Pengrun vs Gingerbean
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pengrun
Control a penguin and navigate a world to survive for as long as possible. Experience endless running gameplay with a charming arctic theme. Test your reflexes and see how far you can go.
- Penguin character control
- Survival gameplay
- Endless running mechanics
- Arctic environment
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Welcome to Pengrun! Run around as a Penguin and survive as long as you can!
Gingerbean
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Meet Gingerbean, your cozy virtual cat companion. Gingerbean: Cozy Cat is a gentle virtual pet game about caring for a cat, sharing small daily moments, and creating a warm room to call home. Feed, groom, play, and rest together. Your cat reacts with visible moods, expressive animations, and a personality that grows familiar over time. CARE FOR YOUR CAT Adopt a kitten and learn what it needs. Feed your cat when it is hungry, groom its fur, play with favorite toys, and help it rest. Tap to pet Gingerbean and watch for the little reactions that make your companion feel present. A CAT WITH A REAL PERSONALITY Gingerbean can be happy, hungry, sleepy, sad, grumpy, or unwell. You can understand how your cat feels by watching its expression, movement, and behavior, not by staring at a wall of numbers. Good care brings brighter moods and more playful moments. DECORATE A COZY CAT ROOM Build a room that feels like yours. Collect rugs, furniture, plants, toys, bowls, wallpaper, and other decorations. Arrange items around your cat and change the atmosphere as your home grows. SHARE SMALL DAILY MOMENTS Take a walk, visit the vet, enjoy a treat, groom together, or settle in for a nap. Daily goals and activities give you simple reasons to check in without turning care into a chore. A VIRTUAL PET GAME THAT RESPECTS YOUR TIME There are no ads, energy timers, or loot boxes. Play at your own pace. Your cat is a companion, not a demand on your schedule. Optional content packs and supporter items let you add more personality and decoration when you want to. If you enjoy cozy games, virtual pets, cat care games, pet simulators, room decorating, or gentle daily routines, Gingerbean is ready to meet you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pengrun at none against Gingerbean's 3. Pengrun also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Gingerbean sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pengrun asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pengrun | Gingerbean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Calen McCann | Zakaria Ouhra |
In-app purchases
Pengrun
No in-app purchases
Gingerbean
- Small Purse$1.99
- Cozy Wallet$4.99
- Big Treasure$9.99









