Comparison

Hocus Puzzle vs Bee Brilliant Blast

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

Head to head
About

Hocus Puzzle

Embark on a magical puzzle adventure to restore a dried-up river by mixing potions and casting spells. Explore enchanting worlds, defeat villains, and challenge friends on leaderboards. Collect costumes for powerful advantages in over 200 levels.

Highlights
  • Mix and match potions
  • Cast spells
  • Over 200 spellbinding levels
  • Challenge friends
  • Collect costumes
  • Leaderboards
Features
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Boil, bubble, toil, puzzle! Join Serena on her spellbinding adventure and discover how to defeat the evil that’s drained the magical river dry. Mix and match potions, cast spells and focus on long paths to increase Serena’s power and help you complete the levels. Challenge friends to see who can get to the top of the leaderboards! Send gifts to give each other a helping hand and collect costumes to gain powerful advantages. THE MOST BEWITCHING PUZZLE GAME • Over 200 spellbinding levels featuring funny characters, cute graphics and exciting worlds to explore • Take on the evil Master Wizard and his fiendish followers including the fierce Yetis of the Frozen Mountains • Complete tasks such as destroying ice blocks on your way to the Giant Canyon and restarting the watermill in the Mad Forest • Easy to learn game mechanics • Hours of entertaining and challenging puzzles Get ready for a magic adventure where the witches bring the environment to life! Want to receive the latest updates? Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/HocusPuzzle Do you have questions or feedback? We would love to hear from you! Visit http://www.hocuspuzzle.com/support or write to us at hocuspuzzle_en@customerservice-bigpoint.com Hocus Puzzle is completely free to play but you are also able to purchase some in-game items for real money. You can turn off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device’s settings.

About

Bee Brilliant Blast

Embark on a vibrant puzzle adventure in Beeland, blasting colorful tiles and creating brilliant combos. Meet a cast of quirky bee characters and explore diverse game modes across hundreds of levels. This free game offers addictive tile-matching fun with plenty of bee-themed humor.

Highlights
  • Addictive tile-blasting gameplay
  • Hundreds of challenging levels
  • Multiple diverse game modes
  • Collection of unique bee characters
  • Bee puns and humor
Features
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Get back to the world of Beeland and join the singing Babees, the crazy Busy Bees and the cheeky spiders in another buzzing FREE puzzle game. Get ready to blast colourful tiles, make brilliant combos and have some buzz-tastic fun! Find your inner puzzle bee and join a new beedazzling adventure! FEATURES: • Easy, addictive puzzle gameplay! Tap to clear the colourful bees and unleash powerful combos! • Travel through Beeland and play multiple different game modes in hundreds of addictive levels! • Lots of crazy bees! Meet the Queen Beelizabeth, the Bomblebee, Beecasso, Mrs Webster and others! And, of course, the singing Babees will once again not miss a chance to break into a tune of buzzing barber shop disco! • Loads of different game modes: Pop the cheeky spiders' web, collect flower tiles, save the babees and much, much more! • Last, but not least: A lifetime's supply of bee puns! We are always working hard to update the game and satisfy your puzzle needs! Already played and enjoyed the game? Stay tuned for updates and do drop us a review! Also, check out these sources for all the latest news: Facebook: facebook.com/beebrilliantblast/ Twitter: twitter.com/beebrilli Instagram: instagram.com/beebrilliantgame/ See you in Beeland! THANK YOU!

Screenshots

Hocus Puzzle4 screens
Bee Brilliant Blast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bee Brilliant Blast at none against Hocus Puzzle's shown. Bee Brilliant Blast also leads on ratings volume (5K vs 42) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Hocus Puzzle's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hocus Puzzle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Bee Brilliant Blast sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bee Brilliant Blast holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bee Brilliant Blast has 5K ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Hocus Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 92% of Bee Brilliant Blast's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hocus Puzzle ships an update fortnightly, Bee Brilliant Blast every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hocus Puzzle versus Bee Brilliant Blast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHocus PuzzleBee Brilliant Blast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (42 ratings)4.9 (5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better91.7% of reviews
Number of ratings425K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size265 MB379 MB
Age rating9++9
DeveloperBigpoint GmbHTactile Games ApS

Customer experience

Hocus Puzzle

All ratings41 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews552 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.2%

Bee Brilliant Blast

All ratings4,974 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews532 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative5.8%

User reviews

Hocus Puzzle

From 42 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive game
  • 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
  • 🕹️ Challenging but enjoyable gameplay
  • 🕰️ Good time-passer
  • 🎨 Cute and colorful design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Lack of support and explanation for higher levels
  • 🔋 Can be draining on battery

Bee Brilliant Blast

From 5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 😊 Cute and entertaining characters
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive
  • 💡 Challenging levels that keep you engaged

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases required to progress
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Bugs and requests

Hocus Puzzle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lottery wheel not working properly
  • Game freezing during updates
  • Losing progress after updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to convert coins to gems
  • Option to disable ads or in-app purchases

Bee Brilliant Blast

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Levels not registering as completed
  • Boosters/power-ups not working as intended

Requested features

3 requests
  • More frequent level updates
  • Option to save progress and continue later
  • Ability to earn more free lives/boosters

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Hocus Puzzle

One-time9
  • Welcome Pack2 variants$0.99
  • Gem Pack n°1$0.99
  • Special Pack 5$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Special Pack 10$1.99
  • Gem Pack n°2$3.99
  • Win The Level$4.99
  • Gem Pack n°3$9.99
  • Gem Pack n°4$16.99
  • Gem Pack n°5$39.99
11 purchases

Bee Brilliant Blast

One-time11
  • Welcome Pack$0.99
  • Stack of Coins$1.99
  • Piggy Bank Offer$1.99
Show 8 more
  • Special Offer$3.99
  • Piggy Bank$3.99
  • Special Offer$6.99
  • Pile of Coins$9.99
  • V.I.B. Membership$9.99
  • Bag of Coins$19.99
  • Chest of Coins$49.99
  • Vault of Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Hocus Puzzle free?
Hocus Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bee Brilliant Blast free?
Bee Brilliant Blast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hocus Puzzle or Bee Brilliant Blast?
Bee Brilliant Blast is rated higher. Hocus Puzzle averages 4.5 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Bee Brilliant Blast averages 4.9 from 5K ratings.
Do Hocus Puzzle or Bee Brilliant Blast have ads?
Hocus Puzzle shows ads; Bee Brilliant Blast does not.
Which is updated more often, Hocus Puzzle or Bee Brilliant Blast?
Hocus Puzzle ships an update fortnightly, and Bee Brilliant Blast every 2 months. Most recently, Hocus Puzzle was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bee Brilliant Blast on October 26, 2026.

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