Banana Space vs Beaver Jam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Banana Space
Navigate a space mission to collect bananas while avoiding collisions with moving aliens and asteroids. Destroy obstacles and evade enemies to achieve a high score.
- Collect bananas
- Avoid aliens
- Destroy asteroids
- Space navigation
- High score chasing
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Small monkey. Big universe. Collect bananas, smash asteroids and move aliens out of the way. Banana Space is a quick arcade game with short rounds, simple controls and colourful cartoon graphics. • Tap asteroids to smash them. • Drag aliens aside with one or more fingers. • Collect bananas, build your combo and beat your personal best. • Learn the controls with an animated visual guide. • Explore the leaderboard and achievements in Game Center when you want to compete. Play locally without a Game Center account. The app supports English and Danish, with settings for sound, music, haptics and visual effects. Have an idea or found a problem? Send feedback from Settings or report a bug directly from the pause and results screens. No account is required for feedback.
Beaver Jam
Control a beaver in this 2D side-scroller, collecting berries by navigating platforms and avoiding hazards. Enjoy a simple yet engaging gameplay experience.
- 2D side-scrolling gameplay
- Platform navigation
- Berry collection
- Obstacle avoidance
- Character control
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Beaver Jam is a 2D side-scroller in which you control a beaver and collect berries by jumping onto platforms and avoiding obstacles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beaver Jam at 4.9 against Banana Space's 4.0. Beaver Jam also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). Banana Space's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Beaver Jam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Banana Space asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beaver Jam holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beaver Jam has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Banana Space's written reviews are positive against 100% of Beaver Jam's.
Banana Space ships an update every 16 months, Beaver Jam every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Banana Space | Beaver Jam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emil Starup | Benjamin Schreiber |
Customer experience
Banana Space
Beaver Jam
In-app purchases
Banana Space
No in-app purchases
Beaver Jam
- Unlock Full Game$1.99
