Comparison

Nova Miner vs Bee Idle

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

Head to head
About

Nova Miner

Features
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Nova Miner is a fast and rewarding space adventure made for quick play sessions on mobile. Set out from your base, explore dangerous asteroid fields, and collect valuable materials to bring home. Every trip is a balance between risk and reward, pushing you to decide how far to go and when to return. Use what you earn to improve your ship and prepare for even bigger expeditions. As your ship grows stronger, new opportunities open up and each run becomes more exciting than the last. Whether you want a relaxing mining journey or the thrill of squeezing one more haul out of a risky mission, Nova Miner offers an easy-to-pick-up gameplay loop with satisfying progression.

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Bee Idle

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BeeIdle is a cozy idle game about turning a single bee into a buzzing honey empire. Tap to gather honey, let your swarm fill the combs, and sell it at your little market stall. Spend your gold on upgrades, buy more bees, and watch your hive grow – comb by comb, variety by variety. Best of all: your Night Swarm keeps working while you're offline. Come back and collect a sweet honey payday. When you're ready, ascend to a brand-new honey variety with a permanent bonus. Fourteen varieties await, from humble Blossom honey to legendary Ambrosia. Go further with a great Ascension to unlock whole new systems: a honey factory, research & breeding, trade routes, your own beekeepers, and a sprawling honey empire. FEATURES • Pure cozy idle – tap, gather, sell, upgrade, repeat • Hundreds of upgrades for combs, bees, market and research • 14 honey varieties to ascend through, each with its own look and bonus • Deep prestige layers: factory, research, logistics, operations, empire • Offline earnings – your Night Swarm keeps working while you sleep • 111 achievements, each granting a permanent Honey Blessing bonus • Handmade, buttery-smooth custom art and animation • Fully localized in English and German • No accounts, no tracking, no ads – everything stays on your device Sweet, calm, and endlessly satisfying. Grab a jar and start buzzing!

Screenshots

Nova Miner3 screens
Bee Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Nova Miner at 3 against Bee Idle's 1. Nova Miner also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nova Miner ships an update weekly, Bee Idle every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Nova Miner versus Bee Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNova MinerBee Idle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStarry Dot LabNathanael Sommer

In-app purchases

None

Nova Miner

No in-app purchases

None

Bee Idle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nova Miner free?
Nova Miner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bee Idle free?
Bee Idle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nova Miner or Bee Idle have ads?
Neither Nova Miner nor Bee Idle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nova Miner or Bee Idle?
Nova Miner ships an update weekly, and Bee Idle every 10 days. Most recently, Nova Miner was updated on October 4, 2026 and Bee Idle on October 5, 2026.

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