Impossible Charge vs Pac.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Impossible Charge
A simple and fun addictive game where players charge batteries. Avoid running out of power by ensuring a good charge. Offers over 400 levels with surprises on later stages.
- Charge batteries
- Addictive gameplay
- Over 400 levels
- Play anywhere
- Surprise elements
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Charge the Batteries. Make sure they have a good charge else you will run out of juice! A very simple and fun addicting game! Features - Game you can play anywhere - Over 400 Levels of pure fun! - Surprise awaits you on later levels! Share to your friends!
Pac.io
Engage in an addictive grid-battle by swiping to outsmart opponents and dominate the arena. Utilize a variety of power-ups and unlock unique skins to enhance your gameplay and rise through the ranks. Enjoy endless fun offline or online with intuitive controls.
- Swipe controls for movement
- Strategic power-ups
- Unlockable skins
- Offline and online play
- Intuitive gameplay
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Pac.io – Swipe, Power Up, and Dominate the Grid! Dive into the ultimate io grid-battle! Swipe in four directions, outsmart your opponents, and become the King of the grid. Every move counts—strategize, dodge, and strike to stay on top! Unleash Epic Power-Ups Turn the tide of battle with incredible power-ups: Bomb, Ghost, 5x Multiplier, Magnet, Sword, Thunder, Freeze, Laser, and Speed Up. Eat bigger players, escape tricky situations, and crush your enemies with style. Use them wisely—power waits for no one! Unlock Legendary Skins Show off your legendary skins as you rise through the ranks. Each skin makes you look epic and adds extra flair while you dominate the battlefield. Game Highlights • Play anywhere—offline or online, anytime. • Smooth, intuitive swipe controls for lightning-fast moves. • Easy to learn, impossible to put down. • FREE to play with endless battles, power-ups, and epic fun! Swipe, power up, and conquer—become the ultimate legend in Pac.io!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Impossible Charge at none against Pac.io's 10. Pac.io's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (297 vs 25). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Pac.io sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Impossible Charge asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Impossible Charge against 4.2 for Pac.io. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pac.io has 297 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Impossible Charge's written reviews are positive against 54% of Pac.io's.
Impossible Charge ships an update every 5 weeks, Pac.io fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Impossible Charge | Pac.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (25 ratings) | 4.2 (297 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.4% of reviews — better | 53.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 297 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Most Played Games Inc | Nomadic Bear Games |
Customer experience
Impossible Charge
Pac.io
User reviews
Impossible Charge
From 25 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Addictive gameplay
- 🧠 Brain challenging
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 🏆 Great for competition
Room to improve
- 😠 Frustrating levels
- ⚖️ Unfair difficulty
- ❓ Confusing mechanics
- 💸 Perceived monetization tactics
Pac.io
From 297 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😍 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 🎮 Fun Pac-Man inspired mechanics
- 👥 Real multiplayer players (not just bots)
- ⚡ Fast-paced and entertaining
- 🏆 Leaderboard and competitive features
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive ads throughout gameplay
- ⚠️ Ads interrupt and crash the game
- 😤 Unfair difficulty and instant death
- 🎮 Sliding controls instead of D-pad/joystick
- 🤖 Questionable AI behavior and cheating
Bugs and requests
Impossible Charge
Reported bugs
5 issues- Level 30 impossible to beat
- Level 39 impossible to beat
- Algorithm errors at higher levels
- Game rigged to make users lose
- Specific target numbers unobtainable
Requested features
6 requests- Add a way to look back on levels
- Update max charge to 1000
- Add celebratory sounds on level completion
- Add an endless mode
- Option to change battery color
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- Custom percentage/level creation
Pac.io
Reported bugs
7 issues- Ads crash game at end of video
- Game freezes after ad completion
- Pink screen ad that cannot be closed
- Instant death upon spawning
- Players getting stuck behind walls
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- Power pellet duration inconsistencies
- Game glitching and crashing frequently
Requested features
9 requests- Arrow buttons or D-pad controls instead of sliding
- Ad-free premium version for purchase
- Ability to disable ads with WiFi off
- Friend list and private room creation
- Real player names instead of randomized ones
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- Grace period or invincibility after spawn
- Sound effects and audio
- New items, levels, and game updates
- Revert to original 2024 version
In-app purchases
Impossible Charge
No in-app purchases
Pac.io
- Small Coin Pack$0.99
- Medium Coin Pack$4.99
- Magnet$4.99
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- Thunder$4.99
- Sword$4.99
- Big Coin Pack$9.99
- No Ads$9.99
- Large Coin Pack$19.99
- Huge Coin Pack$49.99
- Massive Coin Pack$99.99
