Comparison

Counting Bees vs Space

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

Head to head
About

Counting Bees

This educational game helps children learn to count to 20 by guiding bees to flowers. It offers a safe, non-violent, and relaxing environment with multiple language options and customizable learning ranges.

Highlights
  • Learn to count to 20
  • Guide bees to flowers by drawing paths
  • Multiple language support
  • Customizable counting ranges
  • Encouraging and non-violent environment
  • Relaxing music
Features
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From Pi'ikea Street, the award winning developers of Interactive Alphabet and Memory Train. Kids will learn counting to 20 by guiding bees to the flowers! As they learn to count, they will fill four big honey bears. Learn to count in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese Chinese, and Japanese! This game is relaxing and non-violent and provides a safe and fun environment for kids to learn to count. Features: - Kids choose the path the bees fly to the flower by drawing it with their finger - Counting ranges included: 1-5, 1-10, 1-15, 1-20 - Encouraging, non-violent environment - Relaxing Ukulele music plays as your child is encouraged to help and learn. - Completely optimized for kids: No way to 'lose' this game - Special configuration option for parents to enable the languages they are most interested in their kids learning. Parents: Just touch the settings bubble in the top of the screen and then touch the flags of the languages you want to be available. Kids: Switch languages just by touching the flag that the bee is holding. Please check out our other apps "Interactive Alphabet" and "Memory Train" for more "Pi’ikea St." fun! "Piikea St." is a member of "Moms with Apps", a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families. Recommended Ages: 1-3, 4-7 Categories: Counting, Numbers, Games

About

Space

This app offers a collection of engaging games for young children, including matching, sticker activities, coloring, and music. It's designed to be educational and relaxing, with features like printable drawings and memory-boosting games.

Highlights
  • Matching games
  • Sticker albums
  • Coloring pages
  • Music games
  • Printable drawings
  • Memory improvement
Features
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After the huge WORLDWIDE success of “Oceano - Puzzles and Colors”, we are proud to introduce: Space 1999 - Matching, Stickers, Colors and Music Games for Kids Care for details and focus on younger players make “Space 1999” an educating, relaxing application for your children. Simple to use, it is designed for children aged 3 and up. Features: - Compatible with all iPhone, iPad, iPod devices - 4 Games: Matching, Stickers, Colors and Music - Drawings can be printed - Audio effects and background music - Continuously updated with new characters and levels Try the free version now. All levels will be unlocked in the complete version. STICKERS - 50 stickers to stick - 12 albums to complete with lots of characters - Simplified albums - Complex albums for older children - Use your imagination and artistic flair to position the stickers as you want MATCHING - 64 characters to discover - 4 levels of difficulty - Simple and user-friendly even for the youngest children - Multiplayer - Improve your memory DRAWINGS TO COLOR IN - Simplified use of colors - 18 drawings to color in - 28 colors - Drawings can be printed and colored in by hand - Save your drawings ++ MUSIC ++ - Play with sounds and instruments of the Space MAGISTERAPP PLUS With MagisterApp Plus, you can play all MagisterApp games with a single subscription. More than 50 games and hundreds of fun and educational activities for children aged 2 and up. No ads, 7-day free trial, and cancel anytime. Terms of use: https://www.magisterapp.com/wp/terms_of_use Apple Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ SECURITY FOR YOUR CHILDREN MagisterApp creates high quality apps for children.No third party advertising. This means no nasty surprises or deceiving advertisements. Millions of parents trust MagisterApp. Read more and tell us what you think on www.facebook.com/MagisterApp. Have fun!

Screenshots

Counting Bees2 screens
Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Space at Free against Counting Bees's $0.99. Space also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (81% vs 50%). Counting Bees's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads and device support 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

Space is free to download; Counting Bees costs $0.99 up front. Space sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Counting Bees asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space has 1K ratings behind it against 112, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Counting Bees's written reviews are positive against 81% of Space's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counting Bees ships an update every 179 months, Space every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Counting Bees versus Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounting BeesSpace
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (112 ratings)4.2 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews81.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1121K — better
Update frequencyEvery 179 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiikea St. LLCMagisterApp

Customer experience

Counting Bees

All ratings112 ratings
Positive59.8%
Neutral14.3%
Negative25.9%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral9.1%
Negative40.9%

Space

All ratings1,033 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral15.0%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews316 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral13.9%
Negative5.1%

Bugs and requests

Counting Bees

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Space

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Issues with unlocking paid content

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free games and content
  • Additional game modes and challenges
  • Improved feedback and rewards for completing levels

In-app purchases

None

Counting Bees

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Space

Subscriptions2
  • Play all MagisterApp games7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Play all MagisterApp games7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Space 1999 - Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is Counting Bees free?
Counting Bees costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space free?
Space is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Counting Bees or Space?
Space is rated higher. Counting Bees averages 3.6 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while Space averages 4.2 from 1K ratings.
Do Counting Bees or Space have ads?
Neither Counting Bees nor Space shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Counting Bees or Space?
Counting Bees ships an update every 179 months, and Space every 4 months. Most recently, Counting Bees was updated on October 29, 2026 and Space on October 29, 2026.

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