Comparison

Inflammania vs Pocket Bees

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

Head to head
About

Inflammania

Explore the human immune system and learn about inflammation through strategic gameplay. Defend the body against various diseases by understanding molecular mechanisms and drug effects. Embark on adventures across different body systems to combat illnesses.

Highlights
  • Simulates immune system and inflammation
  • Learn about diseases like gout and asthma
  • Explore 5 different body worlds
  • Understand molecular mechanisms
  • Learn drug effects and side effects
  • Strategic gameplay
Features
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Inflammania - The Inflammation Game is a strategy game for everyone. Enter the fascinating world of the immune system! Become familiar with the good and bad sides of inflammation. Embark on exciting adventures in our body and protect it from diseases such as gout, Crohn's disease, asthma and rheumatism. In currently 5 worlds (Gut, Joint Gout, Joint Rheumatism, Joint Rheumatism II, Lung) you learn about complex, molecular mechanisms and drugs with their effects and adverse reactions. • Gout-Joint: Strategically position neutrophil granulocytes and catch uric acid crystals with their nets during a gout attack. • Rheumatism-Joint: Take different drugs in a targeted dose and stop the immune cells to attack your own body. • Lungs: Place leukotrin inhibitors and glucocorticoid drugs to eliminate the inflammatory tissue hormones and T lymphocytes to prevent an asthma attack. • Bowel: Fight against the influx of neutrophilic granulocytes with various drugs and become master of the inflammatory reaction in Crohn's disease. The game is developed within the Collaborative Research Centre 1181 "Checkpoints for Resolution of Inflammation" at the University Hospital Erlangen of the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. The development of the game is funded by the German Research Foundation.

About

Pocket Bees

Build and manage your own bee colony. Forage for resources, breed different bee types, and capture creatures to strengthen your army. Engage in real-time battles with other players for resources and complete missions for rewards.

Highlights
  • Resource foraging and management
  • Nest chamber upgrades
  • Breeding worker and guard bees
  • Creature capture and army building
  • Real-time player vs. player combat
  • Story and daily missions
Features
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* Forage resources and bring them back to your nest. * Improve your nest chambers for extra bonuses. * Breed worker and guard bees. * Capture other creatures and make them join your army. * Collect all the creatures and make them stronger. * Fight other players real time for resources and bonus items. * Complete the story and daily missions for extra prizes. ----- follow @ArielGames15 on Twitter for updates Discord: https://discord.gg/BJk6Dgx

Screenshots

Inflammania4 screens
Pocket Bees4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inflammania at 100% against Pocket Bees's 57%. Inflammania also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Pocket Bees's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads 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. Pocket Bees sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Inflammania asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inflammania ships an update every 5 months, Pocket Bees every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Inflammania versus Pocket Bees: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInflammaniaPocket Bees
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.8 (330 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better56.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—330 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB287 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUniversitaetsklinikum ErlangenAriel Villafane

Customer experience

Inflammania

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pocket Bees

All ratings329 ratings
Positive68.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative22.5%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive56.6%
Neutral15.5%
Negative27.9%

In-app purchases

None

Inflammania

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Pocket Bees

One-time6
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • 500 Gems.$3.99
  • 1200 Gems.$8.99
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  • 2500 Gems.$17.99
  • 5500 Gems.$35.99
  • 15000 Gems.$89.99

Questions

Is Inflammania free?
Inflammania is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Bees free?
Pocket Bees is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Inflammania or Pocket Bees have ads?
Neither Inflammania nor Pocket Bees shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inflammania or Pocket Bees?
Inflammania ships an update every 5 months, and Pocket Bees every 3 weeks. Most recently, Inflammania was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pocket Bees on November 3, 2026.

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