Comparison

Nature Board Game vs StackHive

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

Head to head
About

Nature Board Game

A digital board game where players adapt creatures to survive in a dynamic wilderness. Features a modular system for endless replayability, solo campaigns, and cross-platform multiplayer. Offers deep strategy with stunning artwork.

Highlights
  • Adapt creatures with unique traits
  • Modular game system for varied ecosystems
  • Solo campaign against AI
  • Cross-platform multiplayer matchmaking
  • Play with friends (real-time, async, pass & play)
  • Stunning watercolor artwork and animations
Features
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Nature is a digital board game that invites you into the untamed wilderness, where you must adapt to survive. From the designer of the award-winning Evolution series, Nature is designed to be faster, better balanced, and seamlessly expandable. Adapt to Survive Grow your creatures in a world where resources are limited and danger is never far away. Develop the Fast trait to outrun predators, add Nesting to boost your population growth, or play Tusked to root out food others can't. With traits that combine and synergize, you can find success with a variety of strategies. Seamlessly Expandable Thanks to Nature's modular game system, no two games are ever the same. Mix and match different modules, each introducing new rules and thematic twists to the ecosystem. Flight features soaring creatures and new ways to find food, Jurassic brings out colossal predators, and in the Arctic Tundra survival itself is always in question. Modules can even be combined to create new ecosystems with unique interactions. Easy to Learn, Hard to Master Nature has been refined through years of development and thousands of playtests to offer a game that's easy to learn yet deep in strategy. New players can jump right in with clear rules and intuitive gameplay, while experienced strategists will discover layers of tactical depth and challenge. The result is a well-balanced experience that keeps everyone coming back for more. Key Features: Solo Campaign: Play against smart digital opponents and take on custom challenges that tweak the rules in the Campaign. Multiplayer Matchmaking: Get matched with others of a similar skill level in cross platform multiplayer. Play with friends your way: Challenge friends in real time or asynchronous games, or use pass and play for up to four players on the same device. Singleplayer Opponents: Four levels of AI difficulty and six different opponent strategies provide lots of challenge. Stunning Artwork: Beautiful watercolor illustrations and animations bring the natural world to life. Modular System: Each Module introduces new gameplay and combinations Whether you venture alone or with fellow explorers, the wilds of Nature offer a new adventure with every visit.

About

StackHive

Features
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StackHive is a cosy-but-clever puzzle about stacking colored tiles on a honeycomb board. Drop a stack, line up matching colors, and watch runs pop in a shower of particles. Easy to learn in one move — hard to put down. WHY YOU'LL GET HOOKED • One-thumb play: drag a stack onto the hive, that's it. • Only the TOP color merges — flip and rotate pieces to plan the perfect chain. • Chain clears together for escalating combos and screen-shaking payoffs. FRESH CHALLENGES, ALWAYS • Dozens of levels that steadily introduce new twists. • Special pieces: rainbow tiles that match anything, and bombs to blast a jam open. • Board hazards to outsmart: honey-locked cells, junk tiles, creeping spread, and nectar goals — each taught with its own quick intro. • Bonus cells that pay DOUBLE when you clear on them. MODES FOR EVERY MOOD • Campaign — climb the levels and earn up to three stars each. • Daily Challenge — one shared board for everyone, every day. Keep your streak alive! • Endless Hive — no targets, just how far can you go? MAKE IT YOURS • Unlock tile palettes and board themes with the coins you earn. • Game Center leaderboards for endless high score, furthest level, and best streak. PLAYS YOUR WAY • Fully playable offline. • Reduce Motion, sound, music and haptic options. • Free to play, with optional ad removal and coin packs. Download StackHive and start clearing the comb.

Screenshots

Nature Board Game4 screens
StackHive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nature Board Game at none against StackHive's shown. Nature Board Game also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nature Board Game sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and StackHive sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nature Board Game ships an update every 4 days, StackHive every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nature Board Game versus StackHive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNature Board GameStackHive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (118 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings118 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size702 MB7 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNorth Star Digital GamesRayan Ahmad

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Nature Board Game

One-time11
  • Natural Disasters Module$4.99
  • Amazon Rainforest Module$4.99
  • Flight Module and Campaign$4.99
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  • Jurassic Module and Campaign$4.99
  • Arctic Tundra Module and Campaign$4.99
  • Nature Base Game$6.99
  • Flight Jurassic and Arctic Tundra$9.99
  • Nature, Flight and Jurassic$12.99
  • Nature, Flight, and Arctic Tundra$12.99
  • Nature Game System Bundle$14.99
  • Nature Big Box Bundle$19.99
3 purchases

StackHive

One-time3
  • Hexagon Puzzle Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Hexa Stack Booster Pack$6.99

Questions

Is Nature Board Game free?
Nature Board Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StackHive free?
StackHive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nature Board Game or StackHive have ads?
StackHive shows ads; Nature Board Game does not.
Which is updated more often, Nature Board Game or StackHive?
Nature Board Game ships an update every 4 days, and StackHive every 5 days. Most recently, Nature Board Game was updated on October 24, 2026 and StackHive on September 26, 2026.

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