Quickies vs Beans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Beans
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Quickies | Beans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Gant | GIUSEPPE CIANI |
In-app purchases
Quickies
- Game Pack 1$0.99
Beans
- Remove Ads$2.99









