Comparison

Roly vs Bug & Seek

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Roly

A relaxing simulation game where you nurture and grow a collection of pill bugs. Simple care routines like feeding and watering lead to an increasing number of colorful pill bugs. Enjoy a calming experience by naming your pets, changing the music, and capturing photos to share.

Highlights
  • Raise and grow pill bugs
  • Collect various colors
  • Simple care routine
  • Name your pill bugs
  • Change BGM
  • Take and share photos
Features
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It is a very easy healing training game. You can grow a lot by taking care of the pill bug. ■ Game content ・ It is a game to grow pill bugs on your smartphone. ・ The number of pill bugs will increase steadily just by taking simple care. ・ Various colors of pill bugs will appear ・ Tap the pill bug to make it round ・ Let's grow a lot of pill bugs and heal them ■ The method of care is very easy! ・ Feeding once every 3 days -Cucumber is my favorite pill bug ・ Watering once a week -The pill bug becomes full of energy when it is moist. ■ Main functions ・ The pill bug grows and grows bigger and bigger. ・ BGM can be changed ・ You can give a name to the pill bug ・ You can take a picture of a pill bug and save it on your smartphone, or share it on Twitter / LINE / Facebook / email. ・ It is possible to notify the timing of feeding / watering. ■ It is a recommended game for such people ・ People who want to raise insects ・ People who like to see insects ・ People who want to keep pets ・ People who like training simulation games ・ People who are looking for a simple game that can kill time ・ People who like farm games ・ People who are not good at difficult games ・ Busy people who have no time to play games ・ People who want to be healed leisurely ・ Recommended for small children

About

Bug & Seek

Become a bug collector in a peaceful simulation game. Catch over 200 real insects, customize your insectarium, and explore a charming town with a light mystery. Enjoy simple, stress-free gameplay and learn interesting facts about bugs.

Highlights
  • Catch 200+ real insects
  • Customize and expand insectarium
  • Explore the world
  • Meet locals and solve mystery
  • Simple, stress-free gameplay
  • Bug-based economy
  • Learn real bug facts
Features
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Catch 200+ real life bugs in this peaceful creature collector. You’ve bought the local insectarium (bug zoo) in the cozy town of Buggburg, so start swinging your net to build your dream bug collection and create the best insectarium Buggburg has ever seen. Developed by a tiny, two-person dev team, Bug & Seek is a relaxing bug-catching game with a mystery twist and pixel art bugs. You've just bought an abandoned Insectarium (bug zoo)—congratulations! Now, go catch real-life bugs, build your collection, and level up your skills. Bug & Seek features a very simple and peaceful gameplay loop, no stress, and no wrong choices. So relax and enjoy all those bugs (and learn about them too)! * Discover 200+ adorable and real insects * Customize and Expand Your Insectarium * Explore The World * Meet the Locals * Solve the Mystery What to Expect: * Simple Game Mechanics — Explore, shake objects to reveal hiding bugs, and swing your net. Bug & Seek was meant to be easy, peaceful, and stress-free. A leveling system increases the rarity of bugs you can catch, and some special items boost your chances too. * A Bug-Based Economy — To earn money, you will have to sell bugs at the stores and for jobs and quests. But don't worry, you will be able to catch more! * Cozy, Humorous Vibes — The cute little town of Buggburg to explore, lots of goofy and bug-obsessed NPC's, bugs with personalities and jokes, and a fun mystery about someone stealing a bunch of bugs. * Light Customization — There are a handful of adorable new decoration sets, and even a few new clothing items you can acquire. * Real Facts and Information — Every bug in the game is a real bug, and you'll learn things like why bugs are so important to biodiversity and environmental health. What Bug & Seek DOES NOT have: * Challenging gameplay; the gameplay loop in Bug & Seek is very simple. * Mini games; if you swing your net at a bug, you will catch it. * Energy meters or sleep requirements; after all, you can only catch certain bugs at night. * Multiplayer options; * Combat; while bugs in real life do attack and eat other bugs, they don't in Bug & Seek, and you won't fight NPC's with your bugs. The bugs also do not carry swords or wear medieval armor, as fun as that might sound. * Romance; while you can talk to NPC's, and do jobs for them involving catching bugs, you cannot romance them, nor can you romance the bugs, regardless of the superpowers that might give to your offspring.

Screenshots

Roly4 screens
Bug & Seek4 screens

Verdict

The call

Roly and Bug & Seek both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Bug & Seek's written reviews are positive against 78% of Roly's. Roly's advantage is ratings volume (268 vs 62) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Roly sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Bug & Seek sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Roly against 4.8 for Bug & Seek. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 268 and 62 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Roly's written reviews are positive against 86% of Bug & Seek's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roly ships an update every 10 days, Bug & Seek weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Roly versus Bug & Seek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRolyBug & Seek
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (268 ratings)4.8 (62 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings268 — better62
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB487 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatsumi MoritaSo Peculiar, LLC

Customer experience

Roly

All ratings258 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative15.3%

Bug & Seek

All ratings61 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative11.9%

Bugs and requests

Roly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bug & Seek

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • DLC not recognized as owned
  • Insectarium maxed, no room for bugs
  • Bugs disappeared after season change
  • Game restarts when closed
  • Expansion content not showing up
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  • Paying didn't unlock content
  • Furniture placement bug (aquarium opens storage)
  • Ads on iOS are over a minute long

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add controller accessibility
  • Include Latin names for bugs
  • Add scientific names for bugs
  • More expansions/DLC
  • Search/filter in field guide
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  • Apple Pencil support
  • Build a home or greenhouse
  • Add botany elements

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Roly

One-time10
  • PREMIUM Roly-Poly:CAMOUFLAGE$0.99
  • PREMIUM Roly-Poly:SPLASH$0.99
  • PREMIUM Roly-Poly:ZEBRA$0.99
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  • PREMIUM Roly-Poly:GOLD$0.99
  • PREMIUM Roly-Poly:EMERALD$0.99
  • PREMIUM Roly-Poly:AMETHYST$0.99
  • PREMIUM Roly-Poly:PASTEL$0.99
  • PREMIUM Roly-Poly:STONE$2.99
  • Remove Ads 7 days$3.99
  • Remove Ads 30 days$7.99
1 purchases

Bug & Seek

One-time1
  • English (U.S.)$6.99

Questions

Is Roly free?
Roly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bug & Seek free?
Bug & Seek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roly or Bug & Seek?
Bug & Seek is rated higher. Roly averages 4.7 out of 5 from 268 ratings, while Bug & Seek averages 4.8 from 62 ratings.
Do Roly or Bug & Seek have ads?
Both Roly and Bug & Seek show ads.
Which is updated more often, Roly or Bug & Seek?
Roly ships an update every 10 days, and Bug & Seek weekly. Most recently, Roly was updated on October 29, 2026 and Bug & Seek on October 20, 2026.

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