Bead Tower vs 20 Hints
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!
20 Hints
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Dive into "20 Hints"! As a word detective, crack secret words across categories like Person, Place, Object, Animal, Food, and Sport. New hints appear every few seconds to guide your guesses. Use the optional word closeness indicator to measure how near your guess is to the target. Play through rounds, earn scores, and get graded on your detective skills. With an immersive investigation theme, sharpen your wits and become the ultimate word sleuth!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 20 Hints at none against Bead Tower's 18. 20 Hints also leads on ads (none vs shown). Bead Tower's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Bead Tower sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. 20 Hints asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bead Tower ships an update every 10 days, 20 Hints every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bead Tower | 20 Hints |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Upperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi | Eduardo Motta de Oliveira |
Bugs and requests
Bead Tower
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes/doesn't load
- Compatibility issues
Requested features
2 requests- Offline mode
- Reduce ads
20 Hints
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
20 Hints
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bead Tower free?
Is 20 Hints free?
Do Bead Tower or 20 Hints have ads?
Which is updated more often, Bead Tower or 20 Hints?
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