Hive Empire vs Mint Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hive Empire
Grow a small bee colony into a honey-producing empire in this idle clicker game. Hatch bees, harvest various honey types, and upgrade your operations. Discover ancient relics and prestige for permanent bonuses.
- Idle gameplay, earn while away
- Colony growth and hive expansion
- Harvest 12+ honey tiers
- Upgrade production and value
- Specialize bee types
- Discover ancient relics
- Prestige system for multipliers
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Build Your Buzzing Empire! Start with a single hive and grow into a honey-producing powerhouse! Hive Empire is an idle clicker game where your bees work around the clock to build your sweet fortune. GROW YOUR COLONY Hatch bees, expand your hives, and watch your colony flourish. From humble beginnings to millions of buzzing workers, every bee counts! HARVEST PREMIUM HONEY Unlock 12+ honey tiers from basic Wildflower to legendary Cosmic Nectar. Each tier multiplies your earnings as you climb to sweeter heights. UPGRADE EVERYTHING - Boost production with Nutritious Feed - Increase honey value with Efficient Foraging - Speed up spawning with Rapid Breeding - Maximize offline earnings with Hive Insulation - Expand capacity with Colony Upgrades SPECIALIZE YOUR BEES Train Forager, Nurse, Guard, and Scout bees. Unlock elite Royal Attendants and the powerful Quantum Bee for massive bonuses! DISCOVER ANCIENT RELICS Send bees on expeditions to uncover rare artifacts. Equip relics for permanent bonuses and dismantle duplicates for Bee Wax. PRESTIGE AND PROGRESS Ready for more? Trigger a Swarm Migration to earn Royal Jelly and Queen's Blessings. Reset with powerful multipliers and climb even higher! MANAGE YOUR FLEET Delivery bottleneck? Expand your vehicle fleet from bicycles to flying saucers to keep the honey flowing! COMPLETE CONTRACTS Take on commission challenges for bonus rewards. New contracts refresh daily! FEATURES - True idle gameplay - earn while away - Prestige system with permanent upgrades - Random bonus events - No energy systems or paywalls - Offline progress How big can you grow your Hive Empire?
Mint Master
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Every great fortune starts with a single penny. Mint Master is an idle clicker game where you build a coin minting empire from the ground up. Start by pressing humble Wheat Pennies, hire legendary Mint Workers to automate your operation, and watch your fortune grow to astronomical scale. HIRE YOUR MINT WORKERS Each coin tier comes with a legendary worker - from Penny Pete ("Been pressin' pennies since 1909. Never missed a shift.") to The Legendary Engraver ("I have no name. I have only the coin."). Hire them to automate production and go truly idle. PRESTIGE AND GROW STRONGER When your mint reaches legendary status, perform a Royal Mint Reset to earn Eagle Marks - permanent multipliers that make every future run faster than the last. What once took hours now takes minutes. CLIMB THE RANKINGS Claim your own minter name and watch your position climb. Two boards track how far you've come: Richest Mints ranks by total fortune, while the Marks board ranks by prestige earned. Every press moves you up the list. EXPLORE FOUR HISTORIC MINT WORLDS - The American Mint - Art Deco gold, from the Wheat Penny to the legendary 1933 Double Eagle - The Royal Mint - Medieval to Victorian Britain, from the Farthing to the Tudor Rose Crown - The Ancient Mint - Classical Mediterranean, from the Bronze Obol to the Julius Caesar Aureus - The Imperial Mint - Imperial China, from the Copper Cash to the Jade Emperor Medallion NUMBERS BEYOND IMAGINATION Watch your earnings climb from dollars to millions, billions, trillions, and far beyond. Each coin tier stacks on the last - the deeper you go, the more staggering the scale. THE IDLE GAME THAT KEEPS EARNING Close the app and come back to a vault full of earnings. Your workers never sleep. Open the game to a dramatic coin-rain animation showing exactly what your mint earned while you were away. COLLECT REAL HISTORY Every coin in Mint Master is a real coin. The 1933 Double Eagle sold at auction for $18.9 million. The Athenian Owl tetradrachm was the dollar of the ancient world. Learn the stories behind the rarest coins ever struck. FEATURES - Idle/clicker gameplay - active or passive, your choice - 40+ historically inspired coins across four worlds - Prestige system with permanent progression - Leaderboards - rank by fortune or by Eagle Marks, with a custom minter name - Offline earnings - your mint never stops - Rewarded ads - optional, never forced - No pay-to-win - everything is earnable for free From a copper penny to a legendary fortune. The mint is yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hive Empire at none against Mint Master's shown. Mint Master's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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 Empire sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Mint Master sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hive Empire ships an update every 2 weeks, Mint Master every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hive Empire | Mint Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Lariz | Brownaro Studios LLC |
In-app purchases
Hive Empire
- Crack Honey Pot$0.99
- 500 Amber$1.99
- Crack Honey Pot$1.99
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- Crack Honey Pot$2.99
- Crack Honey Pot$3.99
- 1,500 Amber$4.99
- Premium Beekeeper's Bundle$7.99
- 4,000 Amber$9.99
- 10,000 Amber$19.99
- 30,000 Amber$49.99
Mint Master
- Remove Ads$4.99





