GraviTrax vs Bead Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GraviTrax
Design and experience custom ball tracks with a free editor. Explore physics principles like gravity and magnetism as you build and test your creations. Share your unique track designs with friends and discover new possibilities.
- Free track editor
- Interactive ball rolling simulation
- Multiple camera angles
- Share track designs with friends
- Physics-based gameplay (gravity, magnetism, kinetics)
- Extendable track system
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GraviTrax – the interactive ball track system from Ravensburger for your mobile or tablet. Use the free app for the GraviTrax ball track system with its free editor to build your very own fantastic tracks, and then roll the balls as you watch from different angles. Try endless new combinations and come up with new ideas to build your tracks. Experience the tracks interactively and follow the balls from a variety of camera angles. And in the latest version of the app you can share you tracks with your friends. The GraviTrax ball track system lets you build your own track worlds according to the laws of gravity. Use the construction elements to create a fast-paced course where balls roll to their destination with the help of magnetism, kinetics and gravity. The GraviTrax ball track system makes gravity a fun learning experience which can be extended with countless expansions. Unlimited fun guaranteed! The starter kit and the action-packed expansions are now available in all well-stocked toy shops and online stores.
Bead Tower
Construct a towering structure by merging colorful beads and sending them down slides. Aim to build the highest tower possible for endless entertainment and satisfying gameplay.
- Build bead towers
- Unlock colorful slides
- Merge beads
- Send beads rolling
- Stack higher
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Build the ultimate Bead Tower! Unlock colorful slides, merge beads, and send beads rolling for endless fun. Aim high, stack higher, and watch your tower grow!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GraviTrax at 74% against Bead Tower's 11%. GraviTrax also leads on ads (none vs shown). Bead Tower's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. GraviTrax sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bead Tower sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bead Tower holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bead Tower has 1.4K ratings behind it against 148, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of GraviTrax's written reviews are positive against 11% of Bead Tower's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GraviTrax ships an update every 5 months, Bead Tower every 10 days. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | GraviTrax | Bead Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (148 ratings) | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 148 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ravensburger Verlag GmbH | Upperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
GraviTrax
Bead Tower
User reviews
GraviTrax
From 148 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for marble runs
- 🚀 Unlimited pieces to build with
- 🎨 Ability to view tracks from different angles
- 💡 Potential to test real-life tracks virtually
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs with certain elements like the lift and spirals
- 🔒 In-app purchase required for full functionality
- 📦 Lack of integration with physical sets owned
- 🔧 Limited customization options for track building
Bead Tower
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💯 High rating
Room to improve
- 🚫 Forced ads
- 🔌 Requires internet connection for ads
- 💰 Paywall to remove ads
- 🕰️ Frequent ads
- 🔴 Crashes/doesn't load
Bugs and requests
GraviTrax
Reported bugs
4 issues- Marble gets stuck on certain track elements
- Saving and loading tracks not working properly
- Placement of clear platforms and supports is limited
- Zipline functionality not working as expected
Requested features
6 requests- Add more track designs and layouts
- Implement a parts inventory system
- Allow sharing and downloading of user-created tracks
- Improve UI/UX for easier track building
- Add support for new Gravitrax expansions
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- Introduce a Gravitrax Junior mode
Bead Tower
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes/doesn't load
- Compatibility issues
Requested features
2 requests- Offline mode
- Reduce ads
In-app purchases
GraviTrax
- GraviTrax PRO$0.99
Bead Tower
- Cash Kickstart Pack$1.99
- 10 Tickets$1.99
- Manager$2.99
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- Financier$2.99
- Engineer$2.99
- Money Fountain Pack!$2.99
- 20 Tickets$2.99
- Royal Treasury Pack$4.99
- 50 Tickets$4.99
- No Ads$4.99
- Bundle Pack$5.99
- 30 Tickets & No Ads$5.99
- Treasury Trove Pack$6.99
- Treasury Trove Pack$7.99
- Mega Bundle$8.99
- Big Vault Pack$8.99
- Big Vault Pack$11.99
- Ultra Bundle$12.99
