Comparison

Pixelot vs Blast Waves

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

Head to head
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

About

Blast Waves

Engage in a tactical arcade shooter where time advances with your actions. Survive an intergalactic conflict by rapidly acquiring new weapons and abilities, then lead your surviving commanders in strategic squad battles.

Highlights
  • Roguelike Survival Mode
  • Squad Auto-Battler Command Mode
  • Hundreds of unlockable weapons, armor, and gadgets
  • 6 unique biomes with destructible terrain
  • Dozens of allied and enemy troop types
  • Skill-based joystick and tap-to-target controls
Features
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Blast Waves is a tactical arcade shooter where time only moves as you move, and every shot counts. Play through the rogue-like Survival Mode as a fresh recruit. Rapidly gain new weapons and abilities while trying to make it through an intergalactic conflict. Most troopers won't make it. The few that do survive become permanently playable as clone squad commanders. In the auto battler-like Command Mode, players build and organize squads while fighting to last as long as possible against overwhelming odds. Key Features: -Survival Mode: Build a character from the ground up across multiple battles. -Command Mode: Characters that make it through Survival Mode can be selected to lead squads against increasingly overwhelming odds. -100s of weapons, armor types, and gadgets to unlock. -6 unique biomes with destructible terrain and distinct environmental challenges. -Dozens of allied and enemy troop types to learn and master. -Skill-based joystick shooting and tap-to-target control schemes. -Holotags record the unique exploits of every character.

Screenshots

Pixelot4 screens
Blast Waves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pixelot at 4.9 against Blast Waves's 4.2. Pixelot also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). Blast Waves's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Pixelot costs $2.99 and Blast Waves $3.99 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 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pixelot's written reviews are positive against 67% of Blast Waves's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixelot ships an update weekly, Blast Waves every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pixelot versus Blast Waves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelotBlast Waves
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.9 (35 ratings) — better4.2 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3542 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB109 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKyle BergerKyle Barrett

Customer experience

Pixelot

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

Blast Waves

All ratings42 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

Pixelot

No in-app purchases

None

Blast Waves

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixelot free?
Pixelot costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blast Waves free?
Blast Waves costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixelot or Blast Waves?
Pixelot is rated higher. Pixelot averages 4.9 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Blast Waves averages 4.2 from 42 ratings.
Do Pixelot or Blast Waves have ads?
Neither Pixelot nor Blast Waves shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixelot or Blast Waves?
Pixelot ships an update weekly, and Blast Waves every 11 days. Most recently, Pixelot was updated on September 19, 2026 and Blast Waves on September 22, 2026.

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