Comparison

Mosaic River vs Beads Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Mosaic River

Features
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On each turn, you'll sail your boat across the river and downstream, picking the mosaic tile to collect. Then place the tiles into a mosaic, trying to make melds (like straights and flushes) to score points.

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Beads Puzzle

Features
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HOW TO PLAY ---------------- Simply place a shape in the holes according to the board & make sure they match up. Once you fill the board, you are left with empty spaces & left over shapes. The challenge is to fit those left over shapes into the empty spaces correctly, completing the board. The puzzles start off easy at first with only a couple of shapes missing. As you master that, the puzzles become more difficult & challenging. FEATURES ------------------ + 4 board types: RECTANGLE, SQUARE, TRIANGLE, HEART. + 2 game modes: TIME LIMIT & JUST RELAX. + Stimulate your childs intellect. + Great for kids, adults and seniors. + Fun to play. + A terrific learning tool. CREDIT ------------------ + Game developed using LibGDX. + Sounds modified from freesound.org. FAN PAGE ------------------ + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qastudiosapps + Twitter: https://twitter.com/qastudios

Screenshots

Mosaic River3 screens
Beads Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Beads Puzzle at none against Mosaic River's shown. Mosaic River's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mosaic River ships an update weekly, Beads Puzzle every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Mosaic River versus Beads Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMosaic RiverBeads Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size41 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid TurnerQuang Duc Vu

In-app purchases

None

Mosaic River

No in-app purchases

None

Beads Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mosaic River free?
Mosaic River is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beads Puzzle free?
Beads Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mosaic River or Beads Puzzle have ads?
Mosaic River shows ads; Beads Puzzle does not.
Which is updated more often, Mosaic River or Beads Puzzle?
Mosaic River ships an update weekly, and Beads Puzzle every 9 months. Most recently, Mosaic River was updated on October 27, 2026 and Beads Puzzle on October 10, 2026.

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