Comparison

Pixel Hive vs Smash Bricks!

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

Head to head
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.

About

Smash Bricks!

Features
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Take your best shot and watch colorful shapes break apart piece by piece. Your goal is simple: clear every piece before you run out of moves! Choose your shots carefully, find the best angles, and make every ball count. Each level brings a new shape and a fresh puzzle to solve. It may look easy at first, but clearing the whole board with limited moves will put your aim and strategy to the test. HOW TO PLAY • Aim and shoot the ball • Hit the blocks to break them apart • Use your moves wisely • Clear every piece to complete the level • Discover new shapes and challenges as you progress Easy to learn, satisfying to play, and packed with colorful destruction. Can you demolish them all before your moves run out? Ready, aim, smash!

Screenshots

Pixel Hive4 screens
Smash Bricks!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smash Bricks! at none against Pixel Hive's 9. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pixel Hive sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Smash Bricks! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Hive ships an update every 3 days, Smash Bricks! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Pixel Hive versus Smash Bricks!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel HiveSmash Bricks!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (20 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB165 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperPlayoneer LTDDogukan Kopuz

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
None

Smash Bricks!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Hive free?
Pixel Hive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smash Bricks! free?
Smash Bricks! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Hive or Smash Bricks! have ads?
Both Pixel Hive and Smash Bricks! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Hive or Smash Bricks!?
Pixel Hive ships an update every 3 days, and Smash Bricks! every 4 days. Most recently, Pixel Hive was updated on October 31, 2026 and Smash Bricks! on October 24, 2026.

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