Pixel Shrine JINJA vs Beecarbonize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Pixel Shrine JINJA sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. Beecarbonize asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Pixel Shrine JINJA | Beecarbonize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (208 ratings) | 4.7 (164 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | 94.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 208 — better | 164 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kazuyuki yamada | Charles Games s.r.o. |
Customer experience
Pixel Shrine JINJA
Beecarbonize
User reviews
Pixel Shrine JINJA
From 208 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Pixel Shrine JINJA
- 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
Beecarbonize
No in-app purchases
Questions
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