Alien Hive vs Robot 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
Robot Evolution
Merge robots to create bizarre new machines and build a powerful army. Discover various robot types across different stages and unlock multiple endings. Tap or drag to earn coins and expand your collection.
- Drag and drop robots to merge
- Discover new robot types
- Earn coins to buy creatures
- Build a high-tech army
- Unlock various endings
- Idle clicker gameplay
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Evolution isn’t a perk exclusive to humans and animals: machines can be dragged and dropped together to become wacky mutant creatures just as well! Free the mad scientist in you and fuse different robots to create unpredictable new machines and build your own high-tech army! You can engineer a machine to clean your house, a nanobot to fix your phone every time it breaks, a replicant to be your new bodyguard or a hive-mind swarm of sentient robots that will take over the world’s digital network and use it to control every other machine in the planet and usher a new era of human subjugation. Fun times! HIGH-TECH FEATURES • Pantheon: a new place for supreme beings to look down on us mortals and laugh at our misery • Impostors: watch out for impostors trying to steal the spotlight from the robots HOW TO PLAY • Drag and drop similar robots to create new mysterious creatures • Use robot eggs to earn coins, buy new creatures and make even more money • Alternatively, fiercely tap a robot to make coins pop from their eggs HIGHLIGHTS • Different stages and many robot types to discover • A mind-blowing story with paleolithic twists! • The unexpected mix of alpaca-like evolution and incremental clicker games • Doodle-like illustrations • Various possible endings: find your destiny • No robots were harmed in the making of this game, only developers Skynet has to start somewhere! Disclaimer: While this App is completely free to play, some additional content can be purchased for real money in-game. If you do not want to use this feature, please turn off in-app purchases in your device's settings. Like our page on Facebook and be the first to know about our upcoming games and updates! http://fb.com/tappshq
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Robot Evolution at 4.8 against Alien Hive's 4.6. Robot Evolution also leads on ratings volume (729 vs 189). Alien Hive's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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 Robot Evolution sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Robot Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 189 and 729 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 86% and 86% positive.
Alien Hive ships an update every 2 months, Robot Evolution every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alien Hive | Robot Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (189 ratings) | 4.8 (729 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 85.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 189 | 729 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 231 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appxplore (iCandy) Sdn. Bhd. | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA |
Customer experience
Alien Hive
Robot 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
Robot Evolution
From 729 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Awesome game
- 🤖 Fun robot evolutions
- 💡 Lots of unique robot designs
- 🕹️ Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Cute and colorful visuals
Room to improve
- 🔍 Some features feel hidden or unclear
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔗 Frequent ads interrupting gameplay
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
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
Robot Evolution
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes or pauses when switching between screens
- Inconsistent berry drop rates despite upgrades
- Ads sometimes cause the game to crash
Requested features
4 requests- Add more evolution games on iOS
- Improve screen compatibility for newer devices
- Reduce frequency of ads or provide ad-free option
- Add ability to delete game progress
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
Robot Evolution
- pack of rubies$1.99
- Hard Currency Pack 1$1.99
- pack with diamonds$1.99
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- Remove Ads$1.99
- Shop Bundle$2.99
- Promo Bundles Very High$2.99
- Hard Currency Pack 2$4.99
- big pack of rubies$5.99
- Shop Bundle$5.99
- Trinket$6.99
- Hard Currency Pack 3$9.99
- starter bundle$24.99
Questions
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