Comparison

Monsters Lab vs Bear Party

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

Head to head
About

Monsters Lab

Race through obstacle courses, transforming your monster by dodging hazards and sprinting through specific gates. Aim to impress judges with your mutated creation before crossing the finish line in this fun running game.

Highlights
  • Mutate monster during race
  • Dodge obstacles
  • Sprint through gates
  • Complete obstacle courses
  • Impress judges
Features
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On your marks, get set, and the race is on to see if you can complete the transformation of your monster before you reach the finish line in this fun, freaky running game. Complete each obstacle course by dodging barrels and sprinting through the right gates to merge an each part of your monster runner.  Can you impress the judges and get full marks for your crazy science project? Find out in this super fun running game. Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use

About

Bear Party

Compete in a colorful arena by matching tiles to survive. Push opponents off the disappearing platform to be the last one standing. Enjoy addictive levels and fun io gameplay.

Highlights
  • Arena survival gameplay
  • Tile matching mechanic
  • Push opponents out
  • Addicting levels
  • Casual brain teaser
  • Unique player skins
Features
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Are you ready to compete against heroes? Run around the io arena, choose the right tile to stay, and do not fall down! Play Bear Party, have lots of fun and become one last standing. In this casual io game, your main goal is to survive in the arena full of enemies. To stay alive for five nights you should be smart, fast, and furious! Guess the right tile, run fast there and push other players out of the arena. The rules are super simple to learn. Stay on the tile with the same image the host shows you on the card. Be careful! All other tiles will disappear in a few seconds. Stay alive as many rounds as you can and do not fall down! Why you’ll live the puzzle survival game: - Lots of addicting levels - Fun io gameplay - Casual brain teaser - Famous characters - Simple controls - Beautiful graphics - Unique player skins So what are you waiting for? Join the hilarious survival puzzle right now! Download Bear Party, push your enemies out of the arena and become the top player! Puzzle matching has never been that exciting!

Screenshots

Monsters Lab4 screens
Bear Party4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monsters Lab at none against Bear Party's 1. Bear Party's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Bear Party sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Monsters Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Monsters Lab against 4.6 for Bear Party. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30K and 46K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 77% and 76% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monsters Lab ships an update every 2 months, Bear Party every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Monsters Lab versus Bear Party: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonsters LabBear Party
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (30K ratings)4.6 (46K ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better76.4% of reviews
Number of ratings30K46K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size312 MB390 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSayGames LTDDEVGEIM

Customer experience

Monsters Lab

All ratings30,205 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%

Bear Party

All ratings46,321 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative18.4%

User reviews

Monsters Lab

From 30K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🚀 Great graphics
  • 💡 Variety of monsters
  • 🚀 Engaging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent ads
  • 🐛 Skin selection issues
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches

Bear Party

From 46K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Funny and easy gameplay
  • 🤩 Amusing character models
  • 💫 Engaging ragdoll physics

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Limited game modes
  • 💰 Excessive advertisements
  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches

Bugs and requests

Monsters Lab

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Skin selection not working as expected
  • Game getting stuck or not loading
  • Ads preventing access to rewards
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow purchasing of monsters from chests
  • More variety in characters and skins
  • Fix skin selection issues
  • Reduce ad frequency

Bear Party

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads not working properly
  • Game freezing on launch
  • Skin selection issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More character and level variety
  • Reduced ads or ad-free option

In-app purchases

None

Monsters Lab

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bear Party

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Monsters Lab free?
Monsters Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bear Party free?
Bear Party is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monsters Lab or Bear Party?
Bear Party is rated higher. Monsters Lab averages 4.6 out of 5 from 30K ratings, while Bear Party averages 4.6 from 46K ratings.
Do Monsters Lab or Bear Party have ads?
Monsters Lab shows ads; Bear Party does not.
Which is updated more often, Monsters Lab or Bear Party?
Monsters Lab ships an update every 2 months, and Bear Party every 3 months. Most recently, Monsters Lab was updated on November 9, 2026 and Bear Party on November 9, 2026.

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