# Pointless Wars vs Bean Party

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bean Party at none against Pointless Wars's 1. Bean Party also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 22 months). Pointless Wars's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Pointless Wars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bean Party asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pointless Wars against 5.0 for Bean Party. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pointless Wars has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Pointless Wars ships an update every 22 months, Bean Party every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pointless Wars | Bean Party |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pointless-wars/id6451341413/reviews) | [5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bean-party/id6758145062/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **10** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 249 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Peter Brumbach](https://appshunter.io/developer/1697628835) | [Polymath Technologies, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1088698646) |

## What reviewers say

### Pointless Wars

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pointless-wars/id6451341413)

Engage in strategic battles against friends or AI in this multiplayer and single-player war game. Choose your troops and defend your castle across 20 unique levels, or compete in an 8-player tournament. The objective is to have fun battling for no reason.

**Highlights:** Two-player mode, Single-player campaign, 20 unique levels, 8-player tournament mode, Troop selection, Castle defense

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |


### Bean Party

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bean-party/id6758145062)

Control a hungry blob to eat as many beans as possible. Manage your fullness meter to avoid exploding. Compete for high scores or battle AI opponents in various difficulty levels.

**Highlights:** Intuitive joystick controls, Collect beans for points, Fullness meter mechanic, Special beans with unique effects, Solo high score mode, VS CPU mode with 3 difficulty levels

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pointless Wars free?

Pointless Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Bean Party free?

Bean Party is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Pointless Wars or Bean Party?

Pointless Wars and Bean Party are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 2 ratings respectively.

### Do Pointless Wars or Bean Party have ads?

Neither Pointless Wars nor Bean Party shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Pointless Wars or Bean Party?

Pointless Wars ships an update every 22 months, and Bean Party every 4 days. Most recently, Pointless Wars was updated on October 13, 2026 and Bean Party on September 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*