Carry Pixels vs Pixel Hive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Carry Pixels
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Grab it. Grind it. Fill the box. Carry Pixels is a satisfying sand sort puzzle with a crane in your hand. Hold and drag to swing the magnet over the pile of pixel cubes, lift a handful out of the pit and watch them get ground into colorful sand. The sand flows around the conveyor and pours into the box of the same color. Fill every box to clear the level. Sounds simple? Your conveyor only holds so much sand. Grab the wrong colors and the belt fills up with sand no box can take. Plan what you pick, keep the sand flowing and clear the pile before it jams. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Two puzzles in one: dig out the right cubes on top, sort the sand below • One-finger controls: hold anywhere and drag the crane • Real flowing sand physics that feels great to watch • Hand-crafted levels, from relaxing to brain-teasing • Clever blockers: hidden box colors, locked wooden crates and ticking bombs you must lift out in time • Play offline, anywhere, in short sessions PERFECT FOR FANS OF Sand sort and water sort games, claw and crane games, color match puzzles, jam puzzles and anyone who loves that ASMR feeling of sand filling a box. HOW TO PLAY 1. Look at the colors of the boxes waiting below 2. Hold and drag to move the crane over the cubes 3. Lift them out and watch them turn to sand 4. Keep the conveyor free and fill every box to win Download Carry Pixels now and let the sand flow!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Carry Pixels at none against Pixel Hive's 9. Carry Pixels also leads on ads (none vs shown). Pixel Hive's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, device support 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. Pixel Hive sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Carry Pixels asks for nothing beyond the download.
Carry Pixels ships an update monthly, Pixel Hive every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carry Pixels | Pixel Hive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (20 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 240 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | +4 |
| Developer | Ali Said Yuksel | Playoneer LTD |
In-app purchases
Carry Pixels
No in-app purchases
Pixel Hive
- 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








