Match Conquer vs HIVE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Match Conquer
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Merge and assemble your army, defeat enemies and conquer all. Have fun!
HIVE
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HIVE is a tactical tower defense game where you grow living towers, deploy troop cards and hold your Nest against waves of Lattice machines. Plan your defense on handcrafted lanes, adapt to every wave and turn the swarm into an unbreakable wall. GROW LIVING TOWERS Drag towers onto sockets along the lane and evolve them through three tiers. Acid Spitters shoot down aircraft, Frenzy Maws shred anything up close, Venom Pods slow whole packs and Burst Mortars flatten them from range. Nine tower types, each with its own role, range and tier 3 special. DEPLOY YOUR TROOPS Drag troop cards straight onto the battlefield. Send skitter swarms to harass the flanks, brute packs to crack shields, or summon beasts like the Pyre Wyrm, Storm Jelly and Basalt Golem. Brood energy refills over time, so every card is a decision. BUILD YOUR BATTLE DECK Pick six towers and four troop cards before each defense. Balance area control, single target, defense and utility, cover ground and air, and keep your hive capacity in check. CONQUER THE CAMPAIGN Fight across sectors of five defenses each, choose your route at every fork, and face a Fortress Commander at the end of each sector. Earn stars, claim sector relics and unlock new towers and troops as you go. EVOLVE THE HIVE Invest biomass in tower mastery and permanent research, unlock Nest skins and Nest defenses, and complete daily and weekly quests, milestones and challenges for extra rewards. EVERY WAVE IS A PUZZLE Call waves early for bonus biomass, speed up to 2x when the lane is locked down, and pinch to zoom and drag to scout the whole map. Aircraft, armored troops and commanders all demand a different answer. Quick landscape sessions, responsive touch controls, striking science-fiction visuals and no required online account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Match Conquer at none against HIVE's 6. Match Conquer also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. HIVE sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Match Conquer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Match Conquer | HIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 3 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 โ better | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | RedLine Games | Jonathan Rycx |
In-app purchases
Match Conquer
No in-app purchases
HIVE
- 500 Cores$1.99
- 1,200 Cores$3.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
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- 2,600 Cores$7.99
- Remove Ads$9.99
- 5,500 Cores$14.99









