Comparison

Wheelspinner vs Beacon Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Wheelspinner

This app helps resolve group decisions directly within iMessage. Easily add custom options and spin a virtual wheel to make choices about food, activities, or anything else, keeping everyone engaged in the chat.

Highlights
  • Instant decision-maker
  • Add custom options
  • Operates within iMessage
  • Ideal for group chats
  • Settles debates quickly
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Wheelspinner – The Decision-Making Wheel for iMessage Can’t decide what to eat? Who goes first? What movie to watch? Let Wheelspinner decide for you! This simple and fun wheel spinner lives right in your iMessage, so you and your friends can instantly spin a wheel and settle debates without ever leaving the chat. - Instant Decision-Maker – Add your own options and spin the wheel.
 - Right Inside iMessage – No app-switching, just tap and spin.
 - Perfect for Groups – Make decisions fun, fast, and fair. Download now to start spinning with Wheelspinner!

About

Beacon Puzzle

A daily logic puzzle game where you place lighthouses to illuminate every cell on a grid. Master pure deduction with hundreds of practice levels, a daily challenge, and an endless timed mode. Hints are available via optional purchases or rewarded ads.

Highlights
  • Daily logic puzzles
  • Hundreds of practice levels
  • Four difficulty tiers
  • Endless timed mode
  • Hint system
  • Streak building
Features
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A daily logic puzzle to lighten your day. Place lighthouses to light every cell on the grid. No two may share a row, share a column, or touch in adjacent spaces, not even diagonally. Simple to learn, surprisingly hard to master. A new 8x8 puzzle every day at midnight PST, hundreds of hand-rated practice levels across four difficulty tiers, and an endless Unlimited mode against the clock. Build your daily streak and share it with friends. GAME MODES Daily Challenge A brand-new puzzle every day at 12:00 AM PST, alternating between 8x8 and 9x9 grids. Solve it to grow your streak. Share your result. Practice Hundreds of puzzles across four difficulty tiers: 4x4 Noob warm-ups, 5x5 Pro grids, 6x6 Expert puzzles, and 7x7 Genius brain-burners. Every level is hand-rated by a constraint solver, so the difficulty curve is smooth and fair. Unlimited An endless run against a 60-second clock. Each puzzle you solve refills 20 seconds back on the timer, capped at 60. Puzzles get progressively tougher as your run climbs. How long can you keep the clock alive? HOW TO PLAY Every puzzle has the same four rules: - Place exactly one lighthouse in each colored region. - Beams shine the full length of the row and column from each lighthouse. - No two lighthouses may share a row, share a column, or touch in adjacent spaces, including diagonally. - Every cell must be lit by at least one beam. If you get stuck, spend a hint to place the hardest remaining lighthouse. Hints come from optional in-app purchase packs, or you can watch a short rewarded ad for a free one. WHY YOU WILL LIKE IT Pure logic. Every puzzle has exactly one solution, reachable through deduction alone. No guessing required. No ads in the way. Ads only appear when you actively tap to watch one in exchange for a free hint. Never interruptive. Respectful of your time. No account required. No daily-login slot-machine. Just puzzles. Beautiful and fast. A clean dark theme by default, with a light theme one tap away. Built to feel instant on any iPhone. Made by one person. Designed, coded, and play-tested by a solo developer who cares too much about puzzle quality. If you find a flaw or have an idea, the email below reaches them directly. Site: https://beaconpuzzle.com Made in Seattle.

Screenshots

Wheelspinner4 screens
Beacon Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beacon Puzzle at 100% against Wheelspinner's 50%. Beacon Puzzle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Wheelspinner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Beacon Puzzle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Wheelspinner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beacon Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Wheelspinner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Beacon Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wheelspinner ships an update weekly, Beacon Puzzle every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Wheelspinner versus Beacon Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWheelspinnerBeacon Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (7 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings77
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConfetti Social Inc.AARON SHAYNE JACOWITZ

Customer experience

Wheelspinner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Beacon Puzzle

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Wheelspinner

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Beacon Puzzle

One-time4
  • English (U.S.)$0.99
  • English (U.S.)$2.99
  • English (U.S.)$4.99
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  • English (U.S.)$9.99

Questions

Is Wheelspinner free?
Wheelspinner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beacon Puzzle free?
Beacon Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wheelspinner or Beacon Puzzle?
Beacon Puzzle is rated higher. Wheelspinner averages 2.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Beacon Puzzle averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Wheelspinner or Beacon Puzzle have ads?
Beacon Puzzle shows ads; Wheelspinner does not.
Which is updated more often, Wheelspinner or Beacon Puzzle?
Wheelspinner ships an update weekly, and Beacon Puzzle every 5 days. Most recently, Wheelspinner was updated on October 24, 2026 and Beacon Puzzle on October 15, 2026.

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