Hive® Game vs Quoridors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hive® Game
Experience the award-winning strategy board game digitally. This app offers a faithful adaptation of the classic game, featuring challenging AI, all official expansions, and customizable visuals. Perfect for both new players and seasoned veterans.
- Official Hive® rules and design
- Includes all three official expansions
- Advanced RustyBlade™ AI
- Adjustable difficulty for beginners
- Video tutorial by game creator
- Customizable visual settings
- Local network play
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"What impresses me most about this Hive® app is how the AI plays with true strategic depth—enough to challenge even seasoned Hive veterans. The developers have captured the purity of the game beautifully: no clutter, no distractions, just clean design that lets the elegance of Hive shine through. A thoughtful, well-crafted adaptation." – John Yianni, creator of Hive® The award-winning tabletop classic Hive® is now in your pocket. Created with the blessing of the game’s designer, John Yianni, this app delivers a clean, focused, and beautifully polished digital Hive® experience. Hive® is a captivating strategy game often described as “nature’s chess.” There is no board — the game itself is built from the creatures you place. Your goal is simple: surround your opponent’s Queen Bee while keeping your own safe. Easy to learn, endlessly deep to master. OFFICIAL HIVE® EXPERIENCE Faithful to the vision of its original designer, this app captures the award-winning rules and timeless elegance of Hive® without compromise. THE COMPLETE HIVE® Play Hive® exactly as intended. Alongside the base game, all three official expansion pieces are included: Mosquito, Ladybug, and Pillbug. THE RUSTYBLADE™ AI Don’t settle for predictable opponents. RustyBlade™ is a bold, aggressive AI engine that plays with initiative and intent. It doesn’t aim for safe draws — it fights for victory. Expect intense, uncompromising strategic battles. PERFECT FOR BEGINNERS TOO New to Hive®? The fully adjustable difficulty lets RustyBlade™ become a patient training partner. Learn the ropes with a video tutorial by John Yianni (the creator of Hive), while the illustrated rulebook and Undo feature allow you to learn, experiment, and improve without pressure. ELEGANT & FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE A sleek design that adapts to your style. Choose your preferred board orientation (flat or pointy-top), select custom colors, and adjust wood grain intensity. Responsive controls, subtle animations, and haptic feedback ensure a smooth, immersive experience that brings the hive to life. UNIVERSAL PURCHASE Unlock the Elite Edition once and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. ELITE EDITION: - Full access to all official expansions: Mosquito, Ladybug, and Pillbug. - Test your skills against advanced RustyBlade™ AI difficulty levels. - Personalize your experience with premium backgrounds and visual settings. - Detailed player statistics. - Game Center support (friend-invite matches only). - Local network play over the same Wi-Fi network. - Family Sharing: Share the Elite experience with your family at no extra cost. The Hive is humming. The army is ready. Are you? Official Website: https://hivegameapp.com
Quoridors
A strategic board game where players race their pawns to the opposite side of the board while using walls to block opponents. Offers various game modes, bot opponents, and puzzles to improve your skills. Customize your game with different themes and styles.
- Wall-and-race strategy gameplay
- Ranked matches against real players
- Ten bot opponents with varying difficulty
- Pass and play mode for local multiplayer
- Engine review of games and rated puzzles
- Daily puzzles and streaks
- Customizable board themes and pawn styles
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Quoridors is the classic wall-and-race strategy game. On your turn you either step your pawn one square, or you spend one of your walls to make your opponent's route longer. You can slow them down, but you can never seal them in — there must always be a path. That single rule is where the whole game lives. PLAY - Ranked matches against real players, three minutes a side - Ten bots, from one that never places a wall to one that expects you to lose - Pass and play on one device, no account and no connection needed - Invite a friend with a link GET BETTER - A full engine review of any game: every move graded, the losing one found - Rated puzzles drawn from real positions, each with exactly one winning move - A daily puzzle, the same one for everybody, on the home screen every morning CLIMB - Seven ranks from Scout to Grand Architect - A separate puzzle rating that moves with every first attempt - Daily streaks, and a leaderboard for the whole site MAKE IT YOURS - Five board themes - Four pawn styles and four wall styles - Board depth, goal-row tinting and motion effects you can turn off No ads. No in-app purchases. No chat to moderate — quick emotes only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quoridors at 5.0 against Hive® Game's 4.5. Quoridors also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Hive® Game's advantage is ratings volume (314 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Hive® Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Quoridors asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quoridors holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hive® Game has 314 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Hive® Game | Quoridors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (314 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 314 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GiantStep Kft. | Marcus Schwartz |
Customer experience
Hive® Game
Quoridors
In-app purchases
Hive® Game
- Elite Edition$9.99
Quoridors
No in-app purchases









