Comparison

balloon paperApp vs Beetastic Bee Arcade Game

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

Head to head
About

balloon paperApp

Experience a unique blend of a physical book and an interactive app. Pilot a virtual hot air balloon, controlling its ascent and descent with your fingers to navigate changing landscapes, interact with characters, and explore the skies. Enjoy two distinct gameplay modes for immersive fun.

Highlights
  • Physical book and app integration
  • Virtual hot air balloon piloting
  • Finger-controlled wind direction
  • Interactive world exploration
  • Two gameplay modes
  • Pop-up paper hot air balloon
Features
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Balloon paperApp is a new type of game combining both a book and an iPad® or an iPhone®. With this paper video game you get both a regular book and a pop-up paper hot air balloon to lay on top of your iPad screen. You are the hot air balloon pilot, and you will discover an ever changing world as you fly with the wind. With your fingers, you can control the wind's direction to have your Balloon lift up or go down, to land on the ground, fly through the clouds, hit tags on the ground and pass close to birds and other characters. Two types of Gameplay are possible: • In the classical Game, you pilot a virtual hot air balloon with your fingers. • In another game version, you lay the hot air balloon pop-up on top of your iPad screen, and will be able to see your balloon magically take off and drift gracefully over the land. This is the first book of the paperApp* collection by les éditions volumiques. * Game combining a book and an interactive App

About

Beetastic Bee Arcade Game

Guide a bee through a vibrant world, tilting your device to dodge obstacles and pollinate flowers. This family-friendly arcade game offers simple, engaging gameplay with a charming origin story. Enjoy it for free with ads, or opt for an in-app purchase to remove them.

Highlights
  • Tilt-to-move controls
  • Dodge enemy characters
  • Pollinate flowers
  • High score accumulation
  • Family-friendly gameplay
  • Ad-supported with optional ad removal
Features
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Tilt to move the bee to avoid the baddies. Pollinate the flowers to rack up a high score. It's that easy! With art and game design by sibling game developers Ella and Zac when they were 10 and 7 years old, Beetastic is fun for the whole family. And it's 100% FREE with ads - but you can remove all ads with one simple In-App-Purchase!

Screenshots

balloon paperApp4 screens
Beetastic Bee Arcade Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beetastic Bee Arcade Game at 73% against balloon paperApp's 0%. Beetastic Bee Arcade Game also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 34 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). balloon paperApp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Beetastic Bee Arcade Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. balloon paperApp asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

balloon paperApp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beetastic Bee Arcade Game has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of balloon paperApp's written reviews are positive against 73% of Beetastic Bee Arcade Game's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

balloon paperApp ships an update every 34 months, Beetastic Bee Arcade Game monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
balloon paperApp versus Beetastic Bee Arcade Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterballoon paperAppBeetastic Bee Arcade Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerles éditions volumiquesRed Sprite Studios

Customer experience

balloon paperApp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Beetastic Bee Arcade Game

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.7%

In-app purchases

None

balloon paperApp

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Beetastic Bee Arcade Game

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is balloon paperApp free?
balloon paperApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beetastic Bee Arcade Game free?
Beetastic Bee Arcade Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, balloon paperApp or Beetastic Bee Arcade Game?
balloon paperApp is rated higher. balloon paperApp averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Beetastic Bee Arcade Game averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do balloon paperApp or Beetastic Bee Arcade Game have ads?
Beetastic Bee Arcade Game shows ads; balloon paperApp does not.
Which is updated more often, balloon paperApp or Beetastic Bee Arcade Game?
balloon paperApp ships an update every 34 months, and Beetastic Bee Arcade Game monthly. Most recently, balloon paperApp was updated on October 23, 2026 and Beetastic Bee Arcade Game on October 24, 2026.

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