Shoot'em & Scoot'em vs Bean Wizard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shoot'em & Scoot'em
Embark on a space-western adventure where every shot propels you through challenging puzzles. Use recoil to navigate 60 handcrafted levels, blast aliens, and rescue your steed. Play at your own pace, from speedruns to mastering every star.
- Recoil-based movement mechanic
- 60 handcrafted puzzle levels
- 3 distinct environments
- Multiple weapon types
- Endless mode
- Offline play
- Unlockable cosmetic items
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Aliens have boarded your ship and made off with Scooty, your trusty steed. There's only one thing a Sheriff can do: grab your revolver, take aim, and shoot your way across space to get him back! Shoot'em & Scoot'em is a space-western puzzle platformer with a unique movement mechanic there's no jump button. Every shot is your movement. Fire your gun and the recoil rockets you the OPPOSITE way: shoot down to fly up, shoot right to fly left. PLAY HOW YOU WANT Just want to reach Scooty? Fly straight to the finish. Want to master the game? Wipe out every alien on a level to earn all 3 stars! Don't like puzzling? Try out endless mode! WHAT'S WAITING OUT THERE - 60 handcrafted levels packed with puzzles and gunplay - 3 environments to blast through: the Sheriff's spaceship, an asteroid field, and an alien planet - Traps and tricks along the way: sound-sensitive lasers, moving platforms, portals, and extra-ammo pickups (who put those there?!) - Two ways to shoot: some levels demand the revolver's precision; others send you blasting across the universe with the shotgun! - Climb to outer space in endless mode! - 15 achievements to hunt down! Some unlock hats to style the Sheriff! - Can be played fully offline! - One optional in-app purchase gives Scooty a makeover to go with your hats everything else is completely free! Saddle up, pardner'. Scooty's counting on you.
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 price: Shoot'em & Scoot'em at Free against Bean Wizard's $3.99. Bean Wizard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#42 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Shoot'em & Scoot'em is free to download; Bean Wizard costs $3.99 up front. Shoot'em & Scoot'em sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bean Wizard asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shoot'em & Scoot'em against 5.0 for Bean Wizard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Shoot'em & Scoot'em ships an update every 4 days, Bean Wizard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shoot'em & Scoot'em | Bean Wizard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #42 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 272 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stray Software LLC | GoblinRunt Games LLC |
Customer experience
Shoot'em & Scoot'em
Bean Wizard
In-app purchases
Shoot'em & Scoot'em
- Scooty Skins$0.99
Bean Wizard
No in-app purchases
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