Alien Hive vs Swarm Simulator
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
Swarm Simulator
Evolve your insect colony from simple larvae to powerful hive minds in this 3D incremental idle clicker game. Conquer territory, sacrifice units for growth, and ascend to unlock new mutations and expand your swarm across the universe.
- Incremental idle clicker gameplay
- Endless progression and unit evolution
- Idle mode for offline growth
- Ascend system with new mutations
- All-new 3D graphics and units
- Elixir buffs and Golden Bug bonuses
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Over 2 MILLION PLAYERS! Swarm Simulator: Evolution brings the strategic, incremental, idle, clicker gameplay of the wildly successful web game into a new 3D world with dozens of new systems and extra features! Evolve your way from lowly larvae and drones to all-powerful hive Overminds and beyond in this idle masterpiece! Conquer territory with fearsome Stingers and Locusts to become a tycoon of unit production. Sacrifice smaller units for the greater good of the colony and Ascend over and over as you build your Swarm toward its ultimate goal of universe spanning conquest! == Swarm Simulator Features == Idle Clicker Gameplay • Endless progression - start with a few lowly units, evolve and hatch your way to unimaginable numbers. • Idle mode - the game will keep progressing whether it's open or not, take a break for a few hours and your Swarm will grow and grow! • Ascend your Swarm to start over on a new world but with powerful new Mutations. Evolution Upgrades • All new 3D graphics and new units, dozens of 3D bugs in a fully 3D world. • Elixirs give short term buffs to your Swarm, use a Rage elixir to capture more territory ... or a Warper elixir to speed up time itself! • Golden Bugs can be captured to give long-term bonuses to your Swarm. • Swarm Lord Invasions, the HFL, Carapace Shards, unlockable skins for your bugs and more! The classic text-based incremental game has been reborn in vibrant 3D. Download Swarm Simulator now and conquer EVERYTHING!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Swarm Simulator at every 9 days against Alien Hive's every 2 months. Swarm Simulator also leads on ratings volume (2.7K vs 189). Alien Hive's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 78%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Swarm Simulator sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Alien Hive against 4.7 for Swarm Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swarm Simulator has 2.7K ratings behind it against 189, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Alien Hive's written reviews are positive against 78% of Swarm Simulator's.
Alien Hive ships an update every 2 months, Swarm Simulator every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Alien Hive | Swarm Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (189 ratings) | 4.7 (2.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 78.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 189 | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — 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 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 231 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appxplore (iCandy) Sdn. Bhd. | Iron Horse Games LLC |
Customer experience
Alien Hive
Swarm Simulator
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
Swarm Simulator
From 2.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive
- 💡 Unique incremental mechanics
- 🔒 Minimal ads, not intrusive
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches in recent updates
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
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
Swarm Simulator
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on launch
- Stuck on loading screen
- Incorrect display of resources and upgrades
- Issues with cloud save functionality
Requested features
4 requests- More content and updates
- Offline mode
- Customization options
- Improved progression and endgame
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
Swarm Simulator
- Pouch of Crystals$4.99
- Elixir Mega Pack$4.99
- Swarm Supporter Pack$9.99
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- Bag of Crystals$9.99
- Crystalline King Pack$9.99
- Arcane Amplifier Pack$9.99
- Super Shards Pack$9.99
- Challenge Crusher Pack$9.99
- Barrel of Crystals$19.99
- Elixir Ultra Pack$24.99
- Storehouse of Crystals$49.99
Questions
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