Hive Wars vs Doodlekeep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Hive Wars
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THE GARDEN IS AT WAR. Beneath every flower bed, two colonies fight for every inch of ground. Lead yours. Deploy your swarm, seize the battlefield and bring the enemy colony down. Every insect you send claims ground for your colony. Every inch you lose brings the enemy closer. Think fast, strike hard, take the garden. YOUR SWARM, YOUR WAY Rushers, spitters, tanks, flyers, whole swarms. Pick five fighters and your spells, and build a lineup nobody sees coming. Send a burrowing assassin beneath the battlefield to strike where the enemy least expects it. Just hope they didn't bring a sonar bug. HOLD THE GROUND You can only summon on ground you own. Push forward, capture build slots and raise catapults, wasp nests, poison mushrooms and healing mushrooms. Lose ground, and your options vanish with it. TURN THE GARDEN INTO A WEAPON Shake the earth. Flood the field. Freeze the enemy solid. Call down a diving bird or scorch their swarm through a magnifying glass. Flyers laugh at floods. Tanks shrug off lightning. Knowing who fears what wins battles. 40 LEVELS, EVERY ONE DIFFERENT Rivers, bridges and stepping stones change how you attack and defend. Ground troops must find a way around. Flyers go straight over. Your plan has to adapt. CLIMB THE ARENA Take your strongest swarm into ranked Arena battles across ice, desert, autumn and night worlds. Win trophies, rise through the leagues and fly your own banner. How far can your colony climb? BREAK THE GUARDS. FACE THE MANTIS. Two guards protect the enemy base. Bring them down, and the mantis herself steps into the fight. FINISH IT IN STYLE Winning is good. Winning in style is better. Drop an anvil. Swat with a newspaper. Blast them away with a leaf blower. Or let a chameleon tongue do the rest. Can your colony rule the garden? Free to play. No account needed. Your progress stays on your device.
Doodlekeep
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A kingdom has spilled into the margins. Raise the blue banner and lead a company of doodle knights through a medieval adventure illustrated in loose pen and ink, irregular crosshatching, and restrained coloured-pencil accents. COMMAND YOUR COMPANY Recruit shield knights, swordsmen, pikemen, longbow archers, wizards, mounted paladins, siege engines, and dragons. Spend ink carefully, choose your moment to rally, and break the opposing keep across 27 campaign battles in nine chapters. BUILD A STRONGER KEEP Visit the Royal Armory to improve your equipment, strengthen your castle defenses, and stop at the tavern to recruit heroes. Your choices shape the company you send back into battle. OPEN THE SIEGE PAGES Take aim at 30 castles with catapults, ballistae, and trebuchets. Adjust angle and power, choose ammunition with different effects, and bring the walls down while protecting the blue knight. RIDE INTO THE JOUST Meet a cast of 15 riders, time your charge, aim your lance, and brace for impact. Improve your equipment in Armory & Stables and return to challenge riders again. ASK OSRIC. HE WILL ANSWER LOUDLY. Osric the Unnecessarily Loud has advice, announcements, and an alarming amount of enthusiasm. Follow his commentary through the campaign and side adventures, then display your earned trophies in the Hall of Honours. YOUR OWN NOTEBOOK Play offline without a game account. Progress is saved on your device, with export and import tools for backing up your chronicle. Challenge yourself in Endless Siege after exploring the campaign. Created by Emerys. Published by Cyber Atlas LLC. On iPhone and iPad, Chapter I is free. A one-time Full Notebook purchase unlocks the remaining campaign chapters and Endless Siege. Equipment and heroes are earned through play. Purchasing, restoring purchases, and downloading updates require an internet connection. Purchases do not transfer between stores; progress does not sync automatically.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hive Wars at none against Doodlekeep's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Doodlekeep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hive Wars asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hive Wars | Doodlekeep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 2.9 GB |
| Age rating | +9 | 12+ |
| Developer | Fatos Gashi | Defender Outfitters |
In-app purchases
Hive Wars
No in-app purchases
Doodlekeep
- Full Notebook$3.99
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