Comparison

Giant Isopod+ vs Bug & Seek

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

Head to head
About

Giant Isopod+

Care for a giant isopod by feeding it to make it grow. Explore the simple yet engaging gameplay of nurturing a unique creature.

Highlights
  • Feed the giant isopod
  • Grow the isopod
  • Simple gameplay
  • Pet simulation
Features
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Keep the Giant Isopod! Let's feed them and make them as big as possible.

About

Bug & Seek

Become a bug collector in a peaceful simulation game. Catch over 200 real insects, customize your insectarium, and explore a charming town with a light mystery. Enjoy simple, stress-free gameplay and learn interesting facts about bugs.

Highlights
  • Catch 200+ real insects
  • Customize and expand insectarium
  • Explore the world
  • Meet locals and solve mystery
  • Simple, stress-free gameplay
  • Bug-based economy
  • Learn real bug facts
Features
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Catch 200+ real life bugs in this peaceful creature collector. You’ve bought the local insectarium (bug zoo) in the cozy town of Buggburg, so start swinging your net to build your dream bug collection and create the best insectarium Buggburg has ever seen. Developed by a tiny, two-person dev team, Bug & Seek is a relaxing bug-catching game with a mystery twist and pixel art bugs. You've just bought an abandoned Insectarium (bug zoo)—congratulations! Now, go catch real-life bugs, build your collection, and level up your skills. Bug & Seek features a very simple and peaceful gameplay loop, no stress, and no wrong choices. So relax and enjoy all those bugs (and learn about them too)! * Discover 200+ adorable and real insects * Customize and Expand Your Insectarium * Explore The World * Meet the Locals * Solve the Mystery What to Expect: * Simple Game Mechanics — Explore, shake objects to reveal hiding bugs, and swing your net. Bug & Seek was meant to be easy, peaceful, and stress-free. A leveling system increases the rarity of bugs you can catch, and some special items boost your chances too. * A Bug-Based Economy — To earn money, you will have to sell bugs at the stores and for jobs and quests. But don't worry, you will be able to catch more! * Cozy, Humorous Vibes — The cute little town of Buggburg to explore, lots of goofy and bug-obsessed NPC's, bugs with personalities and jokes, and a fun mystery about someone stealing a bunch of bugs. * Light Customization — There are a handful of adorable new decoration sets, and even a few new clothing items you can acquire. * Real Facts and Information — Every bug in the game is a real bug, and you'll learn things like why bugs are so important to biodiversity and environmental health. What Bug & Seek DOES NOT have: * Challenging gameplay; the gameplay loop in Bug & Seek is very simple. * Mini games; if you swing your net at a bug, you will catch it. * Energy meters or sleep requirements; after all, you can only catch certain bugs at night. * Multiplayer options; * Combat; while bugs in real life do attack and eat other bugs, they don't in Bug & Seek, and you won't fight NPC's with your bugs. The bugs also do not carry swords or wear medieval armor, as fun as that might sound. * Romance; while you can talk to NPC's, and do jobs for them involving catching bugs, you cannot romance them, nor can you romance the bugs, regardless of the superpowers that might give to your offspring.

Screenshots

Giant Isopod+1 screens
Bug & Seek4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Giant Isopod+ at none against Bug & Seek's 1. Giant Isopod+ also leads on ads (none vs shown). Bug & Seek's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 65 months) and ratings volume (62 vs 11). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Bug & Seek sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Giant Isopod+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Giant Isopod+ against 4.8 for Bug & Seek. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bug & Seek has 62 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Giant Isopod+'s written reviews are positive against 86% of Bug & Seek's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Giant Isopod+ ships an update every 65 months, Bug & Seek weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Giant Isopod+ versus Bug & Seek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGiant Isopod+Bug & Seek
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings) — better4.8 (62 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1162 — better
Update frequencyEvery 65 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB487 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoremedia,incSo Peculiar, LLC

Customer experience

Giant Isopod+

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

Bug & Seek

All ratings61 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative11.9%

Bugs and requests

Giant Isopod+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bug & Seek

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • DLC not recognized as owned
  • Insectarium maxed, no room for bugs
  • Bugs disappeared after season change
  • Game restarts when closed
  • Expansion content not showing up
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  • Paying didn't unlock content
  • Furniture placement bug (aquarium opens storage)
  • Ads on iOS are over a minute long

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add controller accessibility
  • Include Latin names for bugs
  • Add scientific names for bugs
  • More expansions/DLC
  • Search/filter in field guide
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  • Apple Pencil support
  • Build a home or greenhouse
  • Add botany elements

In-app purchases

None

Giant Isopod+

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bug & Seek

One-time1
  • English (U.S.)$6.99

Questions

Is Giant Isopod+ free?
Giant Isopod+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bug & Seek free?
Bug & Seek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Giant Isopod+ or Bug & Seek?
Giant Isopod+ is rated higher. Giant Isopod+ averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Bug & Seek averages 4.8 from 62 ratings.
Do Giant Isopod+ or Bug & Seek have ads?
Bug & Seek shows ads; Giant Isopod+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Giant Isopod+ or Bug & Seek?
Giant Isopod+ ships an update every 65 months, and Bug & Seek weekly. Most recently, Giant Isopod+ was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bug & Seek on October 20, 2026.

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