Bean Step vs TamaShell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Bean Step
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BeanStep - Grow Your Fitness Journey Transform your daily steps into a beanstalk growing adventure! Bean Step gamifies your fitness routine by converting your real-world steps into game tokens that you use to water and boost your virtual beanstalk right on your Apple Watch. Explore as you grow and unlock achievements and customise your world! BeanStep requires an Apple Watch and cannot be played without one. Compete with Friends Climb the global leaderboard and see how your beanstalk measures up against other players worldwide. Fun & Strategy growing the ultimate beanstalk requires skill and strategic thinking. Decide when to use your power-ups for maximum effect, manage your resources wisely, and time your growth spurts perfectly. It's not just about steps - it's about smart gameplay! Built for Apple Watch Designed specifically for your wrist, BeanStep seamlessly integrates with HealthKit to automatically track your steps. No need to remember to start a workout - just wear your watch and go! Key Features: โข Automatic step tracking via HealthKit โข Virtual beanstalk that grows with your activity โข Token-based reward system โข Growth multipliers and power-ups โข Global leaderboard โข Daily progress tracking Turn your fitness journey into an adventure. Download BeanStep and start growing today!
TamaShell
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TamaShell is a virtual pet that lives entirely inside a fake computer terminal. Hatch an egg, then keep your pet fed, clean, rested, and happy using simple typed commands or on screen buttons. Your pet keeps living in real time, even while the app is closed, so a few days of neglect will actually catch up with you. Along the way there is a full day and night cycle, a coin economy you can earn by putting your pet to work, a shop for food and room decorations, and more... who knows what hides away in the terminal? If your pet dies, it does not just disappear. Reset and start the next generation. Raise a pet. Keep the terminal alive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Bean Step at 3 against TamaShell's 1. Bean Step also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Bean Step sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and TamaShell sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Bean Step | TamaShell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeshua Hertzke | KAMIL BARCZAK |
In-app purchases
Bean Step
- Beanstalk Colour Bundle$0.99
- Island Bundle$0.99
- Sky Colour Bundle$0.99
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- Beanstalk Resurrection$0.99
TamaShell
- Cat Form$1.99
- Robot Form$1.99
- $ theme creator -enable$3.99
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- TamaShell Pro Set$5.99









