Bee Merger vs Plane Factory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bee Merger
Merge bees to create stronger ones and manage your hive. Assign them tasks to collect honey and earn in-game currency. Enjoy a relaxing experience managing your buzzing business.
- Merge bees
- Collect honey
- Earn money
- Manage bee hive
- Idle gameplay
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Merge bees, make them collect honey, earn money and manage your bee hive. Have fun! :)
Plane Factory
Manage your own airport in this exciting idle tycoon game. Unlock and upgrade various planes, take passengers on flights, and earn money to become the richest person alive. Expand your empire by unlocking all available airports.
- Manage your own airport
- Unlock super fun planes
- Take passengers on flights
- Earn money
- Upgrade planes, airport, and runways
- Unlock all airports
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Plane tycoon idle game! Welcome to the most exciting Plane idle game! Are you ready to manage your own airport and become the richest man alive? - Unlock tons of super fun planes - Take passengers on flights, and earn money - Upgrade your planes, airport and runways! - Unlock all the airports!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bee Merger at 81% against Plane Factory's 11%. Bee Merger also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Plane Factory's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bee Merger holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 450 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Bee Merger's written reviews are positive against 11% of Plane Factory's.
Bee Merger ships an update every 10 months, Plane Factory every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bee Merger | Plane Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.3 (450 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 10.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 450 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Vitalii Sidorov | App Swim LLC |
Customer experience
Bee Merger
Plane Factory
User reviews
Bee Merger
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🥰 Relaxing and fun gameplay
- 👍 Generous with rewards
- 🤩 Addictive and enjoyable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches with bee placement
- 💸 Too many ads
Plane Factory
From 450 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Good game concept
- 🎮 Fun gameplay mechanics
- ✅ Developers responsive to feedback
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive ads throughout gameplay
- 💰 Expensive subscription model ($9.50-$40/week)
- 💳 Aggressive monetization strategy
- 🐛 Game-breaking bugs preventing play
- ⚠️ Forced ads even after watching ads for bonuses
Bugs and requests
Bee Merger
Reported bugs
2 issues- Bees becoming tracks
- Infinite cash glitch
Requested features
2 requests- More levels
- Ability to create own bees
Plane Factory
Reported bugs
6 issues- First plane won't move, blocking game progression
- Tapping actions don't register properly
- Game freezes or becomes unresponsive
- Glitch generates incorrect currency amounts (2.15B)
- Screen cutoff issues on iPhone X
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- Game doesn't work after closing and reopening
Requested features
4 requests- Reduce ad frequency significantly
- Offer one-time purchase option instead of recurring subscription
- Fix airplane movement mechanics
- Improve iPhone X compatibility
In-app purchases
Bee Merger
No in-app purchases
Plane Factory
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bee Merger free?
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