Comparison

Zombie Assault vs Bean Wizard

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

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About

Zombie Assault

Engage in intense zombie combat as a highly skilled mercenary. Customize your character with branching skill trees, upgradeable abilities, and a vast arsenal of weapons and armor. Team up with friends in 4-player co-op or go solo through story missions and special operations.

Highlights
  • RPG-style mercenary customization
  • Branching skill trees and abilities
  • Extensive weapon and armor arsenal
  • Crafting and gear improvement system
  • 4-player co-op and single-player modes
  • Story missions and special operations
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A New Dawn 100 Years have passed since the initiation of the New Dawn Protocol. With the horrors of the past a distant memory, the citizens of New Aartis now live peacefully under the watchful eye of the United Systems Initiative. A group of highly trained Mercenaries keep law and order across the sector and humanity is once more flourishing.  However, the discovery of a strange energy source is about to beckon in a brand new nightmare. The undead have been undergoing a resurgence of their own and humanity is about to face a threat more powerful than anything they’ve faced before.  Mercs: The CREDible Faction The Mercs are highly skilled operatives who are locked and loaded for any situation which arises. Especially when there’s a bag of creds on the line! Each class of Merc can be customized through skill trees, branching speciality paths and upgradeable abilities for deep RPG gameplay.  3 distinct classes to choose from Assault, Heavy or Medic.  6 Core and 6 Class specific skills to select and upgrade.  3 powerful Activated Abilities which can turn the tide of a battle.  2 Unique Speciality Classes - choose a branch and lock in your unique traits giving access to all new Speciality Skills and additional Activated Abilities per branch. Loadup and Loadout The zombies are back, driven by a new force and more powerful than ever. Prepare to face wave after wave of old foes, terrifying new enemies and epic bosses. In order to counter this the Mercs will need to pack some serious weaponry.  Earn Strongboxes to uncover an extensive arsenal of brand new Weapons and Armour. Customisable loadouts with over 60 primary and secondary weapons; a range of armours to don; and a selection of grenades and turrets to equip. Crafting system allows weapons and gear to be improved and modified! Sell or Dismantle excess weapons for extra resources. If all else fails, one of the unique Power Weapons from a mid-mission Supply Drop will keep the undead at bay.   Gun for Hire With hordes of the undead popping up in every corner of the galaxy there’s no shortage of work for the Mercs, each with its own set of rewards. Join a squad for the ultimate battle in 4 player co-op or go solo in single player!   Help USI uncover the secrets behind the new resurgence in all new Story Missions.  Complete numerous objectives in Special Operations.  Looking for extra rewards? Check out the bounty board for additional challenges.  Keep an eye out for Vendors, raise your reputation with them and you may even get access to some unique weaponry not available anywhere else!

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
Currently charting
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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

Zombie Assault4 screens
Bean Wizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zombie Assault at daily against Bean Wizard's every 5 days. Zombie Assault also leads on chart position (#3 vs #188) and ratings volume (58 vs 7). Bean Wizard's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Zombie Assault costs $9.99 and Bean Wizard $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Zombie Assault against 4.3 for Bean Wizard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zombie Assault has 58 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zombie Assault ships an update daily, Bean Wizard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Zombie Assault versus Bean Wizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZombie AssaultBean Wizard
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.4 (58 ratings) — better4.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings58 — better7
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#3 — better#188
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.3 GB272 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNinja Kiwi LimitedGoblinRunt Games LLC

In-app purchases

None

Zombie Assault

No in-app purchases

None

Bean Wizard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zombie Assault free?
Zombie Assault costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bean Wizard free?
Bean Wizard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zombie Assault or Bean Wizard?
Zombie Assault is rated higher. Zombie Assault averages 4.4 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Bean Wizard averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do Zombie Assault or Bean Wizard have ads?
Neither Zombie Assault nor Bean Wizard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zombie Assault or Bean Wizard?
Zombie Assault ships an update daily, and Bean Wizard every 5 days. Most recently, Zombie Assault was updated on November 5, 2026 and Bean Wizard on October 31, 2026.
Which is more popular, Zombie Assault or Bean Wizard?
Zombie Assault currently peaks at #3 in the App Store charts, and Bean Wizard at #188. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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