Comparison

Quickies vs Beans

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

Head to head
About

Quickies

Engage in quick, fun games with friends directly within your messages. Choose from classic challenges like Tic-Tac-Toe and Rock-Paper-Scissors, or explore new additions like Four in a Row and Battle Boats. More games are planned for future updates.

Highlights
  • Play games within iMessage
  • Tic-Tac-Toe
  • Rock-Paper-Scissors
  • Coin Toss
  • Four in a Row
  • Battle Boats
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Have some time to burn? Play a Quickie! Quickies are quick games you can play with your friends right from the messages app! Simply open the app, choose a game and play. Play Tic-Tac-Toe, settle an argument with Rock-Paper-Scissors, or leave it up to chance with Coin Toss. More games will be added in future releases, so let us know what you want to play! Now including Game Pack 1: Challenge your friends to a game of Four in a Row or battle for aquatic dominance with Battle Boats! Have feedback or a suggestion for a game? Tell us at: developer@ryangant.com

About

Beans

Features
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Beans is Mancala (Kalah) in 3D: the world's oldest sowing game, rebuilt for iPhone. Tap a pit and watch the beans drop one by one across a warm wooden board. The rules take a minute to learn, the strategy lasts a lifetime: earn extra turns, set up captures, empty your side at just the right moment. • 5-MINUTE MATCHES — perfect for a queue, a break, the couch • THREE AI LEVELS — from distracted beginner to relentless strategist • DAILY CHALLENGE — a fresh layout every day, identical for every player in the world; catch up on missed days from the calendar • GUIDED TUTORIAL — learn by playing, in four moves • 3D WITH CHARACTER — real beans, warm wood, careful sound and haptics • YOUR STATS — wins, streaks and records, always at hand • IN 6 LANGUAGES — English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Japanese No account, no sign-up: open and play.

Screenshots

Quickies4 screens
Beans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Quickies at none against Beans's shown. Beans's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Quickies sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Beans sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quickies ships an update every 7 months, Beans every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quickies versus Beans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickiesBeans
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan GantGIUSEPPE CIANI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quickies

One-time1
  • Game Pack 1$0.99
1 purchases

Beans

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Quickies free?
Quickies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beans free?
Beans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quickies or Beans have ads?
Beans shows ads; Quickies does not.
Which is updated more often, Quickies or Beans?
Quickies ships an update every 7 months, and Beans every 3 days. Most recently, Quickies was updated on November 11, 2026 and Beans on November 10, 2026.

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