Pixel Beads vs Linkthrum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Beads
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Put every color back in its place, and a picture appears. Pixel Beads is a relaxing color sorting puzzle where you tidy up misplaced beads until a piece of pixel art comes together. Nothing is chasing you. Nothing can go wrong. Just the quiet satisfaction of colors clicking into place. ā How to play Tap a group of same-colored beads to pick them up, then sort them into place. No room for them right now? Park them in the tray for a moment. Knowing when to use that tray is the whole game. Clear one patch at a time, and the tangle of colors slowly becomes a picture. ā No timers. No fails. No countdown. No lives. No game over screen. Every stage is built to be solvable, so you can never get stuck. Play a round before bed, on the bus, or for as long as you feel like it. ā Collect the pixel art Every stage you clear fills in one more tile of the big picture on your home screen. Finish it and the artwork is added to your gallery. An apple, a duck, a bunny, a penguin... wondering what comes next is what keeps you playing one more round. New pictures are added over time. ā A little help when you need it Three tools are waiting for the moments you get tired of sorting by hand. - Solve a whole patch at once - Empty the tray back onto the board - Auto-place every misplaced bead ā You'll like this if - You want a game that never rushes you - You enjoy sorting and organizing things - Coloring books or pixel art appeal to you - You need something you can pick up for two minutes Your first picture is waiting.
Linkthrum
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Linkthrum is a calm logic puzzle: connect the matching colored dots and fill the whole board without crossing lines. 100 LEVELS, FROM FIRST LINE TO 3D CUBE ⢠50 classic levels from 5x5 to 9x9 ⢠50 three dimensional cube levels where lines continue across the edges of the cube ⢠Every level is guaranteed solvable and fills the board completely FEATURES ⢠Earn a star for perfect solutions with minimal moves ⢠Share solved puzzles as a picture with friends ⢠Sound and haptics can be turned off, progress is saved automatically ⢠Fully playable offline ⢠English and German NO CATCH ⢠Free, no ads, no in-app purchases ⢠No registration, no data collection Published by Dyslexia Research Center USA. Logic puzzles are a wonderful workout for attention and spatial thinking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Linkthrum at none against Pixel Beads's 5. Linkthrum also leads on ads (none vs shown). Pixel Beads's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Pixel Beads sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Linkthrum asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Pixel Beads | Linkthrum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | ā |
| Ads | Yes | No ā better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Haeon Studio | Dachverband Legasthenie Deutschland e.V. |
In-app purchases
Pixel Beads
- Item Bundle - 10 Pack$0.39
- Item Bundle - 30 Pack$0.69
- No Ads After Stage Clear (30 Days)$0.99
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- Item Bundle - 60 Pack$0.99
- No Ads After Stage Clear (Premium)$2.99
Linkthrum
No in-app purchases
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