Comparison

Beacons vs Loop Bloom

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

Head to head
About

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.

About

Loop Bloom

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Rotate tiles, connect the circuit, restore the flow, and bring every bloom to life. **Loop Bloom is a relaxing circuit and logic puzzle game** built for quick breaks, satisfying solves, and thoughtful brain-teasing challenges. Rotate connected tiles, complete each path, power every flower, and solve the entire board. Every puzzle begins as a connected circuit waiting to be restored. Study the paths, rotate the tiles into place, and find the solution that makes every bloom light up. Play at your own pace, tackle a fresh Daily Circuit, progress through handcrafted puzzle levels, or challenge yourself to solve faster and in fewer moves. Whether you enjoy relaxing puzzles, logic games, tile puzzles, brain teasers, or connection games, Loop Bloom offers a calm and satisfying challenge that's easy to learn and rewarding to master. PLAY FOUR WAYS • Daily Circuit — solve Easy, Medium, and Hard challenges that refresh every day. • Circuit Run — progress through 50 single-solution levels with fragile tiles, thorn walls, and paired Bloom Gates. • Time Run — bloom the board before the clock reaches zero. • Move Run — finish before your move budget runs out. BUILT FOR FOCUSED PLAY • One-tap controls • Optional guided tutorial • Undo, hints, and reset tools • Local best times, move counts, and progression • Native haptic feedback and share sheet • Works offline • No ads, no account, no in-app purchases, and no tracking Find the circuit. Restore the flow. Make the whole garden bloom.

Screenshots

Beacons3 screens
Loop Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Loop Bloom at fortnightly against Beacons's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beacons ships an update every 2 months, Loop Bloom fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Beacons versus Loop Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeaconsLoop Bloom
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeyondem Inc.Kasiga Innovations Inc

In-app purchases

None

Beacons

No in-app purchases

None

Loop Bloom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beacons free?
Beacons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loop Bloom free?
Loop Bloom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beacons or Loop Bloom have ads?
Neither Beacons nor Loop Bloom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beacons or Loop Bloom?
Beacons ships an update every 2 months, and Loop Bloom fortnightly. Most recently, Beacons was updated on October 8, 2026 and Loop Bloom on October 10, 2026.

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