Comparison

Draw Bash vs Beacons

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

Head to head
About

Draw Bash

A fast-paced drawing and guessing game for mobile devices. Players sketch words for others to guess, with options for quick matches or private games with friends. Earn rewards and unlock new content through gameplay.

Highlights
  • Draw and guess words
  • Quick play with random opponents
  • Private matches with friends
  • Custom word challenges
  • Earn coins and unlock palettes
  • Badges and streaks
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Draw Anything is the drawing-and-guessing game that turns 30 seconds into a fit of laughter. Pick a word. Sketch it with one finger. Send it. Watch your friend (or a random opponent) try to figure out what you just drew — and discover that your "obvious" rocket actually looks like an angry banana. It's fast, it's silly, and you can play it anywhere with one hand. HOW TO PLAY - Pick a word from three difficulty options — easy, medium, or hard - Draw your idea on the canvas using a curated color palette - Send your sketch to a friend or a random player - They get one shot to guess what it is - Score points, build streaks, level up QUICK PLAY Hit one button and we'll match you with another active player in seconds. No waiting in queues, no friends required. Three lightning rounds, role-swap each turn — you'll draw, they'll guess, and vice versa. FRIEND MATCHES Challenge anyone on your friends list to a private match. Use the custom-word feature to load up inside jokes, nicknames, and weird references that only your group will get. Streaks build across multiple games with the same person — keep the rivalry going. THE LITTLE THINGS - Earn badges for milestones — first win, big streaks, perfect rounds - Collect coins to unlock new color palettes - Use dynamite when you're stuck on a guess to reveal a letter - Pick from a curated set of avatar colors or upload your own photo - Nudge your friends when they're taking too long on their turn - Vote in the weekly Word Poll to add new words to the game BUILT FOR YOUR PHONE Every screen, every gesture, every haptic was designed for one-handed play. Painterly visuals, satisfying sound effects, and crisp animations make sending a drawing feel like landing a paint splatter on a fresh canvas. Dark mode supported on every screen. SAFETY AND PRIVACY - Sign in with Apple or your email — your choice - Drawings stay between you and your opponent (never publicly posted) - Block anyone you don't want to interact with - Flag inappropriate content in one tap - Every report is reviewed - We never sell your data — read our Privacy Policy for the full breakdown REMOVE ADS Free to play with light ads between rounds. One-time purchase to remove ads forever. Coins and dynamite are also available as optional in-app purchases, but you can earn both through gameplay. WHO IT'S FOR If you grew up playing Pictionary at family dinners, if you've ever tried to draw "diplomacy" on a bar napkin, if you have a group chat that already sends each other doodles — Draw Anything was built for you. Quick enough to play on a coffee break. Funny enough to ruin your friendships. Download now and start your first match in under a minute. — Need help? Email drawbashapp@gmail.com Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/drawbashtermsofservice/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/draw-bash-privacy-policy/home

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Beacons

Features
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Beacons is a calm, beautiful logic puzzle about lighting up the coast. Each board hides one simple rule: place a single beacon in every row, every column, and every colored stretch of coastline — but no two beacons may stand next to each other, not even diagonally, or their beams would cross. There's no luck and no guessing. Every puzzle has exactly one solution, and every solution can be reached by pure deduction — so a win always feels earned. Start with the smallest coves, watch each beacon rule out the cells around it, and feel the whole board click into place. 400 HAND-VERIFIED LEVELS Work through 400 puzzles across four difficulties — Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert, 100 each — that ramp up smoothly as your skills grow. Every single board is checked by a solver to guarantee a unique, logic-only solution before it ships. Clear a level to unlock the next, then come back to beat your best time. PLAY YOUR WAY • A clean, glowing dusk-harbor look that's easy on the eyes. • Tap to light a beacon, tap again to mark a rock, once more to clear. • Optional auto-mark to rule out cells for you. • Undo any move, or take a hint when you're stuck. • A built-in timer and your best time saved for every level. • Clashing beacons light up red, so mistakes are obvious and easy to fix. NO NONSENSE — JUST PUZZLES • 100% offline. No internet connection required — play on a plane, on the subway, anywhere. • No ads. Ever. • No in-app purchases. Everything is included. • No account, no sign-up, no login. • No tracking and no data collection — your progress stays on your device. Just you, the coastline, and a quiet puzzle to solve. Light every beacon and secure the coast.

Screenshots

Draw Bash4 screens
Beacons3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beacons at none against Draw Bash's 4. Beacons also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Draw Bash's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Draw Bash sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Beacons asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draw Bash ships an update every 5 days, Beacons every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Draw Bash versus Beacons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraw BashBeacons
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMichael George Anderson JrBeyondem Inc.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Draw Bash

One-time4
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 1300 Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • 3000 Coins$3.99
None

Beacons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Draw Bash free?
Draw Bash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beacons free?
Beacons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Draw Bash or Beacons have ads?
Draw Bash shows ads; Beacons does not.
Which is updated more often, Draw Bash or Beacons?
Draw Bash ships an update every 5 days, and Beacons every 2 months. Most recently, Draw Bash was updated on October 13, 2026 and Beacons on October 8, 2026.

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