Epic Marble Run vs Bead Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Epic Marble Run
Experience augmented reality marble runs by placing them on any real-world surface. Compete with friends and others globally on leaderboards for the longest and most epic runs. Set up your start and end points to test your creations.
- Augmented reality marble runs
- Place runs on any terrain
- Global leaderboard competition
- Create longest runs
- Record and submit runs
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IMPORTANT! Full version of this game requires one of the following devices: -2020 iPad Pro -iPhone 12 Pro -iPhone 12 Pro Max Older devices will see the leaderboard only. _____________________________________________ An augmented reality marble run game from Patched Reality. Roll marbles over any terrain you can look at through your iPhone or iPad. Compete against friends and rivals on the leaderboard to see who can create the longest, most epic run. Set up your starting position and goal target and see how long a run you can complete! When you're ready to go for a spot on the global leaderboard, Epic Marble will automatically record your run. Visit the leaderboard to see the most epic runs submitted so far! Do you have feedback or bug reports for us? We'd love to hear from you at epicmarble@patchedreality.com
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 rating: Bead Tower at 4.7 against Epic Marble Run's 2.9. Bead Tower also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 12). Epic Marble Run's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bead Tower sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Epic Marble Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bead Tower holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bead Tower has 1.4K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Epic Marble Run'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.
Epic Marble Run ships an update fortnightly, Bead Tower every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epic Marble Run | Bead Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (12 ratings) | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patched Reality Inc. | Upperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
Epic Marble Run
Bead Tower
Bugs and requests
Epic Marble Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bead Tower
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes/doesn't load
- Compatibility issues
Requested features
2 requests- Offline mode
- Reduce ads
In-app purchases
Epic Marble Run
No in-app purchases
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
Questions
Is Epic Marble Run free?
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