# Sagrada vs Beacon Puzzle

The clearest difference is price: Beacon Puzzle at Free against Sagrada's $9.99. Beacon Puzzle also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Sagrada's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Beacon Puzzle is free to download; Sagrada costs $9.99 up front. Beacon Puzzle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Sagrada asks for nothing beyond the download.

Beacon Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sagrada has 1K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Sagrada's written reviews are positive against 100% of Beacon Puzzle's.

Sagrada ships an update every 3 weeks, Beacon Puzzle every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Sagrada | Beacon Puzzle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $9.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.7 (1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sagrada/id1439244077/reviews) | **[5.0 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beacon-puzzle/id6770126384/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **1K** | 7 |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Best chart rank | **#199** | — |
| Size | 257 MB | 11 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Dire Wolf Digital](https://appshunter.io/developer/815343758) | [AARON SHAYNE JACOWITZ](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896717499) |

## What reviewers say

### Sagrada

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sagrada/id1439244077)

**Currently charting:** #199 Top Paid · Casual (US App Store)

Experience a digital adaptation of a popular dice-drafting board game. Players select colorful dice to build a stained-glass window, facing challenges with color and number restrictions. Utilize tools and fulfill patron demands to create the most beautiful window and win.

**Highlights:** Dice drafting mechanics, Stained-glass window building, Color and number restrictions, In-game tools, Patron objectives

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great implementation of board game
- 👍 Beautiful graphics and animations
- 🎨 Faithful to the physical game
- 💡 Variety of play modes (solo, AI, online)
- 🎮 Intuitive and easy to use interface

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and disconnects, especially in daily challenge mode
- 🔌 Server connectivity issues causing lost progress
- 🤔 Solo mode scoring and difficulty issues
- 🕰️ Slow load times and lag
- 💰 Expensive for a mobile game

**Reported bugs**

- Issues with dice drafting and tool cards not working as expected
- Scoring bugs in solo mode
- Multiplayer games not loading or syncing properly

**Requested features**

- Add more private objectives and tool cards
- Implement landscape mode for iPad
- Add option to see opponents' completed boards
- Improve solo mode scoring and difficulty
- Implement offline play


### Beacon Puzzle

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beacon-puzzle/id6770126384)

A daily logic puzzle game where you place lighthouses to illuminate every cell on a grid. Master pure deduction with hundreds of practice levels, a daily challenge, and an endless timed mode. Hints are available via optional purchases or rewarded ads.

**Highlights:** Daily logic puzzles, Hundreds of practice levels, Four difficulty tiers, Endless timed mode, Hint system, Streak building

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| English (U.S.) | $0.99 | one-time |
| English (U.S.) | $2.99 | one-time |
| English (U.S.) | $4.99 | one-time |
| English (U.S.) | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Sagrada free?

Sagrada costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Beacon Puzzle free?

Beacon Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Sagrada or Beacon Puzzle?

Beacon Puzzle is rated higher. Sagrada averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Beacon Puzzle averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.

### Do Sagrada or Beacon Puzzle have ads?

Beacon Puzzle shows ads; Sagrada does not.

### Which is updated more often, Sagrada or Beacon Puzzle?

Sagrada ships an update every 3 weeks, and Beacon Puzzle every 5 days. Most recently, Sagrada was updated on October 26, 2026 and Beacon Puzzle on October 15, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*