Fish vs Balls vs. Pixels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fish
Navigate a vast ocean, guiding a small fish to consume smaller prey while avoiding larger predators. Success depends on skillful movement to grow and survive.
- Swim up and down to eat
- Consume smaller fish
- Avoid larger fish
- Simple survival gameplay
- Ocean exploration
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Fish-e is a simple underwater arcade game about eating, dodging, and surviving. You play as Fish-e, a hungry little blue fish trying to last as long as possible in a sea full of snacks and danger. Eat smaller fish to score points, chase bonus fish for bigger rewards, and avoid the bigger fish looking to make you their next meal. Watch out for puffer fish — they will stun you and leave you vulnerable. The longer you survive, the harder it gets. Keep moving, stay sharp, and see how high you can climb on the global leaderboard. Features: • Easy to play, hard to master arcade gameplay • Eat smaller fish to score points • Avoid bigger fish or get eaten • Dodge puffer fish that can stun you • Endless survival-style scoring • Game Center leaderboard support • Quick sessions perfect for casual play How long can Fish-e survive?
Balls vs. Pixels
Experience a vibrant arcade brick-breaker with a pixelated twist. Navigate colorful levels, master challenging gameplay, and defeat enemies to reach the final boss. Enjoy a nostalgic yet fresh take on a classic.
- Pixelated brick-breaking gameplay
- 15 colorful levels
- Various power-ups (enlarge paddle, triple ball, atomic ball)
- Enemies that interfere with gameplay
- GameCenter integration
- PixelArt graphics
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Do you remember Arkanoid? In this arcade game inspired by the famous arcade brick-breaker from the 80's, pixels replace bricks. This gives rise to a multi-color game with PixelArt on some levels. The game is easy to handle but difficult to master. You will need reflexes and concentration to reach the final boss. This brick-breaker ... uh no ... this pixel-breaker offers colorful pixel paintings that will delight the children but not only. You can play it from 7 to 77 years old, everybody has fun with Balls vs. Pixels. LEVELS - 15 colorful levels BONUS - enlarge the paddle - reduce the paddle - triple ball - free ball (extra life) - atomic ball (it blows out everything in its path) - ... GAMECENTER ENEMIES Beware of the enemies who walk on the board and protect the pixels, they can give surprising directions to your ball. ------------------ ALSO AVAILABLE ON MAC APP STORE https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/balls-vs-pixels/id1253964501?l=en&mt=12 ALSO AVAILABLE ON AppleTV ------------------ FOLLOW https://twitter.com/BallsVsPixels https://www.facebook.com/BallsVsPixels DISCOVER http://www.limonval.com/ballsvspixels/ SUPPORT http://www.limonval.com/ballsvspixels/default.asp?Support=1&source=BVSPIOSUK ------------------ Will you reach the final level and defeat the boss? Come on and play!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fish at 5.0 against Balls vs. Pixels's 4.0. Fish also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Balls vs. Pixels's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (60 vs 4). On price 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
Both are free to download. Balls vs. Pixels sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Fish asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fish holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Balls vs. Pixels has 60 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Fish's written reviews are positive against 100% of Balls vs. Pixels's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Fish ships an update every 7 months, Balls vs. Pixels every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 24, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fish | Balls vs. Pixels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.0 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CoMo Coding, LLC | ICI Solutions |
Customer experience
Fish
Balls vs. Pixels
In-app purchases
Fish
No in-app purchases
Balls vs. Pixels
- 3 Extra Balls$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
