Comparison

Pac.io vs Lava Royale

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Swipe controls for movement
  • Strategic power-ups
  • Unlockable skins
  • Offline and online play
  • Intuitive gameplay
Features
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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!

About

Lava Royale

Engage in a chaotic multiplayer battle royale where players must avoid a rising lava floor. Use your environment and found objects to outlast seven other opponents and be the last one standing.

Highlights
  • 8-player survival matches
  • Avoid rising lava
  • Use environmental objects as weapons
  • Scramble to higher ground
  • Last player standing wins
Features
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Step into the arena for a wild multiplayer battle royale! Your weapons are your wits, your distaste for lava, and... fish? Lava Royale is an intense and action-packed multiplayer game where your only goal is to stay alive. 8 players join in the fray, each fighting for supremacy as the lava floor slowly rises from the bottom of the screen, consuming everything in its path. Ouch. Scamper up bookshelves, hop on top of lamps, and defend your desk platform from invaders. The only rule in this free-for-all is to stay alive. Do everything in your power to emerge victorious, including betraying friends, befriending enemies, and throwing household objects at other players to knock them into a fiery abyss. Features: - Face off in a survival matches against 8 players! - Avoid the creeping lava by jumping and scrambling to the top of the arena. - Pick up items and smack players with them, including vases and fish! - Launch yourself from lamps, because why not? - Be the last player standing to earn a victory! If you've always suspected the floor of your living room is made of lava, this is the perfect chance to get in survival practice from the safety of your mobile device. It's also an opportunity to show off your skills at bookshelf climbing without breaking anything valuable. In Lava Royale, it's you versus the world, plus you versus lava! Keep your wits about you and do whatever it takes to be the last player standing!

Screenshots

Pac.io4 screens
Lava Royale3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lava Royale at none against Pac.io's 10. Lava Royale also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). Pac.io's advantage is ratings volume (340 vs 18). On price 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

Both are free to download. Pac.io sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Lava Royale asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lava Royale holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pac.io has 340 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Pac.io's written reviews are positive against 67% of Lava Royale's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pac.io versus Lava Royale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPac.ioLava Royale
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (340 ratings)4.4 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings340 — better18
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB224 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperNomadic Bear GamesFizzPow Games, Inc

Customer experience

Pac.io

All ratings297 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative16.8%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive53.9%
Neutral10.1%
Negative36.0%

Lava Royale

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Lava Royale

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pac.io

One-time10
  • 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
None

Lava Royale

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pac.io free?
Pac.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lava Royale free?
Lava Royale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pac.io or Lava Royale?
Lava Royale is rated higher. Pac.io averages 4.2 out of 5 from 340 ratings, while Lava Royale averages 4.4 from 18 ratings.
Do Pac.io or Lava Royale have ads?
Pac.io shows ads; Lava Royale does not.

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