Among UsHow to Get the Most Free Beans in Among Us
In Among Us, Stars are the paid currency and Beans are the one you earn by playing. It is worth being clear about what you can genuinely get for free before you consider any purchase.
What is the fastest and most efficient way to get Beans in Among Us?
Beans are earned at the end of online matches and go towards hats, pets, nameplates and part of the Cosmicube catalogue. Stars are the premium currency: they are not earned by playing and their main route is a real-money purchase. The only exception is the ad rewards system on mobile, which hands out a very small daily amount. That is why, for a free player, the bulk of the catalogue is paid for with Beans and patience.
Every day
- A couple of Stars a day at most, and only on mobile
Collect the ad rewards
This is the only free route to Stars that exists. On mobile a button appears that lets you watch short ads in exchange for Stars, with a low daily cap that Innersloth has adjusted between two and three units depending on the version. It requires a verified account, it does not work with guest accounts, child accounts need full permissions, and it is not available in every country. On PC and consoles it does not appear at all.
- Beans in every completed match, based on what you contribute
Play full online matches
At the end of each online match the game works out your Beans based on what you did: tasks completed, correct ejections, kills as the impostor and rounds won. Leaving before the end cancels that calculation, so staying until the finish pays more than chaining half-finished matches. Local or private games outside the official system do not count towards the payout. It is the main source of currency for anyone who does not spend money.
Every week
- More Beans for the same match as you build up experience
Level up to improve the multiplier
The experience you earn by playing raises your level and unlocks multipliers that are applied to the Bean count at the end of every match. The effect is cumulative: two players who do exactly the same things in a round are paid different amounts depending on their level. That is why your income rate improves noticeably in the first few weeks, and why it is worth not switching accounts or playing as a guest if you plan to put time into it.
- A complete cosmetic tree without spending Stars
Prioritise the Cosmicubes that are paid for with Beans
Not every Cosmicube costs Stars: part of the catalogue is unlocked with Beans, at prices of several thousand units. Once you have bought the cube, its cosmetics are opened with Pods, which are earned by playing matches, so the real cost is time rather than money. For a free player, saving Beans towards one of these cubes goes much further than spending them on individual shop pieces, which tend to work out considerably more expensive per item.
One time only
- A requirement for ad rewards and for keeping what you unlock
Verify and link your account
Playing as a guest blocks access to ad rewards and ties your cosmetics to a single device. Verifying the account with an email address is a one-off step that enables that free route to Stars and lets you recover your inventory if you change phone or move to another platform. Child accounts also need full parental authorisation before the ads button will show up.
Events only
- Complete cubes at no cost during limited windows
Pick up the free collaboration Cosmicubes
Innersloth occasionally releases Cosmicubes tied to collaborations with other indie games and to celebrations, and some of them are handed out free while the campaign runs. Their contents are unlocked exactly like any other cube, by playing to build up Pods. The condition is getting in within the event window: once that date passes, cubes that return to the shop usually come back with a price attached. It is worth following the studio's official announcements so you do not miss them.
What does not work
No generator can add Beans to your Among Us account: the balance is handled on the game’s servers and there is no way to touch it from outside. If you arrived looking for one, we explain in detail how they work on the inside and why they always end the same way.
See why Beans generators are a scam →Frequently asked questions
How do you get free Stars in Among Us?
The only legitimate route is the ad rewards system in the mobile version, with a daily cap of a couple of Stars and available only in the countries where the studio has enabled it. It requires a verified account. Playing matches never yields Stars under any circumstances, so any other promise you find outside the game is false.
What determines how many Beans you earn per match?
Your performance in that round and your level. The game adds up completed tasks, correct impostor ejections, kills landed when it is your turn to be the impostor and rounds won, then applies the multiplier tied to your account's accumulated experience. Finishing the match is essential: if you disconnect before the end, that count is not credited.
Why does the button for watching ads and earning Stars not appear?
For three common reasons. You are playing on PC or console, where the feature does not exist; you are using an unverified guest account, which is excluded; or you are in a country where the system is not available. On child accounts, parental permissions also have to be fully granted before the button will show.
What is worth unlocking first with saved-up Beans?
One of the Cosmicubes that are bought with Beans, because each cube contains a whole tree of hats, visors and pets that are then opened by spending Pods earned through play. Compared with buying individual pieces in the shop, the cost per item is considerably lower. Pets and expensive individual cosmetics make more sense once you have exhausted that route.
