# Pocket Bees vs BeeKeeper

The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Bees at 3.8 against BeeKeeper's 3.0. Pocket Bees also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 20%) and ratings volume (330 vs 8). BeeKeeper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Pocket Bees sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. BeeKeeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

Pocket Bees holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Bees has 330 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Pocket Bees's written reviews are positive against 20% of BeeKeeper's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pocket Bees | BeeKeeper |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[3.8 (330 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-bees-colony-simulator/id1569622186/reviews)** | [3.0 (8 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beekeeper-apiary-game/id6747629982/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **330** | 8 |
| Positive reviews | **56.6% of reviews** | 20.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 287 MB | 46 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 16.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Ariel Villafane](https://appshunter.io/developer/1532712162) | [Chaniel Abou-Ezzi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1718301615) |

## What reviewers say

### Pocket Bees

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-bees-colony-simulator/id1569622186)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 100 Gems | $0.99 | one-time |
| 500 Gems. | $3.99 | one-time |
| 1200 Gems. | $8.99 | one-time |
| 2500 Gems. | $17.99 | one-time |
| 5500 Gems. | $35.99 | one-time |
| 15000 Gems. | $89.99 | one-time |


### BeeKeeper

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beekeeper-apiary-game/id6747629982)

Grow a new bee colony from scratch by building hives, evolving bees with unique traits, and managing resources. Plant flowers and release bees into the wild to restore the ecosystem in this calm, thoughtful game.

**Highlights:** Grow a new bee colony, Build hives and incubators, Evolve bees with unique traits, Manage honey and pollen resources, Plant flowers, Release bees into the wild

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pocket Bees free?

Pocket Bees is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is BeeKeeper free?

BeeKeeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Pocket Bees or BeeKeeper?

Pocket Bees is rated higher. Pocket Bees averages 3.8 out of 5 from 330 ratings, while BeeKeeper averages 3.0 from 8 ratings.

### Do Pocket Bees or BeeKeeper have ads?

Neither Pocket Bees nor BeeKeeper shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*