Comparison

Beecarbonize vs Wasteland Orchard

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

Head to head
About

Beecarbonize

Engage in a complex simulation to combat climate change by researching technologies, enacting policies, and managing resources. Balance societal needs with industrial progress to reduce carbon emissions and avert environmental catastrophes. Experiment with diverse strategies and adapt to randomized world events for high replayability.

Highlights
  • Research cutting-edge technologies
  • Enact policies and social reforms
  • Protect and restore ecosystems
  • Modernize industry
  • Manage resources effectively
  • Utilize 235 unique game cards
  • Experience impactful world events
Features
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Research cutting-edge technologies, enact policies, protect ecosystems, and modernize industry to cut down carbon emissions. Manage your resources well and you might survive. ACCESSIBLE, BUT COMPLEX SIMULATION Will you favor industrial reforms, nature conservation or people initiatives? There are many ways to solve climate change and reduce pollution. But saving the planet is not an easy task. The more carbon emissions you produce the more extreme events you will have to deal with. STEER SOCIETY & INDUSTRY You have to balance the power-generating industry, social reforms, ecological policies and scientific endeavors. Will you transition from fossil fuels as fast as possible? Or will you focus on carbon capture technologies first? Experiment with new strategies and don’t be afraid to start again. 235 UNIQUE CARDS Game cards represent inventions, laws, social advancements, or industries - each designed on the basis of real-world climate science. In addition, partially randomized world events occur, forcing you to adapt your strategy. Gradually unlock new cards in the game encyclopedia and chart your path towards a new future. IMPACTFUL EVENTS, HIGH REPLAYABILITY The world of Beecarbonize reacts to your actions. More emissions mean more floods or heatwaves, investing in nuclear power raises the risk of a nuclear incident, and so on. Learn more with each run and you might overcome environmental catastrophes, social unrest, and even avert the end of life on earth. Beecarbonize is a strategic challenge that lets you experience phenomena shaping our everyday lives hands-on. Just how many seasons can you last? NEW HARDCORE MODE We are introducing Hardcore mode, the ultimate challenge in Beecarbonize for experienced players. In Hardcore mode you will face the harsh reality of climate change. Can you defy the odds and save the planet even in this extreme scenario? ABOUT The game was developed in cooperation with leading climate experts from NGO People in Need as a part of the 1Planet4All project financed by the European Union.

About

Wasteland Orchard

Cultivate resilient trees and harvest valuable fruit in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Manage your orchard, scavenge resources, and research abilities to survive storms and radiation. Your trees grow even when you're offline, offering daily rewards and permanent upgrades.

Highlights
  • Grow resilient trees
  • Harvest valuable fruit
  • Explore and scavenge
  • Craft items and build
  • Research abilities
  • Permanent upgrades
  • Idle progression
Features
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Survive a wasteland ravaged by storms and radiation by growing the strongest, most resilient trees with the most valuable fruit! Select fruit with the ideal properties to plant more trees and expand your orchard! Explore the map each run, scavenge for resources, craft items, build structures, trade with and receive gifts from townsfolk, research powerful abilities, and use rare golden seeds for permanent upgrades! Your trees in Wasteland Orchard continue growing while you're away so check back daily to harvest, purchase upgrades, and expand your orchard!

Screenshots

Beecarbonize4 screens
Wasteland Orchard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beecarbonize at none against Wasteland Orchard's 9. Beecarbonize also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 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. Wasteland Orchard sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Beecarbonize asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Beecarbonize against 4.7 for Wasteland Orchard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 164 and 152 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Beecarbonize's written reviews are positive against 91% of Wasteland Orchard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beecarbonize ships an update every 8 days, Wasteland Orchard every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Beecarbonize versus Wasteland Orchard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeecarbonizeWasteland Orchard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (164 ratings) — better4.7 (152 ratings)
Positive reviews94.0% of reviews — better90.9% of reviews
Number of ratings164 — better152
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB237 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles Games s.r.o.Dustin Auxier

Customer experience

Beecarbonize

All ratings164 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.6%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive94.0%
Neutral0.9%
Negative5.2%

Wasteland Orchard

All ratings152 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%

User reviews

Beecarbonize

From 164 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Engaging and challenging mechanics
  • 🔒 No ads or microtransactions
  • 💡 Unique climate change theme
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive UI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 💤 Lack of replayability after completing
  • 🕰️ Short game length
  • 🤔 Overwhelming at first for new players

Wasteland Orchard

From 152 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Unique and creative gameplay
  • 💡 Deep and complex mechanics
  • ✨ Great idle time burner
  • 😊 No forced ads
  • 🎶 Amazing soundtrack

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Seeds disappear
  • 🐛 Disappointing nerfs
  • 🐛 Monotonous gameplay loop
  • 🐛 Save bug
  • 🐛 Poor balance

Bugs and requests

Beecarbonize

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Time progress resets when resuming game
  • Inconsistent behavior of some cards

Requested features

5 requests
  • Infinite/endless mode
  • Difficulty settings or custom scenarios
  • Multiplayer or leaderboard features
  • More languages supported
  • Expanded card pool and gameplay depth

Wasteland Orchard

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Seeds disappear
  • Disappointing Nerfs
  • Monotonous gameplay loop
  • Save bug
  • Game not launching after update
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  • Game not opening
  • Glitch where trying to claim tree treasure rewards makes it inaccessible after a storm kills trees and makes a giant text box until you close the game
  • Seeds disappear after a storm

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add search/filter radar function to tutorial
  • Journal or easily find specific trees by stats
  • More missions
  • More content
  • Make game able to save progress
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  • Quickly switch between all trees
  • More frequent time potion in shop
  • Balance storm requirements
  • No shortcuts/features to reseed the entire map
  • No shortcuts to add auto harvest/mulch/tree stakes/lightning wall/concrete wall to all trees
  • No shortcut/features to see dead trees
  • Not possible to make Chests keys
  • Time warp Potions should be easier to come by at the beginning
  • Balance some storms

In-app purchases

None

Beecarbonize

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Wasteland Orchard

One-time9
  • Wasteland Starter Pack$1.99
  • Peaceful Harvests PhillipAddOn$1.99
  • Peaceful Harvests BountifulAdd$2.99
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  • Great Listener$3.99
  • Bountiful Orchard$4.99
  • Nature's Bounty$5.99
  • Peaceful Harvests$6.99
  • Shard Shaman$12.99
  • Time Lord$19.99

Questions

Is Beecarbonize free?
Beecarbonize is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wasteland Orchard free?
Wasteland Orchard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beecarbonize or Wasteland Orchard?
Beecarbonize is rated higher. Beecarbonize averages 4.7 out of 5 from 164 ratings, while Wasteland Orchard averages 4.7 from 152 ratings.
Do Beecarbonize or Wasteland Orchard have ads?
Neither Beecarbonize nor Wasteland Orchard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beecarbonize or Wasteland Orchard?
Beecarbonize ships an update every 8 days, and Wasteland Orchard every 9 days. Most recently, Beecarbonize was updated on October 23, 2026 and Wasteland Orchard on October 23, 2026.

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