Comparison

Plonky vs Beamlines

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

Head to head
About

Plonky

Experience chaotic ragdoll physics in this platformer. Guide a wobbly hero through challenging levels filled with traps and contraptions. Utilize physics-based tools to overcome obstacles and reach victory.

Highlights
  • Wacky ragdoll physics
  • Challenging platform puzzles
  • Deadly traps and contraptions
  • Simple touch controls
  • 60+ levels
Features
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Plonky is a hilarious ragdoll physics platformer full of chaos, creativity, and slapstick fun! Guide Plonky, a wobbly little hero, through wild levels packed with deadly traps, swinging blades, crushing blocks, and clever contraptions. Jump, push, pull, and flop your way to victory using carts, pulleys, ropes, TNT barrels, and pure physics madness! Features: • Wacky ragdoll physics and funny animations • Challenging platform puzzles and obstacle courses • Traps, crushers, spikes, ropes, TNT, and cartoon mayhem • Simple touch controls • 60+ fun and challenging levels Can you survive the madness and outsmart the machines? Play now and wobble your way to glory!

About

Beamlines

Features
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Turn mirrors. Bend light. Light every crystal. Beamlines One light source on a dark grid. Tap a mirror and the beam turns; send it through a prism and it splits into three colors. Clear the level when every crystal glows in its own color. ■ How to play · Tap a piece to rotate it. No dragging, no run button · The beam is always flowing, so the path redraws the instant you turn something · Fewer moves means more stars ■ Features · 180 hand-built levels across 9 worlds — mirrors, walls, color filters, splitters, prisms, color mixing, mastery, twin lights, expert · No tutorial text. The first level of each world teaches the new piece by letting you touch it · A new daily puzzle every day, with streaks and world rankings · The 180 main levels are ranked too - a board for every level, plus an overall standing · Ads never interrupt a puzzle, and Unlock All removes them entirely · No timers, no lives, no energy. Think as long as you like · Hints are never sold for money. Watch a short ad for one — we ask first — and every level is solvable without it ■ How color works · Red + green = yellow. Light adds up · Color filters subtract from the beam passing through · A prism splits white light three ways, and the direction you feed it decides where each color goes ■ What's free · Worlds 1-3 (60 levels) and the daily puzzle are free · Worlds 4-9 can be bought as single packs or opened together with Unlock All · Unlock All also includes future world packs Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/

Screenshots

Plonky4 screens
Beamlines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plonky at none against Beamlines's 5. Beamlines's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Beamlines sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Plonky asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plonky ships an update every 5 months, Beamlines every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Plonky versus Beamlines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlonkyBeamlines
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopergametornadoKYUNGROK KIM

In-app purchases

None

Plonky

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Beamlines

One-time5
  • 월드 7 · 종합$0.99
  • 월드 4 · 분광기$0.99
  • 월드 5 · 프리즘$0.99
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  • 월드 6 · 색 합성$0.99
  • 빛 전체 해금$2.99

Questions

Is Plonky free?
Plonky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beamlines free?
Beamlines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plonky or Beamlines have ads?
Both Plonky and Beamlines show ads.
Which is updated more often, Plonky or Beamlines?
Plonky ships an update every 5 months, and Beamlines every 8 days. Most recently, Plonky was updated on October 9, 2026 and Beamlines on October 1, 2026.

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