Comparison

Linepoly vs Beacon Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Linepoly

This puzzle game challenges your brain by connecting stars to form constellations. As you draw, the constellations transform into beautiful pictures, offering a relaxing and healing experience. Enjoy hundreds of polygon art levels with simple rules, playable offline.

Highlights
  • Connect stars to form constellations
  • Create beautiful polygon art pictures
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Simple rules
  • Offline play
  • Small app size
Features
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Every dot has a number. Connect it to other dots with that many lines, then watch the numbers count down to zero. Use logic to complete the whole picture and reveal colorful low-poly art. Linepoly is an easy-to-learn dot-connecting puzzle with hundreds of animal and constellation pictures. Take your time, look for the right connections, and enjoy the moment each picture comes together. • Connect numbered dots with simple controls. • Solve hundreds of geometric art puzzles. • Reveal colorful animals and starry pictures. • Play offline, wherever you are. Can you uncover the picture hidden among the stars?

About

Beacon Puzzle

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
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A daily logic puzzle to lighten your day. Place lighthouses to light every cell on the grid. No two may share a row, share a column, or touch in adjacent spaces, not even diagonally. Simple to learn, surprisingly hard to master. A new 8x8 puzzle every day at midnight PST, hundreds of hand-rated practice levels across four difficulty tiers, and an endless Unlimited mode against the clock. Build your daily streak and share it with friends. GAME MODES Daily Challenge A brand-new puzzle every day at 12:00 AM PST, alternating between 8x8 and 9x9 grids. Solve it to grow your streak. Share your result. Practice Hundreds of puzzles across four difficulty tiers: 4x4 Noob warm-ups, 5x5 Pro grids, 6x6 Expert puzzles, and 7x7 Genius brain-burners. Every level is hand-rated by a constraint solver, so the difficulty curve is smooth and fair. Unlimited An endless run against a 60-second clock. Each puzzle you solve refills 20 seconds back on the timer, capped at 60. Puzzles get progressively tougher as your run climbs. How long can you keep the clock alive? HOW TO PLAY Every puzzle has the same four rules: - Place exactly one lighthouse in each colored region. - Beams shine the full length of the row and column from each lighthouse. - No two lighthouses may share a row, share a column, or touch in adjacent spaces, including diagonally. - Every cell must be lit by at least one beam. If you get stuck, spend a hint to place the hardest remaining lighthouse. Hints come from optional in-app purchase packs, or you can watch a short rewarded ad for a free one. WHY YOU WILL LIKE IT Pure logic. Every puzzle has exactly one solution, reachable through deduction alone. No guessing required. No ads in the way. Ads only appear when you actively tap to watch one in exchange for a free hint. Never interruptive. Respectful of your time. No account required. No daily-login slot-machine. Just puzzles. Beautiful and fast. A clean dark theme by default, with a light theme one tap away. Built to feel instant on any iPhone. Made by one person. Designed, coded, and play-tested by a solo developer who cares too much about puzzle quality. If you find a flaw or have an idea, the email below reaches them directly. Site: https://beaconpuzzle.com Made in Seattle.

Screenshots

Linepoly3 screens
Beacon Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beacon Puzzle at 100% against Linepoly's 54%. Beacon Puzzle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Linepoly's advantage is ratings volume (237 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Linepoly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Beacon Puzzle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beacon Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Linepoly has 237 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Linepoly's written reviews are positive against 100% of Beacon Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Linepoly ships an update fortnightly, Beacon Puzzle every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Linepoly versus Beacon Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinepolyBeacon Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (237 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings237 — better7
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBIGJAMAARON SHAYNE JACOWITZ

Customer experience

Linepoly

All ratings237 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral7.2%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral10.7%
Negative35.7%

Beacon Puzzle

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Linepoly

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Touch input not working
  • Level 111 is impossible to pass
  • A dot is not connecting at the end of a picture

Requested features

7 requests
  • More levels and puzzles
  • Thousands more puzzles
  • Save progress when uninstalling
  • More challenging levels
  • Clearer rule explanations or tips
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  • Ability to capture completed constellations
  • More updates

Beacon Puzzle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Linepoly

One-time1
  • Remove interstitial ads$9.99
4 purchases

Beacon Puzzle

One-time4
  • English (U.S.)$0.99
  • English (U.S.)$2.99
  • English (U.S.)$4.99
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  • English (U.S.)$9.99

Questions

Is Linepoly free?
Linepoly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beacon Puzzle free?
Beacon Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Linepoly or Beacon Puzzle?
Beacon Puzzle is rated higher. Linepoly averages 4.5 out of 5 from 237 ratings, while Beacon Puzzle averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Linepoly or Beacon Puzzle have ads?
Both Linepoly and Beacon Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Linepoly or Beacon Puzzle?
Linepoly ships an update fortnightly, and Beacon Puzzle every 5 days. Most recently, Linepoly was updated on October 27, 2026 and Beacon Puzzle on October 15, 2026.

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