Handheld Pinball Fun vs Bean Wizard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Handheld Pinball Fun
Experience classic pocket-sized pinball with four distinct themes: Halloween, Pirate, Robot, and Christmas. Pull back the spring-loaded ball for a powerful shot and aim for random bonus slots to earn extra points or balls.
- Four themed pinball tables
- Spring-loaded ball release
- Random bonus slots
- Extra ball bonuses
- Classic gameplay
- Leaderboards
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Handheld Pinball is a classic version of the pocket sized pinball games. There are 4 fun themes to play which are Halloween, Pirate, Robot and Christmas. Touch and pull down on the spring loaded ball release. The further down you pull the more powerful the shot. Each turn try and get the ball into one of the random bonus slots to get extra points or an extra ball. + Extra Ball Bonus + Random Bonus Slots + Robot Theme + Pirate Theme + Halloween Theme + Christmas Theme + Classic Game Play + Leaderboards + Fun For Everyone
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.
- 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
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Handheld Pinball Fun at 5.0 against Bean Wizard's 4.3. Handheld Pinball Fun also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Bean Wizard's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 38 months). On ratings volume, 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
Handheld Pinball Fun costs $0.99 and Bean Wizard $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Handheld Pinball Fun holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Handheld Pinball Fun's written reviews are positive against 60% of Bean Wizard's.
Handheld Pinball Fun ships an update every 38 months, Bean Wizard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handheld Pinball Fun | Bean Wizard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 272 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Hempfling | GoblinRunt Games LLC |
Customer experience
Handheld Pinball Fun
Bean Wizard
In-app purchases
Handheld Pinball Fun
No in-app purchases
Bean Wizard
No in-app purchases
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