Alien Hive vs Slime Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alien Hive
This game blends match-3 and sliding tile puzzles to evolve aliens. Match tiles to hatch and evolve creatures, harvest resources, and build your ultimate alien hive. Strategically defeat villainous bots and uncover the planet's mysteries.
- Evolving-aliens puzzle gameplay
- Hybrid match-3 and sliding tile puzzles
- Match tiles to harvest resources
- Hatch and evolve alien species
- Defeat villainous Bots
- BLITZ MODE for fast-action fun
- Collect dozens of Supreme Aliens
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- "Indie Showcase Top 10 Award & Best Art Award." - Casual Connect Asia 2013 - "Appxplore brings us yet another fun and addicting puzzle game that is unique to any other." - GameDynamo, EDITORS' CHOICE! - "Alien Hive looks and feels like the best puzzle game I’ve played in a very long time... It’s brilliant, addictive, and endlessly fun." - Arcade Sushi, 9/10 Stars! - "A extremely addictive and surprisingly original title in the overly-crowded match-three puzzle genre. It combines block swapping with monster-collection and breeding. Well worth your time and your IAP money!" - LittleAppPreview, Score: 9/10 - It's a winning combination, with an almost perfect relaxation-to-robot ratio - KOTAKU *Check out the BLITZ MODE Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUbjeXzooYk Alien Hive is all about evolving aliens, blending match-3 with sliding tile puzzles for a game that feels both familiar and fresh. Swipe tiles to make matches – combine eggs to hatch cute baby aliens, and then help them fully evolve into Supreme Aliens. Match resource tiles for upgrades that let you take command of the board, with the goal of building the ultimate alien hive. Strategically avoid the villainous Bots, who block your progress, by crafting power-ups to eliminate these baddies. As you advance, you will uncover the mystery of the hidden aliens… and tame the Red Planet! Alien Hive Features: * Evolving-aliens puzzle gameplay: hybrid of match-3 and sliding tile puzzles… it’s a whole new type of puzzling fun * Match tiles to harvest resources, grow new species of aliens and zap the villainous Bots * Chill out: pastel graphics and mellow soundtrack, with no time limit to harsh the vibe * Advance the alien society: collect and unleash dozens of Supreme Aliens * Additional Fast-Action Fun BLITZ MODE. * 70 Achievements to suit all styles of play * 14 Achievements for Blitz Mode * Auto save game progress * High Score and Achievements sharing on Facebook * Free to play universal app for iPad, iPhone * iCloud & Game Center Support * Over thousands of Power Boost combinations * Level up your Supreme Aliens If you face any technical issue on your device, appreciate if you can contact us prior to writing negative review. We will try to address the issue as soon as possible. For the latest news, updates, and events LIKE us on Facebook. Official http://www.appxplore.com Facebook http://www.facebook.com/appxplore Twitter http://twitter.com/appxplore
Slime Evolution
Cultivate a charming slime farm by merging identical slimes to discover new ones. Assign elemental properties like water, fire, or grass to influence their characteristics. Embark on adventures to collect more slimes and treasures, and document your discoveries in a field guide.
- Create new slimes by merging
- Assign elemental properties (water, fire, grass)
- Go on adventures for rewards
- Collect slimes in a field guide
- Discover unique slime evolution methods
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Raise cute little slime and take care of a slime farm of your own! [‘How to enjoy 'Slime Evolution'!] 1. Create a new slime – combine the same slime and a new slime appears. 2. Set an element of the slime – slime can have water / fire / or grass elements. Each element has different characteristics, so choose wisely! 3. go on an advanture with your Slime. – You can get a slime and jewery during the advanture. 4. Check your field guide book – You can cehck the name of slimes with funny explanation and their ability. 5. Make a special Slime – Try to make a special slime by finding a new way other than existing evolution method. Thank you :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Slime Evolution at 4.8 against Alien Hive's 4.6. Slime Evolution also leads on ratings volume (597 vs 189). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Alien Hive sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Slime Evolution sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Slime Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 189 and 597 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Alien Hive's written reviews are positive against 91% of Slime Evolution's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alien Hive | Slime Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (189 ratings) | 4.8 (597 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | 91.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 189 | 597 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 231 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appxplore (iCandy) Sdn. Bhd. | SeHyeon Im |
Customer experience
Alien Hive
Slime Evolution
User reviews
Alien Hive
From 189 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Unique and fun gameplay
- 😊 Relaxing and addictive
- 🎨 Cute and creative alien designs
- 🕹️ Challenging and strategic
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 💰 Difficult to progress without in-app purchases
- 🕰️ Frustratingly slow progress
- 📺 Intrusive and excessive ads
Slime Evolution
From 597 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cute and relaxing game
- 🎨 Charming art style
- 🕹️ Simple and addictive gameplay
- ⏱️ Good time-killer
- 🌳 Enjoyable exploration and evolution
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 💰 Unbalanced upgrade costs between platforms
- 🔍 Unclear mechanics (e.g. using seeds)
- 🌐 Language/localization issues
Bugs and requests
Alien Hive
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after watching ads
- Blitz mode score not increasing past 2.1 billion
- Alien evolution progress resets after updates
Requested features
4 requests- More difficulty levels or an easy mode
- Ability to save progress and resume games
- Expanded alien collection and evolution system
- Option to pay for ad-free experience
Slime Evolution
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to merge certain slime types
- Disappearing slimes and lost progress
- Ads not working or causing errors
Requested features
5 requests- Add more types of slimes
- Implement a slime shop/store
- Improve the reward system
- Add more gameplay modes or mini-games
- Enhance the exploration and progression systems
In-app purchases
Alien Hive
- Pile of Gold$0.99
- Energy Amplifier$1.99
- Gold Booster$1.99
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- Pack of Sparks$1.99
- Core Wormhole$1.99
- Bag of Gold$3.99
- Stack of Sparks$3.99
- Rack of Sparks$6.99
- Sack of Gold$9.99
- Box of Gold$19.99
- Chest of Gold$49.99
Slime Evolution
- 20 Gem$0.99
- 110 Gem$4.99
- 240 Gem$9.99
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- 1400 Gem$49.99
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