Dodge x Dodge vs Pumbuzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dodge x Dodge
Experience a challenging arcade shooter where you pilot a starship through intense "Danmaku" bullet patterns. Test your reflexes to dodge enemy fire by pixel and strive to reach the furthest zones.
- Classic arcade gameplay
- "Danmaku" bullet patterns
- Pixel-perfect dodging
- Starship control
- High score challenges
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Dodge & Dodge & Dodge!! Classic arcade x "Danmaku" shooter game play. The most difficult challenge awaits you! Control your starship and Dodge enemy's shots by pixel. Reach the Farthest zone that nobody ever reached.
Pumbuzzle
Solve daily logic puzzles by arranging numbers so each row sums to 80. Use directional clues to guide your placement and swap squares to achieve the correct pattern. Compete on leaderboards and replay past challenges.
- Daily pattern puzzles
- Row summation to 80
- Swap squares to solve
- Directional clues (▲▼, ◀▶)
- Replay past puzzles
- GameCenter leaderboards
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Each row adds up to 80. Find the right place for all of the numbers. ▲▼ means a square is in the right column but the wrong row ◀▶ means a square is in the right row but the wrong column Tap two squares to swap them. Moving squares with ▲▼ or ◀▶ increases your score. A new puzzle each day AND the ability to replay puzzles from past days! Leaderboards with GameCenter! New games start at midnight UTC (i.e., 7pm Central US).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pumbuzzle at none against Dodge x Dodge's 10. Pumbuzzle also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 38 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, rating, ads 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. Dodge x Dodge sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pumbuzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dodge x Dodge against 5.0 for Pumbuzzle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pumbuzzle has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dodge x Dodge ships an update every 38 months, Pumbuzzle weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dodge x Dodge | Pumbuzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenji Yamamoto | Brainwash Inc. |
Customer experience
Dodge x Dodge
Pumbuzzle
In-app purchases
Dodge x Dodge
- Zone S Unlock$0.99
- Zone T Unlock$0.99
- Zone U Unlock$0.99
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- Zone V Unlock$0.99
- Zone W Unlock$0.99
- Zone X Unlock$0.99
- Zone Y Unlock$0.99
- Zone Z Unlock$0.99
- Warp Chip x 100$2.99
- Score Booster Forever$9.99
Pumbuzzle
No in-app purchases
