Florence vs The Bear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Florence
Experience a touching interactive story about a young woman's first love. Navigate the highs and lows of a relationship through engaging mini-games inspired by graphic novels. Discover personal growth and the complexities of connection.
- Interactive storybook
- Mini-game vignettes
- Relationship progression
- Character development
- Graphic novel inspiration
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Florence is an interactive storybook from the award-winning lead designer of Monument Valley about the heart-racing highs and heartbreaking lows of a young woman's very first love. Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself. Experience every beat of Florence and Krish's relationship through a series of mini-game vignettes - from flirting to fighting, from helping each other grow... to growing apart. Drawing inspiration from 'slice of life' graphic novels and webcomics, Florence is an intimate and unforgettable story.
The Bear
Embark on a friendship adventure with a bear and a little one across a magical universe. This interactive bedtime experience features hand-drawn animations and original music, offering a calming story about togetherness and belonging.
- Interactive bedtime experience
- Friendship-forming adventure
- Hand-drawn animations
- Specially composed music
- Touching story
- Calming experience
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The Bear is an interactive bedtime experience for everyone. The game is free-to-try with no ads. You can play the first chapter for free and unlock the remaining 4 chapters with a single in-app purchase. Lead the bear and the little one through a friendship-forming adventure as they travel across the atmospheric universe of the World of Gra. Relax and stargaze with these weird little characters, as they tell you stories of togetherness, of letting go and of the longing to find a place you belong. The Bear has been lovingly crafted with hundreds of hand drawn animations, specially composed music and a touching story to create a uniquely calming experience, that feels like a bedtime story, read to you by a loved one.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Bear at Free against Florence's $2.99. The Bear also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Florence's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and chart position (#38 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, 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
The Bear is free to download; Florence costs $2.99 up front. The Bear sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Florence asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Florence against 4.6 for The Bear. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Florence has 8.8K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 78% and 78% positive.
Florence ships an update every 2 months, The Bear every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Florence | The Bear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.8K ratings) | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 78.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.8K — better | 1.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #38 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 1.7 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Annapurna Games, LLC | Mucks Games |
Customer experience
Florence
The Bear
User reviews
Florence
From 8.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💎 Genuinely a masterpiece
- 💎 Character Development
- 💎 A brief but great game
- 💎 Light escape from reality
- 💎 Beautiful!
Room to improve
- 🤔 Not worth it imo
- 🤔 Short and only somewhat Interactive
- 🤔 Beautiful, but underwhelming
- 🤔 Meh.
- 🤔 Disappointing
The Bear
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😊 Liked the stars and music
- 👍 Cute, calming, and relaxing
- 🎨 Beautiful art style and animations
- 💡 Meaningful story and themes
- 🤗 Touching and emotional
Room to improve
- 💰 Need to pay for additional chapters
- 🐛 Progress not saved properly
Bugs and requests
Florence
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incompatible with older devices
- Login screen freezes
Requested features
3 requests- More chapters or a whole new story
- Multiple endings
- Longer gameplay
The Bear
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game resets when leaving the screen
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Make the full game free
- Add a demo or trial version
In-app purchases
Florence
No in-app purchases
The Bear
- Buy us a cookie!$0.99
- Unlock all chapters$2.99
- Buy us a coffee!$2.99
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- Buy us lunch!$3.99
Questions
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