Evo Flora vs Beam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Evo Flora
Build a botanical kingdom by unlocking and breeding real plant species through a vast genome tree. Research ancient adaptations and equip evolutionary traits to transform landscapes into thriving ecosystems. Learn botany while mastering strategic natural selection.
- Build a botanical empire
- Unlock real plant species
- Breed plants strategically
- Research ancient adaptations
- Equip evolutionary traits
- Learn botany and natural selection
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Build a botanical empire in this evolution-driven incremental strategy game. Unlock real plant species through a genome tree tracing 1 billion years of history, then breed them strategically based on environmental conditions. Research ancient adaptations, equip powerful evolutionary traits, and watch authentic species - with real images and descriptions - transform your landscapes into thriving ecosystems. Perfect for plant lovers and curious minds alike: learn botany while mastering the strategic art of natural selection.
Beam
A calm puzzle game where you tilt mirrors to route light and collect gems. Solve each level in one shot without timers or undo options. Enjoy short, challenging boards with new mechanics introduced gradually.
- Tilt mirrors to route light
- Collect all gems in one shot
- No timers or undo
- Gradual introduction of new mechanics
- Daily leaderboards
- Offline play
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Tilt the mirrors. Route the light. Collect every gem. Beam is a calm mirror puzzle built around one idea: you get one shot. Every board gives you a lamp, a handful of mirrors and a set of gems. Turn each mirror to send the light where you want it, then fire once. Either the beam takes every gem or it does not. There is no undo, no timer breathing down your neck, and nothing to react to. Just you working out the route before you commit. WORK IT OUT BEFORE YOU FIRE The light does not show you where it is going. That is the whole game. You have to trace it in your head, corner by corner, and be sure. Get it right first time and you take three stars. TWO MINUTES A BOARD Levels are short by design. Play one waiting for coffee, or lose an hour to the back half. Thirty-eight hand-tuned boards that start gentle and end genuinely hard, and it keeps generating fresh ones long after those run out. COLOUR, WALLS AND FROZEN LIGHT New pieces arrive slowly, one at a time, each explained the first time you meet it. Filters that tint the beam. Gems that only accept their own colour. Walls that stop light dead. Mirrors already pinned in place, whether you like it or not. A BOARD WORTH CLIMBING A fresh daily leaderboard resets every midnight. Play well and watch your name climb. Powerups exist if you want them, but every one you use costs a star, so buying your way up is not a thing here. The only way to the top is solving boards properly. NO ACCOUNT, NO SIGN-UP Open it and play. No email, no password, nothing to fill in. It works offline, on a plane, in a lift. BUILT TO BE PLAYED ON A PHONE Portrait, one-handed, sixty frames a second. Sound and haptics you can switch off. Reduced motion honoured. Colour never carries meaning on its own: a right or wrong shot is told by movement as well as colour, and the faces differ by shape, not hue. Beam is free and supported by ads. A small banner while you play, a short ad between levels, and an optional video you can choose to watch for coins. "Remove ads" in the shop turns all of it off for good.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Beam at daily against Evo Flora's every 3 weeks. Beam also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Evo Flora sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Beam sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Beam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.
Evo Flora ships an update every 3 weeks, Beam daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Evo Flora | Beam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 427 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gael Poulet | Reynaldo Columna |
In-app purchases
Evo Flora
- Small Chlorophyll boost$0.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
- Medium Chlorophyll boost$3.99
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- Species Unlock Pack$3.99
- Big Chlorophylls boost$9.99
- Huge Chlorophylls boost$19.99
Beam
- 1,000 coins$1.99
- Starter pack$1.99
- Beam Forever$6.99
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- 5,000 coins$7.99
- Small bundle$9.99
- 10,000 coins$14.99
- Medium bundle$24.99
- Large bundle$49.99
- 50,000 coins$57.99
- 100,000 coins$99.99









