Comparison

Pixel Hive vs Pixel Crew

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

Pixel Crew

Features
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Clear vibrant pixel art canvases by deploying colorful gel helpers along outer conveyor tracks. In Pixel Crew, your task is to tap character stacks in precise sequence, sending them onto track lanes to absorb matching color blocks from board edges. Managing track flow and active slots requires tactical foresight. Releasing a character without corresponding color blocks along the outer line jams your active waiting slots, blocking upcoming helpers. Navigate multi-layered artwork, mystery character stacks, and high-capacity block counts that test your visual timing. Clear every pixel to reveal the completed artwork.

Screenshots

Pixel Hive4 screens
Pixel Crew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Crew at none against Pixel Hive's 9. Pixel Crew also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Pixel Crew asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pixel Hive versus Pixel Crew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel HivePixel Crew
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (20 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB182 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperPlayoneer LTDHoneybadger Games

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

Pixel Crew

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Hive free?
Pixel Hive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Crew free?
Pixel Crew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Hive or Pixel Crew have ads?
Both Pixel Hive and Pixel Crew show ads.

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