Bead Tower vs Astro Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Astro Builder
Build a sprawling space station in orbit with this idle construction game. Start with basic components and expand your facility by unlocking new equipment and generating resources. Discover and develop new areas as your station grows.
- Idle space station construction
- Resource management
- Unlock new equipment
- Expand and develop areas
- Space elevator material transport
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Welcome to Astro Builder, the ultimate casual idle game where you construct a space station in near-Earth orbit. Begin with a simple setup—a connecting ground track and a small platform. Material is transported to the platform via a space elevator and piled on the ground. Utilize the resources to expand and improve the platform, unlocking new equipment and producing valuable resources. Each construction phase reveals a new area, waiting to be developed and unlocked. Can you build the ultimate space station and conquer the cosmos?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bead Tower at every 10 days against Astro Builder's every 11 months. Bead Tower also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Astro Builder's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 11%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 and Astro Builder sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Bead Tower against 4.7 for Astro Builder. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.4K and 3.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 11% of Bead Tower's written reviews are positive against 33% of Astro Builder's.
Bead Tower ships an update every 10 days, Astro Builder every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bead Tower | Astro Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) | 4.7 (3.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Upperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi | Solid Games |
Customer experience
Bead Tower
Astro Builder
User reviews
Bead Tower
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💯 High rating
Room to improve
- 🚫 Forced ads
- 🔌 Requires internet connection for ads
- 💰 Paywall to remove ads
- 🕰️ Frequent ads
- 🔴 Crashes/doesn't load
Astro Builder
From 3.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game concept
- 👍 Detailed space station building
- 💡 Customizable astronaut suits
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy AI and builder behavior
- 🔇 Lack of sound and music
- 🔁 Repetitive and monotonous gameplay
- 🔒 Forced ads and limited free content
- ⏱️ Slow progress without watching ads
Bugs and requests
Bead Tower
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes/doesn't load
- Compatibility issues
Requested features
2 requests- Offline mode
- Reduce ads
Astro Builder
Reported bugs
3 issues- Builders getting stuck or ignoring resource needs
- Inconsistent behavior when collecting from processors
- Permanent worker upgrades not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to continue progress offline
- More varied level designs and challenges
- Autonomous builder behavior
- Background progress while app is closed
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
Astro Builder
- AD TICKETS 10$0.99
- AD TICKETS 25$1.99
- AD TICKETS 60$3.99
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- Ad-free 7 day$4.99
- Permanent ad-free!$9.99
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