Comparison

Sapan vs Pixel

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

Head to head
About

Sapan

Engage in a block-breaking puzzle game where you use a slingshot mechanic to clear levels. Solve increasingly complex challenges with different game modes and ball mechanics. Enjoy a minimalist design with haptic feedback and leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Slingshot block destruction
  • 200 challenging levels
  • 3 distinct game types
  • Haptic feedback support
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Hints for each level
Features
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Use your fingers like a slingshot and shoot all the blocks! • Try to hit all the blocks using your intelligence and skills in part I • Try to hit all the blocks using two different balls in part II • Play like billiard puzzle in part III Get ready to enjoy more with impressive gameplay! Target at the right angle from the right point and destroy the blocks as you solve puzzles. Features: - Haptic feedback * - 200 awesome levels - 3 different game type - Hints for each level - Game Center leaderboards, achievements - Simple and minimalist design - Two different colored themes - Can be played with one finger or two finger Follow us for news and updates: http://facebook.com/sapanthegame * Haptic feedback requires iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus (iOS 10 or later)

About

Pixel

Experience a vast collection of 170 retro-style arcade games in a single application. Enjoy diverse genres like action, sports, puzzles, and card games, all playable offline with simple touch controls and smooth performance. New games are added regularly through free updates.

Highlights
  • 170 bite-sized pixel-art games
  • Playable offline, no internet required
  • Variety of genres: action, sports, puzzles, cards
  • Simple touch controls
  • Smooth 60fps performance
  • New games added via free updates
  • Local multiplayer support
Features
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Pixel Pack is a love letter to the arcade. A single app packed with 270+ bite-sized pixel-art games you can pick up and play in seconds. Choose a cartridge from the launcher, drop in, play. No downloads between games, no internet required. Everything runs offline, right on your phone, and plenty of games support local multiplayer on a shared screen. WHAT YOU GET A genuinely huge variety across every genre in tiny-bit size: Arcade and action — dodge, blast, dash, and survive in Star Fury, Astral Drift, Neon Arena, Dragon Soar, Void Eater, Vektor Rush, and Blade Dance. Racing and speed — Astro Racing, Rad Highway, Turbo Trail, Chicken Race, Ramp Rider, and Ski Free. 3D worlds — Mecha Spider, Parkour Run, Pixel Cube, Armadillo Dreams, Ball Strike 3D, and Paper Toss 3D. Sports and trick runs — Air Hockey, Mini Golf, Pixel Baseball, Foosball, Bowl Bash, Sumo, Pool, Star Kick, and Shuffleboard. Brain and board — 3D Picross, Pixel Sudoku, Arcane Chess, Backgammon, Checkers, Reversi, Mancala, Chinese Checkers, Minesweeper, and Hexis. Word and trivia — Word Search, Wordhive, Hangman, Trivia Roulette, and What Am I. Puzzle and merge — Melon Merge, Fuse Frenzy, Block Bash, Bubble Lagoon, Crystal Clash, Fluid Sort, and Threadweave. Cards and table games — Picture Poker, Spidey Solitaire, Wildcard Wanted, Pachinko, Shadow Deal, and Left Center Right (just for fun — no real wagering). Reflex and timing — Dont Drop It, Dont Tap, Hat Stack, Rope Skipper, Quick Claw, Balloon Blast, and Rapid Rabbits. Creative and calm — Pixel Canvas, Zen Garden, Bonsai Shapes, Pixel Masterpiece, Scene Builder, and Lull. Toys and oddities — Pixel Camera turns your world into live pixel art, Compass points you north, and Chatterbird and Prismwave react to sound around you. ...and a whole lot more waiting in the launcher. DESIGNED TO FEEL GOOD Crisp pixel art at every size, no blurry scaling. Smooth 60fps action. Simple touch controls that actually work. Every game is tuned to be easy to start and easy to put down. PLAY YOUR WAY Pick up for thirty seconds in a checkout line, or sink into a high-score chase on the couch. Your best scores save right on your device. There is always another game one tap away. NO STRINGS ATTACHED No ads. No pop-ups. No accounts or logins. Just games. GROWING OVER TIME New games arrive in free updates, so the collection keeps getting bigger. One tap, and over two hundred ways to play. Welcome to Pixel Pack.

Screenshots

Sapan4 screens
Pixel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sapan at Free against Pixel's $1.99. Sapan also leads on ratings volume (42 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Pixel's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

Sapan is free to download; Pixel costs $1.99 up front. Sapan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pixel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sapan has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sapan ships an update every 3 weeks, Pixel every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sapan versus Pixel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSapanPixel
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (42 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB34 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLith Games OÜCameron Burke

Customer experience

Sapan

All ratings42 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral6.7%
Negative7.8%

Pixel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sapan

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Pixel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sapan free?
Sapan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel free?
Pixel costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sapan or Pixel?
Pixel is rated higher. Sapan averages 4.5 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Pixel averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sapan or Pixel have ads?
Sapan shows ads; Pixel does not.
Which is updated more often, Sapan or Pixel?
Sapan ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pixel every 5 days. Most recently, Sapan was updated on October 14, 2026 and Pixel on October 8, 2026.

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