Comparison

Polymerger vs Hive Order

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Polymerger

Launch polygons onto a board, merge them into larger shapes, and aim for the highest score. Be mindful of the stacking limit to avoid losing. Your progress is saved, allowing you to pause and resume play.

Highlights
  • Launch polygons
  • Merge shapes
  • Aim for high scores
  • Save game progress
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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Launch polygons, merge them, and relax with Polymerger, the most satisfying shape-merge puzzle game. Toss shapes onto the board, merge polygons into larger ones, and see how far you can go! There’s no limit to the number of sides you can achieve—so keep merging and aim for the highest score! But be careful – don't let the polygons stack up too high! If a polygon touches the line for too long, you'll lose. Your game progress will be saved, so feel free to take a break and come back when you're ready to finish! NOTE: The saved game might become useless when updating/reinstalling the game. Make sure to finish your game before updating.

About

Hive Order

A hexagon-based puzzle game where players match numbers to clear cells and advance through levels. Offers both a challenging regular mode with a final boss and an endless arcade mode for high scores.

Highlights
  • Hexagon board matching
  • Number merge puzzles
  • Regular mode with final level
  • Arcade mode for high scores
  • Progressive difficulty
Features
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A game of matching numbers on a hexagon board. Win all the cells and overcome the final level to beat the game in regular mode! Then try for as many points in arcade mode!

Screenshots

Polymerger4 screens
Hive Order4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Polymerger at none against Hive Order's 2. Hive Order's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hive Order sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Polymerger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Polymerger against 5.0 for Hive Order. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Polymerger's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hive Order's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polymerger ships an update every 3 months, Hive Order every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Polymerger versus Hive Order: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolymergerHive Order
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings714 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMete Aybars ZEMHERIJin Chen

Customer experience

Polymerger

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%

Hive Order

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Polymerger

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Hive Order

One-time2
  • Premium Version Unlock$1.99
  • Tip Developer$2.99

Questions

Is Polymerger free?
Polymerger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hive Order free?
Hive Order is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Polymerger or Hive Order?
Polymerger and Hive Order are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 14 ratings respectively.
Do Polymerger or Hive Order have ads?
Neither Polymerger nor Hive Order shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polymerger or Hive Order?
Polymerger ships an update every 3 months, and Hive Order every 2 days. Most recently, Polymerger was updated on October 8, 2026 and Hive Order on September 29, 2026.

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