Comparison

Place n Fill vs Pixel Hive

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

Head to head
About

Place n Fill

Place colored balls into open spaces on a board to reveal a hidden image. As each ball fills a hole, the picture gradually takes shape. Complete the entire design by filling all remaining spaces.

Highlights
  • Fill spaces with colored balls
  • Reveal hidden images
  • Section-by-section picture building
  • Complete full designs
  • Relaxing puzzle gameplay
Features
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Colored balls settle into open holes across the board. As each space is occupied, the hidden figure starts to take form. Work through the remaining openings, build the picture section by section, and complete the full design with every ball in its place.

About

Pixel Hive

Engage in a relaxing 3D puzzle game where you direct swarms of colored bees to deconstruct pixel sculptures. Plan your hive releases strategically to manage limited slots and clear each level.

Highlights
  • Harvest matching pixel blocks with colored bee swarms
  • Deconstruct 3D pixel sculptures piece by piece
  • Manage limited hive waiting slots
  • Rotate sculptures to find colors
  • Plan with upcoming hive queue
  • Utilize power-ups like magnet and freeze
Features
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Welcome to Pixel Hive, a puzzle game where swarms of busy bees take apart colorful 3D pixel sculptures, one block at a time. Every level starts with a finished sculpture floating above your hives: a juicy watermelon, a desert pyramid, and many more. Your job is to pick the right hive and release its bees. Each hive holds a swarm of one color, and its bees fly out to harvest only the blocks that match. As the blocks disappear, the sculpture melts away until nothing is left. But there's a catch. A hive whose bees still have blocks to collect flies back and parks in a waiting slot. Slots are limited. Fill them all and the level is over. Success means reading the sculpture, choosing hives in the right order, and keeping the swarm moving without clogging the hive. Rotate the sculpture to spot hidden colors, plan ahead with the hives coming up in your queue, and use power-ups like the magnet, the fan, and the freeze ray when the pressure builds. As you progress, sculptures grow bigger, colors multiply, and every choice matters more. Features - Send colored bee swarms to harvest matching pixel blocks - Take apart beautiful 3D pixel sculptures piece by piece - Manage limited waiting slots before the hive fills up - Rotate sculptures to find the colors you need - Plan around a queue of upcoming hives - Powerful boosters: magnet, fan, extra slot, and freeze - Simple one-tap controls with real puzzle depth - Hundreds of levels with growing size and color variety - Relaxing visuals and satisfying block-by-block clearing Pick your hives, manage the swarm, and clear every pixel in Pixel Hive.

Screenshots

Place n Fill4 screens
Pixel Hive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Place n Fill at none against Pixel Hive's 9. Pixel Hive's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 12 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Pixel Hive sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Place n Fill asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Place n Fill against 5.0 for Pixel Hive. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 18 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Place n Fill ships an update every 12 months, Pixel Hive every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Place n Fill versus Pixel Hive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlace n FillPixel Hive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings)5.0 (18 ratings) — better
Number of ratings918 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB172 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperMuammer Taygun SavasPlayoneer LTD

Customer experience

Place n Fill

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pixel Hive

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Place n Fill

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Pixel Hive

One-time9
  • Mini Coin Package$1.99
  • Double Pack$6.99
  • Remove Ads$6.99
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  • Small Coin Package$7.99
  • Double Pack$9.99
  • Medium Coin Package$14.99
  • Big Coin Package$29.99
  • Super Coin Package$54.99
  • Giant Coin Package$99.99

Questions

Is Place n Fill free?
Place n Fill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Hive free?
Pixel Hive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Place n Fill or Pixel Hive?
Pixel Hive is rated higher. Place n Fill averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Pixel Hive averages 5.0 from 18 ratings.
Do Place n Fill or Pixel Hive have ads?
Both Place n Fill and Pixel Hive show ads.
Which is updated more often, Place n Fill or Pixel Hive?
Place n Fill ships an update every 12 months, and Pixel Hive every 3 days. Most recently, Place n Fill was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pixel Hive on October 25, 2026.

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