ZenDots vs Beads Art 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZenDots
Engage in a playful arcade experience combining pinball mechanics with brick breaker challenges. Use flippers to launch a white dot and clear colored dots from the screen without losing your primary ball.
- Pinball-style gameplay
- Brick breaker mechanics
- Clear colored dots
- Avoid losing white dot
- Level-based progression
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ZenDots is a delightfully playful mashup of old school pinball, and classic brick breakers! Take a few minutes to drop some dots! Use the flippers to whack the white dot into the color dots. Let the color dots fall off the screen, without losing your white dot. When all the color dots are gone, the level is cleared!
Beads Art 3D
Collect shining gems and use them to create intricate beadwork patterns. Challenge your reaction speed and strategic thinking while showcasing your artistic talents. Experience the fun and beauty of digital beading.
- Collect shining gems
- Create beadwork patterns
- Challenge reaction speed
- Strategic thinking gameplay
- Artistic expression
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Let your fingers dance across the screen, collect shining gems and create beautiful beadwork! Do you like to challenge your reaction speed and strategic thinking? Want to show off your artistic talents?You need to move needles to collect gems and use your collection to create a wide variety of patterns, from simple geometric shapes to complex animals and figures? If your answer is yes, come and experience the fun and beauty of beading here!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ZenDots at 4.7 against Beads Art 3D's 3.5. ZenDots also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (93% vs 67%). Beads Art 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. ZenDots sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Beads Art 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
ZenDots holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZenDots has 179 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of ZenDots's written reviews are positive against 67% of Beads Art 3D's.
ZenDots ships an update fortnightly, Beads Art 3D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZenDots | Beads Art 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (179 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 179 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Little White Bear Studios, LLC | EOGAMES |
Customer experience
ZenDots
Beads Art 3D
Bugs and requests
ZenDots
Reported bugs
5 issues- No videos available for free dots
- App crashes after iOS9 update
- White ball physics feel off/controlled
- Occasional minor glitches
- Addicting but glitchy
Requested features
6 requests- Option for rows or shapes of dots
- Landscape mode
- Option to go back to a certain level
- Add strategy or time-crucial components for more challenge
- Feature to see all collected colored balls
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- Larger white dot
Beads Art 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ZenDots
- 10 dots$0.99
- 100 dots$2.99
- 500 dots$5.99
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- 1,000 dots$8.99
Beads Art 3D
No in-app purchases
