I.F.O vs Bean Wizard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
I.F.O
Pilot a classic aircraft to shoot down UFOs and rescue kidnapped animals. Power up your plane with mysterious alien energy and utilize unique weapons and items. Engage in a high-score focused weapon mode to prove your mastery.
- Simple left/right rotation controls
- Dash maneuver
- Alien power-ups
- Weapon and item collection
- Life recovery
- Weapon-only high score mode
- iMessage stickers
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I.F.O is an old school LCD-style shoot'em up game. You have to shoot UFOs using a classic aircraft and save the animals which kidnapped by the aliens. Let's save the Earth from the aliens! You are the last hero of the world. *Very simple controls - You can rotate aircraft by left & right buttons. and you can dash by pushing both buttons together. That's all. *The mysterious alien power - If you kidnap an alien, your classic airplane gets power up by the mysterious alien power. *Unique weapon & item - You can change weapon while saving the animals kidnapped by the aliens. And you can recover your life at the same time. Depends on the kind of animal, you can earn a heart piece which make your maximum life larger. *iMessage stickers - When you install this application, I.F.O sticker is added to "iMessage". - v1.6 Updated - *Weapon mode - This is a mode where you aim for high scores only with your favorite weapon. I am number one with this weapon only! Total Battery is Gon Lee - Code, Art and Title BGM is OTOnoniwa In game BGM is Skipmore
Bean Wizard
Engage in a unique twin-stick shooter where you defend humanity from alien "Gonklins" by wielding an arsenal of magical beans. Explore diverse planets, upgrade your abilities, and battle unique bosses in this action-packed adventure.
- Twin-stick anthill shooter gameplay
- Variety of magical bean weapons
- Wireless local multiplayer (2 Player)
- 5 playable characters
- 120+ hand-crafted levels
- Over 40 planets to explore
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The world's first twin-stick anthill shooter! Reign terror down on the Gonklins using every bean in your arsenal. Be careful, warrior Gonklins will strike back with their blasters! Upgrade your legume weaponry and defeat King Donklin the Gonklin! Deep in the natural wildlife frontiers of a distant land known only as Florida, an invasive alien species is attacking mankind. Dubbed as "The Gonklins", they seek to steal all of humanities coins and cherries. As the world's first and only Bean Wizard, the US Government has hired YOU to eviscerate them from existence. Good luck, you won't be paid. But wait. Where are the Gonklins coming from? Take the fight across the Bean Galaxy to EVISCERATE THE GONKLINS across the universe! Carve your own path, find hidden locations, and warp to new planets as you hunt down every last pesky alien to defeat the infamous King Donklin the Gonklin. Bean Wizard Eviscerates the Gonklins is the world's first twin-stick anthill shooter! Reign terror down on the Gonklins using every bean in your arsenal. Ice Beans, Fire Beans, Poison Beans, you'll use them all! But be careful, warrior Gonklins will strike back with their blasters! Team up with Franklin the Janklin, a traitor to his species, to upgrade your bean arsenal! Key Features: * WIRELESS LOCAL MULTIPLAYER (2 Player) * 5 Playable Characters! * 18 Unique Beans! * 120+ Hand-crafted levels! * Over 40 Planets to explore. * 5 Unique enemy types! * 5 unique bosses! * 2 Player Local Coop! * Bomb blocks! * Switches! * Hidden Treasure blocks!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bean Wizard at every 5 days against I.F.O's every 2 months. Bean Wizard also leads on chart position (#32 vs unranked). I.F.O's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
I.F.O costs $2.99 and Bean Wizard $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for I.F.O against 5.0 for Bean Wizard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of I.F.O's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bean Wizard's.
I.F.O ships an update every 2 months, Bean Wizard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | I.F.O | Bean Wizard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #32 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 272 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | gon lee | GoblinRunt Games LLC |
Customer experience
I.F.O
Bean Wizard
In-app purchases
I.F.O
No in-app purchases
Bean Wizard
No in-app purchases









