Beam Companion vs Illuvium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beam Companion
Manage multiple in-game accounts from various games within a network. This app offers a streamlined way to organize your gaming profiles.
- Manage multiple in-game accounts
- Supports various games
- Streamlined profile organization
- Designed for Beam network gamers
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The Beam Companion app is designed for gamers on the Beam network. It provides a straightforward solution to manage multiple in-game accounts from various games within the Beam ecosystem.
Illuvium
Build and manage a thriving city in a dynamic economic simulation. Strategically allocate resources, trade profitably, and expand your influence. Own, buy, and sell in-game assets securely through blockchain integration.
- Strategic city-building
- Dynamic economic simulation
- Resource management
- Blockchain asset trading
- High-quality graphics
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Engage in the ultimate city-building and economic strategy experience with Illuvium: Zero. Strategically build your city, manage resources, to rule resources in Illuvium, every decision impacts your City’s success. - Strategic City-Building: Design and manage your city with intricate detail—Optimise resource allocation to expand your city and increase your economy share. - Dynamic Economy: Dive into a realistic economic simulation where market forces and trade decisions affect your progress. Balance resource extraction with demand and trade profitably. - Stunning Graphics and Intuitive Controls: Experience high-quality graphics that bring your city to life. Easy-to-navigate controls make building and managing your city a breeze. - Blockchain Integration: With blockchain technology, you can securely own, buy, and sell in-game assets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beam Companion at 5.0 against Illuvium's 4.4. Beam Companion also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). Illuvium's advantage is ratings volume (65 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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. Illuvium sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Beam Companion asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beam Companion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Illuvium has 65 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Beam Companion ships an update every 3 weeks, Illuvium every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beam Companion | Illuvium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.4 (65 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 67.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 381 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orange Pill Ltd. | Illuvium Labs - FZCO |
Customer experience
Beam Companion
Illuvium
Bugs and requests
Beam Companion
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Illuvium
Reported bugs
6 issues- Sign-in server down
- Cannot sell, transfer, or do anything of value on free to play
- No option to access paid lot on mobile
- Game does not start on iPhone 13
- Profile reverted to lower level after upgrade
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- Game not loading on the app
Requested features
8 requests- More languages, especially German
- Tutorial for beginners
- PC and mobile availability
- AI for language translation
- More combat against friends
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- Allow free land users to use self-produced fuel and blueprints
- Progress bar on passive fuel generation
- Fix profile level reverting bug
In-app purchases
Beam Companion
No in-app purchases
Illuvium
- Handful of Credits$0.99
- Bundle of Credits$4.99
- Stack of Credits$9.99
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- Coffer of Credits$19.99
- Hoard of Credits$49.99
- Pile of Credits$99.99
