Comparison

Marble Maze Race vs Bead Tower

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

Head to head
About

Marble Maze Race

Race your marble through challenging mazes, collecting jewels for points and avoiding bombs. Compete with others on global leaderboards across 20 levels. Test your speed and precision to reach the finish flag.

Highlights
  • 20 challenging levels
  • Collect jewels for points
  • Avoid bombs
  • Game Center integration
  • Global leaderboards
  • Achievements
Features
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Roll your marble as fast as you can through the maze to find the finish flag. Be on look out for different jewels to increase your points and don't hit any bombs along the way. * 20 Levels * Game Center Leaderboards and Achievements

About

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.

Highlights
  • Build bead towers
  • Unlock colorful slides
  • Merge beads
  • Send beads rolling
  • Stack higher
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Marble Maze Race4 screens
Bead Tower3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bead Tower at 4.7 against Marble Maze Race's 3.8. Bead Tower also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 49 months) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 5). Marble Maze Race's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bead Tower sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Marble Maze Race asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bead Tower holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bead Tower has 2.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Marble Maze Race's written reviews are positive against 11% of Bead Tower's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marble Maze Race ships an update every 49 months, Bead Tower every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Marble Maze Race versus Bead Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble Maze RaceBead Tower
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews11.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 49 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperByrd Apps LLCUpperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

Customer experience

Marble Maze Race

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bead Tower

All ratings1,434 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative85.2%

Bugs and requests

Marble Maze Race

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

None

Marble Maze Race

No in-app purchases

18 purchases

Bead Tower

One-time18
  • Cash Kickstart Pack$1.99
  • 10 Tickets$1.99
  • Manager$2.99
Show 15 more
  • 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 Marble Maze Race free?
Marble Maze Race is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bead Tower free?
Bead Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Marble Maze Race or Bead Tower?
Bead Tower is rated higher. Marble Maze Race averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Bead Tower averages 4.7 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Marble Maze Race or Bead Tower have ads?
Bead Tower shows ads; Marble Maze Race does not.
Which is updated more often, Marble Maze Race or Bead Tower?
Marble Maze Race ships an update every 49 months, and Bead Tower every 10 days. Most recently, Marble Maze Race was updated on October 20, 2026 and Bead Tower on October 27, 2026.

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