The Bear vs Mister Antonio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Bear
Embark on a friendship adventure with a bear and a little one across a magical universe. This interactive bedtime experience features hand-drawn animations and original music, offering a calming story about togetherness and belonging.
- Interactive bedtime experience
- Friendship-forming adventure
- Hand-drawn animations
- Specially composed music
- Touching story
- Calming experience
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The Bear is an interactive bedtime experience for everyone. The game is free-to-try with no ads. You can play the first chapter for free and unlock the remaining 4 chapters with a single in-app purchase. Lead the bear and the little one through a friendship-forming adventure as they travel across the atmospheric universe of the World of Gra. Relax and stargaze with these weird little characters, as they tell you stories of togetherness, of letting go and of the longing to find a place you belong. The Bear has been lovingly crafted with hundreds of hand drawn animations, specially composed music and a touching story to create a uniquely calming experience, that feels like a bedtime story, read to you by a loved one.
Mister Antonio
Embark on a puzzle game adventure with a quirky cat. Navigate diverse worlds, solve increasingly challenging levels by fetching the right ball combinations, and enjoy surprising encounters and satisfying sounds.
- Puzzle game adventure
- Quirky cat protagonist
- Navigate different worlds
- Fetch ball combinations
- Increasingly challenging levels
- Lovingly-crafted puzzles
- Satisfying sounds
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A puzzle game adventure about a quirky cat with rather curious demands. Featuring surprising encounters, lovingly-crafted puzzles and satisfying sounds. Navigate around the different worlds using the control buttons and fetch the right ball combinations for your cat in increasingly challenging levels. A Bart Bonte puzzle game. Enjoy! @BartBonte
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Bear at none against Mister Antonio's shown. The Bear also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 121). Mister Antonio's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. The Bear sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Mister Antonio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 The Bear against 4.7 for Mister Antonio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Bear has 1.1K ratings behind it against 121, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of The Bear's written reviews are positive against 94% of Mister Antonio's.
The Bear ships an update every 2 weeks, Mister Antonio every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Bear | Mister Antonio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) | 4.7 (121 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.1% of reviews | 94.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 121 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.7 GB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mucks Games | Bart BONTE |
Customer experience
The Bear
Mister Antonio
User reviews
The Bear
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😊 Liked the stars and music
- 👍 Cute, calming, and relaxing
- 🎨 Beautiful art style and animations
- 💡 Meaningful story and themes
- 🤗 Touching and emotional
Room to improve
- 💰 Need to pay for additional chapters
- 🐛 Progress not saved properly
Mister Antonio
From 121 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😊 Cute and fun
- 👍 Challenging puzzles
- 🎶 Great music
- 🤩 Unique and creative
- 💎 High quality game
Room to improve
- 😞 Short length/not enough levels
- 🙁 Repetitive at times
- 🎨 Difficulty for colorblind players
Bugs and requests
The Bear
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game resets when leaving the screen
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Make the full game free
- Add a demo or trial version
Mister Antonio
Reported bugs
1 issue- None reported
Requested features
2 requests- More levels/content
- Colorblind mode
In-app purchases
The Bear
- Buy us a cookie!$0.99
- Unlock all chapters$2.99
- Buy us a coffee!$2.99
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- Buy us lunch!$3.99
Mister Antonio
- premium unlock$2.49
Questions
Is The Bear free?
Is Mister Antonio free?
Which has better reviews, The Bear or Mister Antonio?
Do The Bear or Mister Antonio have ads?
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