Comparison

Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki vs Paltopia

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki

This comprehensive guide provides in-depth tips, tricks, and strategies for the game. Discover detailed information on bosses, items, enemies, NPCs, and crafting recipes across all platforms. Easily search and filter through a vast database of game content.

Highlights
  • Strategy guide with tips and tricks
  • Searchable item database
  • Item filtering options
  • Crafting recipes and details
  • Enemy and NPC lists
  • Armor set information
Features
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Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki is the offline companion for the 1.4.5 update of the classic 2D sandbox adventure. Look up any item, plan any craft and track your whole playthrough, even with no signal. EVERYTHING IN YOUR POCKET • 6,000+ items, 750+ creatures and every boss, updated for game version 1.4.5.8 • Full stats, crafting recipes, drops and "used in" lists, with every name tappable • "How to get it" on each page: who sells it, which crates and bags contain it, and what it turns into with Shimmer • Sort and filter by progression stage, damage, defense or tool power • Fast search across items and creatures • Works fully offline TOOLS THAT DO THE MATH • Crafting calculator: every raw material and station for any item, in the right order • Bosses & Events: tick what you've beaten, see what to fight next and how to summon it • NPC Housing: happiness, prices and pylons for every town • Weapon prefixes: the best reforge for each weapon type • World Seeds: every secret seed code, one tap to copy • Fishing: quest fish locations and catch tables • Armor sets with total defense and set bonuses • Collections: Journey research, Bestiary, banners and permanent boosters • Achievements checklist and favourites MADE FOR YOU • Separate profiles for each world or character, with backup to a file • Home screen widget for your boss progress • Dark mode, large text support and a two-column iPad layout • Optional reminders when seasonal events begin • English, Russian and Brazilian Portuguese PREMIUM (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) The guide is free with ads. Premium removes all ads for good and unlocks extra conveniences: • Saved towns and the best-neighbour finder • Crafting goals with one combined shopping list • Fishing power calculator • Loadout builder with full stat totals • Tick a whole list at once in Collections

About

Paltopia

This fan-made guide provides comprehensive information for your PalWorld adventure. Discover detailed Pal stats, breeding combinations, and base-building insights. Organize your collection, create teams, and sync your progress across devices.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive Pal information
  • Breeding guide and helper
  • Filter and search Pals
  • Customizable lists
  • Team creation and analysis
  • Backup and sync functionality
Features
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Paltopia will help you out on starting your PalWorld adventure with useful resources! With This fan made guide you can See more information about all Pals, and more. Keep track of which pals you've received the bonus reward, breeding tree, filter them based on Element, Work Suitability and more. - Full Pals informations: Descriptions, Possible item drops, active skills, stats, locations, and what they will be helpful on your base. - Filters, Search function, and more Breeding Guide and helper - Use 2 different modes to find the perfect pair: - Known Parents: If you want to know what will be the offspring of your two favorite pals - Parent Finder: You know what you want? we'll help you decide the perfect pair! See all available eggs and what they can hatch into. - Lists: Tired of forgetting what you had on a base, or which pals are you missing, or which one you love? No more! Create lists and keep them taps away. Customization: Show/hide the information you want, keep it nice and steady! - Teams: Create your teams, check if your current ingame team got good stats, or create your own! - Backups and sync: Backup your catches, map marks, teams and more, keep them sync in different devices! Paltopia is a fanmade, unofficial app that contains information related to Palworld, pals, items, locations and more. Artworks and names are properties of Pocket Pair, Inc. Paltopia is not affiliated, endorsed or supported by Pocket Pair, Inc in any way. Artworks and content were used on this app in accordance with the laws of Fair Use. No copyright infringement intended.

Screenshots

Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki3 screens
Paltopia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Paltopia at 69% against Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki's 17%. Paltopia also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Paltopia sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paltopia holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 836 and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki's written reviews are positive against 69% of Paltopia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki ships an update every 8 months, Paltopia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki versus Paltopia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Sandbox Guide & WikiPaltopia
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (836 ratings)4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.3% of reviews69.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8361.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhung DoanhEduardo Miquilena

Customer experience

Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki

All ratings834 ratings
Positive70.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative22.5%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive17.3%
Neutral21.3%
Negative61.4%

Paltopia

All ratings1,238 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive69.3%
Neutral17.9%
Negative12.9%

User reviews

Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki

From 836 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Helpful guide
  • 👍 Useful information
  • 🤗 Solves problems

Room to improve

  • 🚨 Outdated content
  • 💸 Excessive ads
  • 🤯 Missing key features
  • 🐌 Performance issues

Paltopia

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful app for Palworld
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 🤩 Great features like map and breeding guide
  • 👍 Smooth and enjoyable experience
  • 🙌 Developers are responsive to feedback

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some bugs and glitches reported
  • ⚠️ Needs to be updated for new game content
  • 🚧 Map could be more detailed

Bugs and requests

Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on click
  • Ads won't close
  • Distorted/missing images

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update to latest Terraria version
  • Add search functionality
  • Improve organization and navigation
  • Include more comprehensive item/enemy/boss information

Paltopia

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Find location feature not working properly
  • App became unusable after recent update
  • Backup and save options have spelling error

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add AI assistant to answer specific questions
  • Include pal weakness/strength information
  • Ability to track caught pals and variants
  • Add home screen widget for news and updates

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
2 purchases

Paltopia

One-time2
  • Paltopia+$4.99
  • Paltopia++$8.99

Questions

Is Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki free?
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paltopia free?
Paltopia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki or Paltopia?
Paltopia is rated higher. Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki averages 3.9 out of 5 from 836 ratings, while Paltopia averages 4.8 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki or Paltopia have ads?
Both Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki and Paltopia show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki or Paltopia?
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki ships an update every 8 months, and Paltopia every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki was updated on November 2, 2026 and Paltopia on November 4, 2026.

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