Comparison

Untangle vs Beacons

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

Head to head
About

Untangle

Features
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Untangle is a minimalist puzzle game with 500 hand-crafted levels. Drag the numbered nodes until no lines cross each other. Sounds simple. It isn't. 500 levels from relaxed to ruthless Clean distraction-free design Progress saves automatically No ads. No timers. No energy bars. Just puzzles.

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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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert, 100 each โ€” 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 โ€ข A clean, glowing dusk-harbor look that's easy on the eyes. โ€ข Tap to light a beacon, tap again to mark a rock, once more to clear. โ€ข Optional auto-mark to rule out cells for you. โ€ข Undo any move, or take a hint when you're stuck. โ€ข A built-in timer and your best time saved for every level. โ€ข Clashing beacons light up red, so mistakes are obvious and easy to fix. NO NONSENSE โ€” JUST PUZZLES โ€ข 100% offline. No internet connection required โ€” play on a plane, on the subway, anywhere. โ€ข No ads. Ever. โ€ข No in-app purchases. Everything is included. โ€ข No account, no sign-up, no login. โ€ข No tracking and no data collection โ€” your progress stays on your device. Just you, the coastline, and a quiet puzzle to solve. Light every beacon and secure the coast.

Screenshots

Untangle3 screens
Beacons3 screens

Verdict

The call

Untangle and Beacons are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Untangle versus Beacons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUntangleBeacons
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCDD Services LLCBeyondem Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Untangle

No in-app purchases

None

Beacons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Untangle free?
Untangle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beacons free?
Beacons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Untangle or Beacons have ads?
Neither Untangle nor Beacons shows ads.

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