Comparison

Break vs Beans

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

Head to head
About

Break

Engage in a classic logic puzzle where you deduce a secret code within a set number of attempts. Receive hints after each guess to guide your strategy. Compete with friends or challenge yourself with various game modes and difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Guess the secret code
  • Logic and deduction gameplay
  • Limited number of tries
  • Hints after each guess
  • 4 game modes
  • 3 difficulty settings
  • Game Center integration
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Guess the secret code in this classic game of pure logic and deduction. The goal of the game is to guess the secret code in a limited number of tries following the hints given after each try. You can challenge yourself or your friends on Game Center. • 4 game modes • 3 difficulty settings • Game Center leaderboards and challenges • gorgeous graphics • colorblind support • left-handed support This game is ads supported. If you want an ads free game download the paid version.

About

Beans

Features
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Beans is Mancala (Kalah) in 3D: the world's oldest sowing game, rebuilt for iPhone. Tap a pit and watch the beans drop one by one across a warm wooden board. The rules take a minute to learn, the strategy lasts a lifetime: earn extra turns, set up captures, empty your side at just the right moment. • 5-MINUTE MATCHES — perfect for a queue, a break, the couch • THREE AI LEVELS — from distracted beginner to relentless strategist • DAILY CHALLENGE — a fresh layout every day, identical for every player in the world; catch up on missed days from the calendar • GUIDED TUTORIAL — learn by playing, in four moves • 3D WITH CHARACTER — real beans, warm wood, careful sound and haptics • YOUR STATS — wins, streaks and records, always at hand • IN 6 LANGUAGES — English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Japanese No account, no sign-up: open and play.

Screenshots

Break3 screens
Beans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Break at none against Beans's 1. Break also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). Beans's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beans sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Break asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Break ships an update every 3 months, Beans every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Break versus Beans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreakBeans
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (156 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings156 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNestor BorgoGIUSEPPE CIANI

Bugs and requests

Break

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Hints appear in random order
  • Hint colors are hard to differentiate
  • Difficult to physically press buttons

Requested features

9 requests
  • Option to turn off repeat colors
  • Ability to hold a color in a position
  • More game modes (e.g., 8 colors, 6 slots)
  • Two-player mode
  • Option to leave a space blank
Show 4 more
  • Choice on timed mode duration
  • Timing for finishing challenges to beat own record
  • Option to quit a game early
  • Ability to choose color spots without forced order

Beans

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Break

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Beans

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Break free?
Break is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beans free?
Beans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Break or Beans have ads?
Beans shows ads; Break does not.
Which is updated more often, Break or Beans?
Break ships an update every 3 months, and Beans every 3 days. Most recently, Break was updated on October 12, 2026 and Beans on October 9, 2026.

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