Comparison

Beamlines vs Prismo

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

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

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Prismo

Features
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Build the light. Drag glass onto the board and bend a single beam until every target burns in exactly the colour it asks for. Mirrors turn the light. Splitters send it two ways. Filters strip it to one colour. Prisms break white into red, green and blue. A spectrum shifter cycles the channels without moving the beam at all. The light re-traces live under your finger, so you see the consequence before you let go. 1,125 LEVELS THAT ALWAYS HAVE AN ANSWER Forty-five worlds, each with its own planet and its own focus. Every level is built backwards from a working light path and then replayed through the simulator before it ever reaches you, so an unsolvable puzzle does not exist here. POLARIZED GATES From world 41, boards carry fixed cells that light may only cross along one axis. A gate never blocks the solution โ€” it rules out every wrong route through that cell, which turns a big board from a search into a deduction. ARCADE Three lives, a clock that tightens the longer you last, and endlessly generated boards that get harder with your streak. One number to beat. A DAILY PUZZLE The same board for everyone, every day. No hints, and a streak to keep. NO STRINGS No ads. No in-app purchases. No account, no tracking, no network of any kind. The game is yours on a plane and in a tunnel. Everything in the shop is bought with Prismacoins you earn by playing. MADE TO BE PLAYABLE Colour-blind markers put a distinct shape on every red, green and blue channel. Reduce Motion is honoured throughout. Eleven languages, switchable inside the app without touching your device settings.

Screenshots

Beamlines4 screens
Prismo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Prismo at none against Beamlines's 5. Prismo also leads on ads (none vs shown). Beamlines's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Beamlines sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Prismo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beamlines ships an update every 8 days, Prismo fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Beamlines versus Prismo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeamlinesPrismo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size43 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKYUNGROK KIMRICCARDO ROMANO

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Beamlines

One-time5
  • ์›”๋“œ 7 ยท ์ข…ํ•ฉ$0.99
  • ์›”๋“œ 4 ยท ๋ถ„๊ด‘๊ธฐ$0.99
  • ์›”๋“œ 5 ยท ํ”„๋ฆฌ์ฆ˜$0.99
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  • ์›”๋“œ 6 ยท ์ƒ‰ ํ•ฉ์„ฑ$0.99
  • ๋น› ์ „์ฒด ํ•ด๊ธˆ$2.99
None

Prismo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beamlines free?
Beamlines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Prismo free?
Prismo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beamlines or Prismo have ads?
Beamlines shows ads; Prismo does not.
Which is updated more often, Beamlines or Prismo?
Beamlines ships an update every 8 days, and Prismo fortnightly. Most recently, Beamlines was updated on October 16, 2026 and Prismo on October 16, 2026.

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