Comparison

Pixel Shrine JINJA vs Beecarbonize

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Shrine JINJA

Build and defend a beautiful pixel art shrine inspired by ancient Japanese traditions. Attract worshippers to gather resources, reinforce your defenses, and expand your shrine. Engage in automatic combat and enjoy a deep gameplay experience with various buildings and strategic elements.

Highlights
  • Shrine building and customization
  • Resource management from worshippers
  • Automatic combat and defense
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Expandable shrine with new buildings
  • Online shrine visits and interaction
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Pixel Shrine JINJA is a shrine building defense game based on ancient Japanese shrine. You can create beautiful shrines in a world of pixel art. *How to play The shrine is connected to the road to attract worshippers. Receive resources from worshippers. Reinforce the buildings with the collected resources and prepare for enemy attacks. When you defeat enemies, your shrine level will increase and you will get buildings and plants. The number of buildings will be increased by raising the level, and the shrine will be enlarged. *Features of the game Resources can be accumulated even when the game is closed. You can place terrain blocks and water sources anywhere you like. Shrines can be opened to other players. You can give souvenirs to players who visit your shrine. Various buildings such as shrines, torii gates, and kaguraden (Shinto music and dance halls) will appear in the game. You can take a walk with a dog with the walk function. Combat progresses automatically. The skills of the residents, the characteristics of the buildings, and the gimmick elements provide a deep gameplay experience. *This game is recommended for the following people. People who like to build things People who like pixel art People who like to grow

About

Beecarbonize

Engage in a complex simulation to combat climate change by researching technologies, enacting policies, and managing resources. Balance societal needs with industrial progress to reduce carbon emissions and avert environmental catastrophes. Experiment with diverse strategies and adapt to randomized world events for high replayability.

Highlights
  • Research cutting-edge technologies
  • Enact policies and social reforms
  • Protect and restore ecosystems
  • Modernize industry
  • Manage resources effectively
  • Utilize 235 unique game cards
  • Experience impactful world events
Features
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Research cutting-edge technologies, enact policies, protect ecosystems, and modernize industry to cut down carbon emissions. Manage your resources well and you might survive. ACCESSIBLE, BUT COMPLEX SIMULATION Will you favor industrial reforms, nature conservation or people initiatives? There are many ways to solve climate change and reduce pollution. But saving the planet is not an easy task. The more carbon emissions you produce the more extreme events you will have to deal with. STEER SOCIETY & INDUSTRY You have to balance the power-generating industry, social reforms, ecological policies and scientific endeavors. Will you transition from fossil fuels as fast as possible? Or will you focus on carbon capture technologies first? Experiment with new strategies and don’t be afraid to start again. 235 UNIQUE CARDS Game cards represent inventions, laws, social advancements, or industries - each designed on the basis of real-world climate science. In addition, partially randomized world events occur, forcing you to adapt your strategy. Gradually unlock new cards in the game encyclopedia and chart your path towards a new future. IMPACTFUL EVENTS, HIGH REPLAYABILITY The world of Beecarbonize reacts to your actions. More emissions mean more floods or heatwaves, investing in nuclear power raises the risk of a nuclear incident, and so on. Learn more with each run and you might overcome environmental catastrophes, social unrest, and even avert the end of life on earth. Beecarbonize is a strategic challenge that lets you experience phenomena shaping our everyday lives hands-on. Just how many seasons can you last? NEW HARDCORE MODE We are introducing Hardcore mode, the ultimate challenge in Beecarbonize for experienced players. In Hardcore mode you will face the harsh reality of climate change. Can you defy the odds and save the planet even in this extreme scenario? ABOUT The game was developed in cooperation with leading climate experts from NGO People in Need as a part of the 1Planet4All project financed by the European Union.

Screenshots

Pixel Shrine JINJA4 screens
Beecarbonize4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beecarbonize at none against Pixel Shrine JINJA's 24. Beecarbonize also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (94% vs 59%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pixel Shrine JINJA sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. Beecarbonize asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Pixel Shrine JINJA against 4.7 for Beecarbonize. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 208 and 164 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Pixel Shrine JINJA's written reviews are positive against 94% of Beecarbonize's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Shrine JINJA ships an update every 3 weeks, Beecarbonize every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pixel Shrine JINJA versus Beecarbonize: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Shrine JINJABeecarbonize
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (208 ratings)4.7 (164 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews94.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings208 — better164
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB118 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerkazuyuki yamadaCharles Games s.r.o.

Customer experience

Pixel Shrine JINJA

All ratings204 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.0%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral12.1%
Negative28.6%

Beecarbonize

All ratings164 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.6%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive94.0%
Neutral0.9%
Negative5.2%

User reviews

Pixel Shrine JINJA

From 208 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⛩️ Beautiful Japanese shrine aesthetic
  • 🧘‍♀️ Relaxing and peaceful gameplay
  • 🎨 Creative shrine customization
  • ✨ Deep and engaging mechanics
  • 👍 Optional ads, truly F2P

Room to improve

  • 🐌 Painfully slow progression
  • ⏳ Long upgrade times
  • ❓ Confusing mechanics/tutorials
  • 💸 Purchases required for meaningful progress
  • 📉 Video ad quality issues

Beecarbonize

From 164 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Engaging and challenging mechanics
  • 🔒 No ads or microtransactions
  • 💡 Unique climate change theme
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive UI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 💤 Lack of replayability after completing
  • 🕰️ Short game length
  • 🤔 Overwhelming at first for new players

Bugs and requests

Pixel Shrine JINJA

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Account banned without reason
  • Game crashes on startup
  • Building data sometimes resets
  • Network instability/clock shift errors prevent play
  • Cannot watch ads after updates
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  • Buildings lose effectiveness when switching maps
  • Building levels reset to 1 after moving
  • Phoenix summon bug
  • Fox level-up causes ability decrease
  • Game not opening after update due to clock error

Requested features

17 requests
  • Increase daily upgrade limit
  • Add a community forum/bulletin board
  • Implement an undo button for map editing
  • Allow camera rotation during building
  • Add a paint brush tool for map design
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  • Provide more detailed explanations/tutorials
  • Add more enemy sprites
  • Implement partial terrain copying
  • Add more varied visitors/characters
  • Allow separate settings for enemy and visitor entrances
  • Add a way to save/load map layouts
  • Add more diverse decorative items (e.g., flowers, trees)
  • Allow control over attack wait times for priests/miko
  • Add volume control for BGM and SE
  • Add more varied time-of-day scenery
  • Allow placing blocks by dragging fingers
  • Add a feature to view friends' maps more interactively

Beecarbonize

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Time progress resets when resuming game
  • Inconsistent behavior of some cards

Requested features

5 requests
  • Infinite/endless mode
  • Difficulty settings or custom scenarios
  • Multiplayer or leaderboard features
  • More languages supported
  • Expanded card pool and gameplay depth

In-app purchases

24 purchases

Pixel Shrine JINJA

One-time24
  • diamond 12$0.99
  • Doghouse$0.99
  • Kitsunebito$0.99
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  • Sakadaru$0.99
  • Event ticket 6$0.99
  • Zabuton$0.99
  • orb 4$0.99
  • Sekidai$0.99
  • Kamado$0.99
  • Oyashiro$0.99
  • sakura-shinboku$1.99
  • Inishie-no-torii$1.99
  • Map(5)$1.99
  • 3-pack$2.99
  • 3-pack-2nd$2.99
  • Special Event Orb 20$2.99
  • Event ticket 25$2.99
  • Goshinboku$2.99
  • Omiyageya$2.99
  • Limited deals set$2.99
  • Special Deco Orb 20$2.99
  • diamond 60$3.99
  • Building pack$3.99
  • diamond 145$7.99
None

Beecarbonize

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Shrine JINJA free?
Pixel Shrine JINJA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beecarbonize free?
Beecarbonize is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Shrine JINJA or Beecarbonize?
Beecarbonize is rated higher. Pixel Shrine JINJA averages 4.7 out of 5 from 208 ratings, while Beecarbonize averages 4.7 from 164 ratings.
Do Pixel Shrine JINJA or Beecarbonize have ads?
Pixel Shrine JINJA shows ads; Beecarbonize does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Shrine JINJA or Beecarbonize?
Pixel Shrine JINJA ships an update every 3 weeks, and Beecarbonize every 8 days. Most recently, Pixel Shrine JINJA was updated on October 22, 2026 and Beecarbonize on October 23, 2026.

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