Comparison

Bee Merger 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 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.

Highlights
  • Merge bees
  • Collect honey
  • Earn money
  • Manage bee hive
  • Idle gameplay
Features
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Merge bees, make them collect honey, earn money and manage your bee hive. Have fun! :)

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 Merger3 screens
Pocket Bees4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bee Merger at 4.8 against Pocket Bees's 3.8. Bee Merger also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (81% vs 57%). Pocket Bees's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, monetization model 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 Merger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bee Merger holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 330 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Bee Merger's written reviews are positive against 57% of Pocket Bees's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bee Merger ships an update every 10 months, Pocket Bees every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bee Merger versus Pocket Bees: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBee MergerPocket Bees
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better3.8 (330 ratings)
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better56.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better330
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB287 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitalii SidorovAriel Villafane

Customer experience

Bee Merger

All ratings1,168 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.5%

Pocket Bees

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

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

Pocket Bees

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bee Merger

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 Merger free?
Bee Merger 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 Merger or Pocket Bees?
Bee Merger is rated higher. Bee Merger averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Pocket Bees averages 3.8 from 330 ratings.
Do Bee Merger or Pocket Bees have ads?
Bee Merger shows ads; Pocket Bees does not.
Which is updated more often, Bee Merger or Pocket Bees?
Bee Merger ships an update every 10 months, and Pocket Bees every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bee Merger was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pocket Bees on November 3, 2026.

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