The Bear vs aesthetic computer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Bear
Embark on a friendship adventure with a bear and a little one across a magical universe. This interactive bedtime experience features hand-drawn animations and original music, offering a calming story about togetherness and belonging.
- Interactive bedtime experience
- Friendship-forming adventure
- Hand-drawn animations
- Specially composed music
- Touching story
- Calming experience
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The Bear is an interactive bedtime experience for everyone. The game is free-to-try with no ads. You can play the first chapter for free and unlock the remaining 4 chapters with a single in-app purchase. Lead the bear and the little one through a friendship-forming adventure as they travel across the atmospheric universe of the World of Gra. Relax and stargaze with these weird little characters, as they tell you stories of togetherness, of letting go and of the longing to find a place you belong. The Bear has been lovingly crafted with hundreds of hand drawn animations, specially composed music and a touching story to create a uniquely calming experience, that feels like a bedtime story, read to you by a loved one.
aesthetic computer
Create digital art and play unique games by entering text commands. Explore creative painting tools, interactive characters, and musical experiences. Save your creations and learn new skills.
- Text command art creation
- Interactive characters
- Musical keyboard
- Learn to talk backward
- Picture taking
- Save paintings
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Use aesthetic computer to make paintings and play games or talk to characters. Try entering... - `line` to paint a line and tap the top left corner to return to the `prompt`. - `shape` to paint freehand shapes or `rect blue` for "blue" rectangles. - `dl` to save your painting. - `liar` to talk to an interesting character. - `bleep` for a musical keyboard. - `baktok` to learn to talk backward. - `camera` to take pictures. - `help` to learn more commands.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: aesthetic computer at none against The Bear's 4. The Bear's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 33 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. The Bear sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. aesthetic computer asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Bear holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Bear has 1.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of The Bear's written reviews are positive against 50% of aesthetic computer's.
The Bear ships an update every 2 weeks, aesthetic computer every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Bear | aesthetic computer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.7 GB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mucks Games | Jeffrey Scudder |
Customer experience
The Bear
aesthetic computer
Bugs and requests
The Bear
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game resets when leaving the screen
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Make the full game free
- Add a demo or trial version
aesthetic computer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Bear
- Buy us a cookie!$0.99
- Unlock all chapters$2.99
- Buy us a coffee!$2.99
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- Buy us lunch!$3.99
aesthetic computer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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