Comparison

Lazy Gears 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

Lazy Gears

Tap to add gears and earn virtual currency. Speed up your earnings by tapping more and combining gears to unlock new, colorful ones. Enjoy a simple clicker game experience.

Highlights
  • Tap to earn
  • Speed up earnings
  • Combine gears
  • Unlock new gears
  • Colorful gear designs
Features
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Add Gears and earn money. Tap, tap, and speed up earn more money Combine Gears, win new colorful gears!

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

Lazy Gears4 screens
Bead Tower3 screens

Verdict

The call

Lazy Gears and Bead Tower both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Lazy Gears's written reviews are positive against 11% of Bead Tower's. Lazy Gears also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 18). Bead Tower's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 6). On price, rating, ads 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. Lazy Gears asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lazy Gears holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bead Tower has 2.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Lazy Gears's written reviews are positive against 11% of Bead Tower's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lazy Gears ships an update every 19 months, Bead Tower every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lazy Gears versus Bead Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLazy GearsBead Tower
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better4.7 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings62.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeromer cetinUpperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

Customer experience

Lazy Gears

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Lazy Gears

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

Lazy Gears

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 Lazy Gears free?
Lazy Gears 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, Lazy Gears or Bead Tower?
Lazy Gears is rated higher. Lazy Gears averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Bead Tower averages 4.7 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Lazy Gears or Bead Tower have ads?
Both Lazy Gears and Bead Tower show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lazy Gears or Bead Tower?
Lazy Gears ships an update every 19 months, and Bead Tower every 10 days. Most recently, Lazy Gears was updated on October 20, 2026 and Bead Tower on October 27, 2026.

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