - Challenge mode and high score saving - Screen filters and custom video backgrounds - In-game screen recording - Airplay + pass the controller - Infinite replayability

Screenshots

Bead Bash4 screens
Blockstorm!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blockstorm! at every 2 weeks against Bead Bash's every 2 months. Bead Bash's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1). 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. Bead Bash sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Blockstorm! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 5.0 for Bead Bash against 5.0 for Blockstorm!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bead Bash has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bead Bash ships an update every 2 months, Blockstorm! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bead Bash versus Blockstorm!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBead BashBlockstorm!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPuzzoo GamesDylan Mathurin

Customer experience

Bead Bash

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Blockstorm!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bead Bash

One-time10
  • 200 Magic Wand Powerups$0.99
  • 200 Bomb Powerups$0.99
  • 200 Lightning Powerups$0.99
Show 7 more
  • 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
1 purchases

Blockstorm!

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99

Questions

Is Bead Bash free?
Bead Bash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blockstorm! free?
Blockstorm! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bead Bash or Blockstorm!?
Bead Bash and Blockstorm! are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 21 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Bead Bash or Blockstorm! have ads?
Both Bead Bash and Blockstorm! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bead Bash or Blockstorm!?
Bead Bash ships an update every 2 months, and Blockstorm! every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bead Bash was updated on September 21, 2026 and Blockstorm! on October 7, 2026.

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