BeetleWorm vs KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeetleWorm
A casual game where players create the longest line of insects, including beetles, stag beetles, and butterflies. Customize your insects with over 200 dress-up options to enhance the gameplay experience.
- Insect line creation
- Beetle, stag beetle, and butterfly characters
- Over 200 dress-up items
- Casual gameplay
- Customization options
Read full descriptionHide full description
A beetle version of the beetle march game and worm game. Besides beetles, there are also stag beetles and butterflies! Let's make the longest line! Over 200 types of dress-ups!
KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle
Observe and raise Japanese rhinoceros beetles around a sacred tree's sap. Place jelly to nurture larvae and aim for the largest beetle. All features are free, supported by banner ads.
- Observe beetles at a sacred tree
- Place jelly to raise larvae
- Aim for the biggest beetle
- Free to play
- Japanese rhinoceros beetle focus
Read full descriptionHide full description
This is a game where you observe beetles gathering around the sacred tree’s sap. Place jelly and raise larvae to aim for the biggest beetle! All features are available for free. Banner ads will be displayed. Note: The beetle featured in this app is the Japanese rhinoceros beetle ("Kabutomushi"), a popular insect in Japan.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle at none against BeetleWorm's 4. KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1). BeetleWorm's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. BeetleWorm sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BeetleWorm against 4.9 for KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
BeetleWorm ships an update every 3 months, KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeetleWorm | KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 291 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yasuhiro Mizuki | Sumie Watanabe |
Customer experience
BeetleWorm
KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle
In-app purchases
BeetleWorm
- Add 100 items$0.99
- Add 1,000 items$7.99
- Add 10,000 items$40.99
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Add 50,000 items$74.99
KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BeetleWorm free?
Is KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle free?
Which has better reviews, BeetleWorm or KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle?
Do BeetleWorm or KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle have ads?
Which is updated more often, BeetleWorm or KABUTO Beetle Diary & Battle?
Other comparisons
