Astro Merge vs Beanbound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astro Merge
Launch planets into orbit and merge matching worlds to create larger celestial bodies. Strategically plan your placements to manage limited space and build combos for higher scores. Enjoy quick sessions or aim for a new personal best in this expanding universe.
- Launch planets with aim-and-release controls
- Merge matching planets
- Plan trajectories
- Build combos
- Manage limited space
- Challenge high scores
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Create a growing universe one planet at a time in Astro Merge. Launch colourful planets into orbit and bring matching worlds together to form larger celestial bodies. Every placement affects the space available, so choose your trajectory carefully and plan ahead as your universe becomes increasingly crowded. Build combinations by arranging consecutive merges, earn more points, and discover how large your planets can become. Simple aiming controls make it easy to begin, while the limited orbital space creates an ongoing challenge for players looking to improve their score. Features: • Launch planets with simple aim-and-release controls • Merge matching planets into larger celestial bodies • Plan each trajectory around the existing orbit • Build combos through consecutive successful merges • Manage limited space as your universe expands • Challenge yourself to reach a new high score • Enjoy colourful planetary characters and a space-themed setting • Play in quick sessions or continue chasing a personal best How far can your universe grow before it runs out of space?
Beanbound
Guide a growing bean upwards through a hazardous environment. Discover new evolutions and reach for the stars. Test your climbing skills and see how high you can go.
- Grow your bean
- Dodge hazards
- Climb higher
- Discover new evolutions
- Reach for space
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Grow your bean all the way to space. Dodge hazards, climb higher, and discover new evolutions along the way. How far can you grow?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Beanbound at none against Astro Merge's shown. Beanbound also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Astro Merge's advantage is ratings volume (776 vs 4) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Astro Merge holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astro Merge has 776 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Astro Merge | Beanbound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (776 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 776 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 289 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Gimica GmbH | Brent Hassevoort |
Customer experience
Astro Merge
Beanbound
In-app purchases
Astro Merge
No in-app purchases
Beanbound
No in-app purchases
