Comparison

Bee.io 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

Bee.io

Compete as a bee to gather the most honey and outgrow your rivals. Collect power-ups to enhance your abilities and upgrade your hive for a competitive edge.

Highlights
  • Collect honey
  • Compete with other bees
  • Gather power-ups
  • Grow your hive
  • Upgrade your hive
Features
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Fill honeycombs more honey and faster than other bees. Collect power ups to grow and upgrade your hive.

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

Bee.io3 screens
Pocket Bees4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bee.io and Pocket Bees both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Bee.io's written reviews are positive against 57% of Pocket Bees's. Bee.io also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Pocket Bees's advantage is ratings volume (330 vs 3). On price, rating, 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. Bee.io asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bee.io holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Bees has 330 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Bee.io's written reviews are positive against 57% of Pocket Bees's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bee.io versus Pocket Bees: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBee.ioPocket Bees
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better3.8 (330 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better56.6% of reviews
Number of ratings3330 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB287 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitalii SidorovAriel Villafane

Customer experience

Bee.io

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Bee.io

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 Bee.io free?
Bee.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Bees free?
Pocket Bees is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bee.io or Pocket Bees?
Bee.io is rated higher. Bee.io averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Pocket Bees averages 3.8 from 330 ratings.
Do Bee.io or Pocket Bees have ads?
Neither Bee.io nor Pocket Bees shows ads.

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