Comparison

Prickly Pistoleros vs Bean Wizard

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

Head to head
About

Prickly Pistoleros

Engage in fast-paced Wild West duels as anthropomorphic cacti. Utilize guns, traps, and cunning tactics in quick-to-learn, challenging showdowns. Every match offers a unique gamble.

Highlights
  • Cactus characters with guns
  • Wild West duels
  • Traps and dirty tricks
  • Quick to learn gameplay
  • Challenging mastery
  • Gamble-like showdowns
Features
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The Wild West was never this prickly. Duel it out as sharp-shootin’ cacti with guns, traps, and dirty tricks up your spines. Quick to pick up, wild to master, every showdown is a gamble in Prickly Pistoleros.

About

Bean Wizard

Engage in a unique twin-stick shooter where you defend humanity from alien "Gonklins" by wielding an arsenal of magical beans. Explore diverse planets, upgrade your abilities, and battle unique bosses in this action-packed adventure.

Highlights
  • Twin-stick anthill shooter gameplay
  • Variety of magical bean weapons
  • Wireless local multiplayer (2 Player)
  • 5 playable characters
  • 120+ hand-crafted levels
  • Over 40 planets to explore
Features
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The world's first twin-stick anthill shooter! Reign terror down on the Gonklins using every bean in your arsenal. Be careful, warrior Gonklins will strike back with their blasters! Upgrade your legume weaponry and defeat King Donklin the Gonklin! Deep in the natural wildlife frontiers of a distant land known only as Florida, an invasive alien species is attacking mankind. Dubbed as "The Gonklins", they seek to steal all of humanities coins and cherries. As the world's first and only Bean Wizard, the US Government has hired YOU to eviscerate them from existence. Good luck, you won't be paid. But wait. Where are the Gonklins coming from? Take the fight across the Bean Galaxy to EVISCERATE THE GONKLINS across the universe! Carve your own path, find hidden locations, and warp to new planets as you hunt down every last pesky alien to defeat the infamous King Donklin the Gonklin. Bean Wizard Eviscerates the Gonklins is the world's first twin-stick anthill shooter! Reign terror down on the Gonklins using every bean in your arsenal. Ice Beans, Fire Beans, Poison Beans, you'll use them all! But be careful, warrior Gonklins will strike back with their blasters! Team up with Franklin the Janklin, a traitor to his species, to upgrade your bean arsenal! Key Features: * WIRELESS LOCAL MULTIPLAYER (2 Player) * 5 Playable Characters! * 18 Unique Beans! * 120+ Hand-crafted levels! * Over 40 Planets to explore. * 5 Unique enemy types! * 5 unique bosses! * 2 Player Local Coop! * Bomb blocks! * Switches! * Hidden Treasure blocks!

Screenshots

Prickly Pistoleros4 screens
Bean Wizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Prickly Pistoleros at Free against Bean Wizard's $3.99. Prickly Pistoleros also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Bean Wizard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#51 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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

Prickly Pistoleros is free to download; Bean Wizard costs $3.99 up front. Prickly Pistoleros sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bean Wizard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prickly Pistoleros ships an update daily, Bean Wizard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Prickly Pistoleros versus Bean Wizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrickly PistolerosBean Wizard
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#51 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size300 MB272 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperScribbly Scribe GamesGoblinRunt Games LLC

Customer experience

Prickly Pistoleros

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bean Wizard

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Prickly Pistoleros

One-time1
  • Gunslinger's Upgrade$2.99
None

Bean Wizard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prickly Pistoleros free?
Prickly Pistoleros is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bean Wizard free?
Bean Wizard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Prickly Pistoleros or Bean Wizard have ads?
Neither Prickly Pistoleros nor Bean Wizard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prickly Pistoleros or Bean Wizard?
Prickly Pistoleros ships an update daily, and Bean Wizard every 5 days. Most recently, Prickly Pistoleros was updated on October 9, 2026 and Bean Wizard on October 10, 2026.

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