CyberHive vs After Inc.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CyberHive
Command a starship crewed by intelligent bees, navigating a hostile galaxy. Survive, gather resources, upgrade your vessel, and make critical choices that shape the story and influence alliances with alien races.
- Space exploration and survival
- Resource gathering and management
- Starship upgrades
- Crew management
- Branching narrative choices
- Alien faction interaction
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Survive, gather resources, expand your crew, improve your starship, and pave the way through outer space – full of hostile races. Your path will consist of difficult choices and everyone will have an influence on the outcome. …and perhaps you might be able to solve the mystery of this universe. FLYING AMONG THE STARS You are the commander of the “Melistar” (“The Star Bee”), and you have a swarm of intelligent anthropomorphic bees. Your ship is your home, and your mission is to keep an eye on its fighting ability to repel enemy attacks; to stay on course, and to effectively collect resources to ensure that both the Queen and soldier bees have enough food; and, of course, to keep an eye on the status of your crew, whose members strive to get into trouble or arrange it. OTHER SPECIES The ship travels through an amazing universe full of strange insectoid races. Who you’ll be forming an alliance with, and who you’ll be fighting with, is largely up to you! The Merchant Guild fights the League of Smugglers; the intelligent Ants compete with Locusts for space colonies; the sinister cult of Blood Suckers spreads across the galaxy... We’ll have to fight and trade – and every one of these decisions can be a turning point in the story. SURVIVAL AND STORYTELLING * You can try your hand at surviving. Space cycles alternate, resources run out – and the crew increases; but luck and accurate calculation are on your side! Competently upgrade your ship and set the right course – and you can stay alive for a certain amount of time, or maybe even break a record! * If you like branching plots and world exploration – boldly immerse yourself in the storyline. The CyberHive universe is a mysterious and deep setting. Collect ancient artifacts and pieces of knowledge on distant planets about the past – and discover how the world turned out to be and what misfortune it faces. Maybe you can avert it... or not. MANY EVENTS As you try to find resources and survive, you will experience many events on the ship: from intrigues within the crew and problems with passengers, to a large contraband “set-up” or a collision with the ghost of a legendary pirate starship. Some events form a story, and some occur randomly. But the choices within each event will also have to be considered... ...Subjects with the waist of a wasp and a deadly sting; predatory rivals and faction battles; exploring the farthest corners of the galaxy; dangerous challenges and responsible decisions. Welcome to the world of CyberHive! Commander, we are counting on you.
After Inc.
Rebuild civilization after a zombie apocalypse by building a settlement, exploring, and scavenging for resources. Make difficult societal decisions and defend against zombie threats in a persistent campaign.
- Build and expand settlements
- Explore a post-apocalyptic world
- Scavenge for resources
- Make difficult societal decisions
- Defend against zombie infestations
- Research new technologies
- Persistent campaign with multiple settlements
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Can you rebuild civilization after a zombie apocalypse? From the creator of Plague Inc. comes a unique blend of strategic simulation, survival city builder and ‘mini 4X’. Decades after the Necroa Virus ravaged humanity, a few survivors emerge. Build a settlement, explore, scavenge resources and expand as you shape your post-apocalyptic society. The world is green and beautiful but danger lurks in the ruins! After Inc. is the brand new game from the creator of ‘Plague Inc.’ - one of the most popular games ever with over 190 million players. Brilliantly executed with beautiful graphics and critically acclaimed gameplay - After Inc. is engaging and easy to learn. Build multiple settlements and gain abilities in a persistent campaign to lead humanity out of the darkness. Public Service Announcement: Unlike our other games, I’m pleased to say that After Inc. is not based on any real world situation. No need to start worrying about a real life zombie apocalypse yet… ◈◈◈ What happens after Plague Inc.? ◈◈◈ Features: ● Make difficult decisions - Are children an unaffordable luxury? Are dogs pets or a food source? Democracy or Authoritarianism? ● Explore a beautiful post-apocalyptic United Kingdom ● Exploit the ruins of the past to scavenge / harvest resources ● Expand your Settlement with housing, farms, lumberyards and much more ● Exterminate zombie infestations and defend humanity ● Uncover old technologies and research new ones ● Shape your society and provide services to keep your people happy ● Build multiple settlements in a persistent campaign and level up abilities ● Ultra realistic modelling of Zombie behaviour based on real life studies… :P ● Sophisticated narrative algorithms shaped by your decisions ● 5 unique leaders with radically different abilities ● Internet connectivity not required ● No ‘consumable microtransactions. Expansion Packs are ‘buy once, play forever’ ●Will be updated for years to come. Special sale price to celebrate the launch of the game! ◈◈◈ I’ve got lots of plans for updates! Get in touch and let me know what you want to see. James (the designer) Contact me here: www.ndemiccreations.com/en/1-support www.twitter.com/NdemicCreations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CyberHive at none against After Inc.'s 10. CyberHive also leads on price ($0.49 vs $1.99). After Inc.'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (17K vs 3). On 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
CyberHive costs $0.49 and After Inc. $1.99 up front. After Inc. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. CyberHive asks for nothing beyond the download.
CyberHive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: After Inc. has 17K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of CyberHive's written reviews are positive against 89% of After Inc.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CyberHive ships an update every 4 months, After Inc. weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CyberHive | After Inc. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.8 (17K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 88.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 17K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #11 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 288 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Aleksey Evdokimov | Ndemic Creations |
Customer experience
CyberHive
After Inc.
Bugs and requests
CyberHive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
After Inc.
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sudden zombie attacks crippling settlements
- Moral system being too punishing
- Difficulty balancing issues
Requested features
5 requests- Endless/sandbox mode
- More varied mission types
- Ability to customize settlement
- Improved camera controls
- More content updates and expansions
In-app purchases
CyberHive
No in-app purchases
After Inc.
- Survival Guide$2.99
- New Leaders$4.99
- Cheats & Punishment$4.99
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