Pop Bead vs Balloons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Pop Bead
Engage your mind with this casual puzzle game. Tap groups of two or more adjacent beads to clear them and achieve exciting visual effects. It's a great way to pass the time and sharpen your cognitive skills.
- Tap adjacent beads
- Destroy groups of beads
- Cool visual effects
- Brain training
- Time killer
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PopBead is a good choice to kill time and training brain. Tap on two or more adjacent beads to destroy them. An exciting game with cool Effects.
Balloons
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This is a mobile game - Play starts the game, balloons float up which players pop by tapping on them before the time runs out or before the balloons reach the bottom of the screen. Each round completed adds more time and more balloons than the previous round. Upload Balloon Image allows the player to decorate the balloons with an image from their camera roll. Players can turn on or off the popping sound of balloons being popped.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pop Bead at none against Balloons's shown. Pop Bead also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Balloons's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 48 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pop Bead ships an update every 48 months, Balloons every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pop Bead | Balloons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 48 months | Every 6 days โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ไฟๆฐ ๅด | ANDREW YUFENG MA |
In-app purchases
Pop Bead
No in-app purchases
Balloons
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pop Bead free?
Is Balloons free?
Do Pop Bead or Balloons have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pop Bead or Balloons?
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