Comparison

Spell the Beans vs Space Race Typing

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

Head to head
About

Spell the Beans

This word game offers a unique twist by having players place letters as they appear into various containers, creating words in multiple directions. It features several distinct game modes with different mechanics and scoring systems for endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Dynamic letter placement into beans, bubbles, or hearts
  • Words created in any direction
  • Multiple game modes (8-Spot, Cyrano, etc.)
  • AI opponent (Blu Yonder)
  • Fifty color schemes
  • Intuitive drag-and-highlight interface
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Tired of word games that fall into the same old patterns? This game won't. Trust us. Spill a handful of slightly magical coffee beans, and as letters come up, put them in any bean you choose. As you place more letters, you create words in every direction, including a lot you weren't even looking for. We keep track of your words and score so you can focus on where you put the letters. Besides beans, you can drop letters into bubbles of spilled hot coffee if even more jam-packed jumbled fun is your cup of tea. Or slow the pace with colored candy hearts, where shorter words carry more weight. Our fourth variation, 8-Spot, forces you to adapt by "spotting" randomly pre-placed letters in fixed locations, taking you slightly out of your comfort zone. The latest mode, Cyrano, chooses three special random letters that boost the score of any word you put them in. What's outside the box about Spell the Beans? For one thing, you're building words, not simply finding them. You place letters as they come up one at a time, anticipating what might come, in a randomly spilled pattern that's different every time, as opposed to facing a fixed grid pre-filled with letters from the start. This game is anything but repetitive. The letters, hearts, bubbles and beans spill deliciously differently every time, making each game a fresh challenge. Or a sandbox of see-what-happens finger-fidgeting, if it's been that kind of day. You can play the no-look challenge and you'll be hard-pressed not to score. Or use your wits to create a web frankly teeming with words. Think as much or as little as you want. Pour spelling either way. Spell the Beans. Come for the coffee. Stay for the play. Features: • Carefully roasted blend of letters – This is not your grandparents' RSTLNE. We're confident no one has quite this fine-tuned mix. You’ll love the difference. • Endless variation in random bean, bubble and heart patterns – Never face the same setup twice. Get your cognitive shuffle here. And just leave the spilling and cleanup to us. The leading soft, absorbent paper towel not required. • Scoring in any direction - any connected beans, bubbles or hearts can make a word. Literally lateral thinking. People love getting words they didn't even see coming. Great spelling is optional. • Play alone or against Blu Yonder, an opponent who’ll always keep you on your toes. Sometimes beatable, often unbelievable. Always Blu. • Fifty color schemes to choose from. Intuitive interface lets you drag anywhere to highlight word locations easily.

About

Space Race Typing

Race through space by typing quickly and maneuvering your ship. Challenge friends or other players online in this unique type racing game. Dodge obstacles and defeat alien bugs to win.

Highlights
  • Type racing gameplay
  • Multiplayer online races
  • Solo missions
  • Dodge asteroids and lasers
  • Battle alien bugs
  • Leaderboard rankings
  • Classic and Endless Survival modes
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Are you ready to type, tilt, and challenge other players online? Enjoy a first-of-its-kind type racing game! RACE your way to the finish line. Play against friends or on a solo mission in space. Dodge asteroids and lasers hurtling toward you in a harrowing battle against alien bugs! Balance between typing speed, and maneuvering your ship win the day! Rule the Leaderboard in Single or Multiplayer modes Play with friends using invite system, or matchmake with random players. Use Classic Mode to test your skills and train. See how far you can go in Endless Survival mode.

Screenshots

Spell the Beans4 screens
Space Race Typing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Space Race Typing at 100% against Spell the Beans's 50%. Space Race Typing also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Spell the Beans's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Space Race Typing is free to download; Spell the Beans costs $0.99 up front. Space Race Typing sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Spell the Beans asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Race Typing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Spell the Beans's written reviews are positive against 100% of Space Race Typing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spell the Beans ships an update every 3 weeks, Space Race Typing every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Spell the Beans versus Space Race Typing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpell the BeansSpace Race Typing
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB159 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperBradley StantonBenjamin Welch

Customer experience

Spell the Beans

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Space Race Typing

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spell the Beans

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Space Race Typing

One-time8
  • F-99 Skin$0.49
  • G26 Skin$0.49
  • Azure Cobra Skin$0.49
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  • Tarantula Hawk Skin$0.49
  • Void Albatross Skin$0.49
  • Silver Talon Skin$0.49
  • Wolf Spider Skin$0.49
  • X-5 Skin$0.49

Questions

Is Spell the Beans free?
Spell the Beans costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space Race Typing free?
Space Race Typing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spell the Beans or Space Race Typing?
Space Race Typing is rated higher. Spell the Beans averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Space Race Typing averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Spell the Beans or Space Race Typing have ads?
Neither Spell the Beans nor Space Race Typing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spell the Beans or Space Race Typing?
Spell the Beans ships an update every 3 weeks, and Space Race Typing every 2 months. Most recently, Spell the Beans was updated on September 22, 2026 and Space Race Typing on September 9, 2026.

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