Beem vs VirtuFriends
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beem
This app facilitates a global exchange of 'Energy Beams' between users. You can send energy into the world, receive it from others, and explore various energy types. A premium subscription is generally required to access all features and content.
- Send and receive Energy Beams globally
- Explore and tune into different energy types
- Increase connections to unlock new beams
- Premium subscription for full access
- Global user interaction
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Beem app allows you to send and exchange Energy Beams with other users globally. - Send energy out into the world and see who receives it. - Receive energy from other people. - Explore different Energy Beams and tune into your fav energies. GENERALLY YOU WOULD NEED [PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION] TO USE THE APP AND ALL OF ITS FEATURES Some of the app content may be locked even for Premium users. Keep on beaming to increase your connections and unlock new energy beams. Terms of Service: https://beem.earth/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://beem.earth/privacy-policy Feedback or Suggestions? Contact us at https://beem.earth/contact-us
VirtuFriends
Bring your favorite characters to life and craft unique stories. Explore a world of imagination and creativity with interactive elements. Share your narratives and connect with a community of storytellers.
- Character-driven story creation
- Interactive narrative elements
- Community sharing
- Imagination and creativity tools
- Digital storytelling
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Create stories with your favorite characters! You can view the Terms of Service here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beem at 100% against VirtuFriends's 56%. Beem also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). VirtuFriends's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (53 vs 3). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Beem sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and VirtuFriends sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Beem holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VirtuFriends has 53 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Beem's written reviews are positive against 56% of VirtuFriends's.
Beem ships an update every 4 days, VirtuFriends weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Beem | VirtuFriends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.4 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Prepaid Solutions, LLC | Rene Labs |
Customer experience
Beem
VirtuFriends
In-app purchases
Beem
- Beem – Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
- Beem – Monthly Plan With Trial7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Beem – Yearly Plan$69.991 Year
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- Beem – Yearly Plan With Trial7 Days trial$69.991 Year
VirtuFriends
- 10 Pages / Month$2.991 Month
- Generate 25 Pages Monthly$3.991 Month
- Generate 100 New Pages Weekly$3.997 Days
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- 300 Pages Weekly$5.997 Days
- Unlimited Messages7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Generate 100 Pages Monthly$9.991 Month
- 500 Pages Weekly$9.997 Days
- Generate 50 Pages Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Generate 300 Pages / Month$19.991 Month
- Generate 150 Monthly Pages$19.991 Month
- 500 Pages Monthly$29.991 Month
- 15 Pages$2.99
- Generate 50 Pages$9.99
- Generate 150 pages$24.99
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- Generate 300 Pages$34.99
