Comparison

Bean Step vs ZIXI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bean Step

Features
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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: • Automatic step tracking via HealthKit • Virtual beanstalk that grows with your activity • Token-based reward system • Growth multipliers and power-ups • Global leaderboard • Daily progress tracking Turn your fitness journey into an adventure. Download BeanStep and start growing today!

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ZIXI

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A plush pet that grows with love… and a little one who learns something new every day. ZIXI is a virtual pet game for kids ages 4 to 12 (in Spanish). Your child picks an egg, watches it hatch and meets a new friend: a plush kitten, puppy or bunny. They name it, care for it and watch it evolve based on the love it receives. A LIVING 3D WORLD Your pet roams its 3D bedroom on its own: it sniffs, sits, stretches and looks at you. Feed it and it walks to its bowl, at bedtime it curls up in its bed, and tap the ball to watch it run and play. Tap the floor and it walks there. Its mood shows in how it moves. A PET THAT LIVES IN REAL TIME Your pet gets hungry, sleepy, playful and needs a good bath. Its needs keep changing even when the app is closed, so kids learn responsibility in a natural way. A DAILY LITTLE SCHOOL To earn coins, kids play in the school: English with audio, colors, animals, short phrases, picture addition and subtraction, reading, dictation and memory games. Activities refill every day, turning learning into a fun habit. COINS EARNED BY LEARNING With their coins they buy food, toys and furniture to decorate their pet's room. No real money involved. WALKS IN THE 3D PARK Kids pick an animated 3D character and walk their pet through a park with a fountain, trees and spinning coins, where they can see other kids walking theirs. The only interaction is safe emoji greetings: no messages, no free text. REWARDS AND MEDALS A daily gift, day streaks and 16 medals to collect. Gentle music at home, in the park and at school. PEACE OF MIND FOR PARENTS No ads, no real-money purchases and no chat. Grown-up settings are behind a parental gate and reminders are gentle and limited. PROGRESS ALWAYS SAFE Everything is saved to iCloud, so the pet and its progress stay even when switching devices.

Screenshots

Bean Step4 screens
ZIXI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZIXI at none against Bean Step's 4. Bean Step's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bean Step sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ZIXI asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Bean Step versus ZIXI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBean StepZIXI
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeshua HertzkeRevista Mas Para Todos

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Bean Step

One-time4
  • Beanstalk Colour Bundle$0.99
  • Island Bundle$0.99
  • Sky Colour Bundle$0.99
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  • Beanstalk Resurrection$0.99
None

ZIXI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bean Step free?
Bean Step is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ZIXI free?
ZIXI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bean Step or ZIXI have ads?
Neither Bean Step nor ZIXI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bean Step or ZIXI?
Bean Step ships an update every 2 weeks, and ZIXI every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bean Step was updated on October 30, 2026 and ZIXI on October 31, 2026.

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