Beads.io vs Pixel Blast Jam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beads.io
Compete against five other players in a fast-paced game to collect beads and score points. Grow larger by collecting beads and returning them to your home base. The player with the highest score after two minutes wins.
- Multiplayer battles
- Collect and score beads
- Grow larger
- Home base scoring
- Two-minute rounds
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Battle five other players for the highest score! Pick up beads and take them back to your home base to score points and size up! The highest score in two minutes wins! Have fun!
Pixel Blast Jam
Defend against falling shapes by strategically placing shooters. Clear all shapes to progress, but be mindful of limited space for your defenses. It's a race against time and space to save the day.
- Place shooters to hit falling shapes
- Clear all shapes to progress
- Manage limited slot space for shooters
- Engaging puzzle gameplay
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Shapes are falling from the sky! Somebody has to stop them and yes, it is you - Choose the right shooters to hit the shapes - Finish all the shapes to get rid of them - Be careful of the limited slot space that you can attach the shooters to. Good luck!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Beads.io at none against Pixel Blast Jam's shown. Beads.io also leads on ratings volume (8.3K vs 178) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Pixel Blast Jam's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Beads.io sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Blast Jam sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Beads.io against 4.6 for Pixel Blast Jam. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beads.io has 8.3K ratings behind it against 178, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 26% of Beads.io's written reviews are positive against 33% of Pixel Blast Jam's.
Beads.io ships an update every 5 days, Pixel Blast Jam fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beads.io | Pixel Blast Jam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.3K ratings) | 4.6 (178 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.3K — better | 178 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 235 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fogwatt LLC | Bahadir Yerdelen |
Customer experience
Beads.io
Pixel Blast Jam
Bugs and requests
Beads.io
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezing and crashing
- Inability to purchase power-ups
- Inconsistent bead collection mechanics
- Incorrect score/progress tracking
Requested features
5 requests- Longer game rounds
- More varied game modes
- Improved camera controls
- Fair progression system without ads
- Online multiplayer against real players
Pixel Blast Jam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beads.io
- Start Bigger for 25 Games!$0.99
- All Power-ups 10 Pack!$0.99
- Play Long Rounds for 25 Games$0.99
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- Start Bigger for 100 Games!$1.99
- Play Long Rounds for 100 Games$1.99
- No Ads$2.99
- Play Long Rounds Forever!$2.99
Pixel Blast Jam
- 1000 coins$1.99
- Special Offer$4.99
- 5 000 coins$7.99
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- Remove Ads$7.99
- Mini Bundle$9.99
- No Ads Bundle$10.99
- 10 000 coins$14.99
- Large Bundle$19.99
- Super Bundle$29.99
- 50 000 coins$54.99
- 100 000 coins$99.99
