Comparison

Chroma Squad vs Pixelot

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

Head to head
About

Chroma Squad

Lead a team of stunt actors in a tactical RPG inspired by super sentai shows. Manage your studio, craft gear, and engage in turn-based combat with unique teamwork maneuvers and giant mecha battles. Your choices shape the branching storyline and lead to one of three endings.

Highlights
  • Studio customization and management
  • Tactical turn-based combat
  • Teamwork maneuvers
  • In-depth RPG systems
  • Crafting weapons and mechas
  • Branching storyline with multiple endings
Features
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Chroma Squad is a tactical RPG about five stunt actors who decide to quit their jobs and start their own super sentai-inspired TV show! Requires 1GB of RAM or more. Cast actors, purchase equipment and upgrades for your studio, craft weapons and giant Mechas out of cardboard and duct tape. Once the cameras are rolling, you will control your cast of five colored-jumpsuit-clad warriors in dramatic, turn-based battles! • Customize your TV studio: hire actors, upgrade your gear, do marketing, craft weapons, costumes and giant cardboard robots! • Tactical RPG combat with a twist: combine your heroes’ abilities with Teamwork maneuvers! • In-Depth RPG systems with skill trees, random equipment, crafting, and branching storyline with 3 different endings! • Giant Mecha combat – destroy the city to save the city! • A love letter to Power Rangers, Tokusatsu and the Japanese series of our childhoods! • Deliciously-animated pixel art and a chiptune soundtrack that shines like justice!

About

Pixelot

Embark on an epic adventure in a classic RPG. Create a custom hero, recruit allies, and explore dungeons to defend the land. Discover a world filled with items, monsters, and engaging storylines.

Highlights
  • Custom character creation with 6 classes
  • 30+ unique recruitable characters
  • Character class promotion at level 60
  • 15 dungeons to explore
  • Over 500 items to collect
  • Infinite tower dungeon with 50 floors
Features
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Pixelot is a classic RPG that combines the best parts of classic role-playing games. In Pixelot you create a custom hero and gather allies to defend against the darkness that has swept over the land of Pixelot. The game features numerous recruitable characters, playable classes, items, monsters, and dungeons alike. Promising an engaging story line, humorous dialogue, and a classic yet simple design, Pixelot is a game that is easy to pick up and hard to put down. The game includes: - Create your own custom character from 6 classes - 30+ unique recruitable characters and classes - Promote your characters to new classes at level 60 - Collect the 6 elemental crystals - 15 dungeons to explore - 500+ items, 250+ maps, and 200+ chests to collect - Infinite tower dungeon with 50 unique floors - 14 Boss challenge mode - Collect all 6 legendary weapons - Post-game labyrinth dungeon Music is developed by Kairi Sawler, Aaron Krogh, Nashlaga, Karstenholymoly, and Stefan Kartenberg. Please check the below link to learn more about them! https://pixelotrpg.fandom.com/wiki/Music

Screenshots

Chroma Squad4 screens
Pixelot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pixelot at weekly against Chroma Squad's every 5 months. Pixelot also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Chroma Squad's advantage is ratings volume (155 vs 35). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Chroma Squad costs $4.99 and Pixelot $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixelot holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 155 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Chroma Squad's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pixelot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chroma Squad ships an update every 5 months, Pixelot weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chroma Squad versus Pixelot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChroma SquadPixelot
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.5 (155 ratings)4.9 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings155 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size604 MB184 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAkupara Games, LLCKyle Berger

Customer experience

Chroma Squad

All ratings155 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative17.6%

Pixelot

All ratings35 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chroma Squad

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Screen resolution incompatible with iPhone X and newer models
  • Studio upgrade menu buttons unresponsive
  • Character selection screen not functioning
  • Game crashes after tutorial or during missions
  • Mecha battle not awarding audience/director instructions
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  • Sprite flash glitches during gameplay
  • Save data deletion on app refresh
  • Save file corruption between sessions
  • Movement squares persisting after character moves
  • Screen cropping on iPad and larger devices
  • Menu switching issues on certain devices
  • App crashes on older devices (iPad Mini 1)

Requested features

12 requests
  • Sequel or expansion content
  • Additional hero/character options (6th team member)
  • New Game Plus mode
  • Episode/mission editor
  • More villain and monster varieties
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  • Additional seasons and story content
  • Chapter select or replay previous episodes
  • More character classes and customization
  • Save points during battles
  • Skip tutorial option
  • Fire and hire crew members feature
  • Base customization options

Pixelot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Chroma Squad

No in-app purchases

None

Pixelot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chroma Squad free?
Chroma Squad costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixelot free?
Pixelot costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chroma Squad or Pixelot?
Pixelot is rated higher. Chroma Squad averages 4.5 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while Pixelot averages 4.9 from 35 ratings.
Do Chroma Squad or Pixelot have ads?
Neither Chroma Squad nor Pixelot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chroma Squad or Pixelot?
Chroma Squad ships an update every 5 months, and Pixelot weekly. Most recently, Chroma Squad was updated on September 26, 2026 and Pixelot on September 19, 2026.

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