GameStart Pixel Battle vs Space Crab 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GameStart Pixel Battle
Embark on a challenging pixel art side-scroller adventure to defeat a mysterious saboteur. Jump, shoot, and battle through levels, unlocking new characters and allies to help you achieve high scores and uncover in-game cameos.
- Pixel art side-scroller gameplay
- Challenging enemies and boss fights
- Unlock new playable characters
- Collect stars to unlock allies
- In-game gaming personality cameos
- High score challenges
- Share scores with friends
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A mysterious figure has been sabotaging games, taking the fun out of them and making them almost impossible to play. GameStart's resident gamer girl, Alyse, dives in to fix things and needs your help to get to the bottom of this! Fight your way through increasingly challenging enemies to unlock new stages and bosses. Hit high scores and collect stars to unlock more allies to aid in Alyse's battle with this sinister character. Look out for in-game cameos by gaming personalities like Street Fighter pro player Xian, and game franchises from Witching Hour Studios, Daylight Studios and more! Can you identify them all? GAMEPLAY This pixel art-style side scroller is reminisce of popular side-scroller games from the late 1980s and early 1990s, brought to mobile devices! The gameplay is designed to be challenging, and players will unlock new playable characters whose unique powers present new ways to play. ARCADE PLATFORMING • Jump and shoot! • Platforming action! • Defeat enemies from everywhere! • Amazing boss fights! • Unlock New Characters! • Watch out for Cameos from other games! • Beat your High Scores! • Perfect the game! • Hone your skills! • Collect stars to unlock new allies! • Share your high scores with friends and challenge them! OFFICIAL GAMESTART GAME - 100% FREE TO PLAY! • The official game of GameStart, Southeast Asia's Premier Gaming Convention. • In-game content will provide hints of what to expect at GameStart! • Download now and play 100% free! GAMESTART 2019 SUNTEC CONVENTION CENTRE SINGAPORE This game may include: • Direct links to social networking websites that are intended for an audience over the age of 13. • Direct links to the internet that can take players away from the game with the potential to browse any web page.
Space Crab 2
Embark on a journey home with a familiar crustacean, now accompanied by new friends. Navigate through space, dodge obstacles, collect currency, and unlock a vast array of characters and planets in this engaging adventure.
- Dodge meteors
- Collect coins
- Recruit new friends
- Explore 7 new planets
- Unlock 80+ crabs and creatures
- New soundtrack
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Space Crab is back! After two years, it's time for Space Crab to make his way home. Only now, he's not alone! Dodge meteors, collect coins, and recruit new friends to help you on your journey! -7 new planets to explore! -80+ new crabs and creatures to unlock! -An all new soundtrack by Commander Jersey, Misbradventures, and John Hoban! We hope you enjoy this all new Space Crab experience! (When pressing the leaderboard button, your information is sent to app leaderboard. For more information, please refer to the privacy policy URL.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Space Crab 2 at 5.0 against GameStart Pixel Battle's 4.4. Space Crab 2 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). GameStart Pixel Battle's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Space Crab 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of GameStart Pixel Battle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Space Crab 2's.
GameStart Pixel Battle ships an update every 6 weeks, Space Crab 2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GameStart Pixel Battle | Space Crab 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | eliphant | Andrew Rears |
Customer experience
GameStart Pixel Battle
Space Crab 2
In-app purchases
GameStart Pixel Battle
No in-app purchases
Space Crab 2
No in-app purchases
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