Comparison

Pac.io vs Pill Puzzle

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

Pill Puzzle

Engage in real-time, cross-platform multiplayer puzzle battles. Strategically align colored capsules to clear viruses and achieve high scores. Enjoy classic levels and weekly updates in this addictive game suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer battles
  • Cross-platform play
  • Classic puzzle levels
  • Global leaderboards
  • Weekly level updates
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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**REAL PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLAYER** Fight with friends and rivals in global, cross-platform, real-time puzzle. Pill Puzzle is an addictive puzzle game. This area is populated by viruses of three colors: red, yellow, and blue, which stay in their starting position until removed, the player manipulates each capsule as it vertically falls 1 unit of space at a time, able to move it left or right and rotate it 90 degrees in either clockwise or counter-clockwise. When four or more capsule halves or viruses of matching color are aligned in vertical or horizontal configurations, and any new 4-in-a-row alignments created from this will also be removed. Features: * All Classic Levels. * Global Leader boards. * Suitable for all ages. * Now try to get a higher score and share it with your friends! * New levels update every week. * Free to play, play it anywhere anytime. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Pac.io4 screens
Pill Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pill Puzzle at none against Pac.io's shown. Pill Puzzle also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Pac.io's advantage is ratings volume (343 vs 58). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Pill Puzzle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pill Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pac.io has 343 ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Pac.io's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pill Puzzle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pac.io versus Pill Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPac.ioPill Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (343 ratings)4.5 (58 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings343 — better58
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB92 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNomadic Bear GamesTrang Nguyen Thi

Customer experience

Pac.io

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

Pill Puzzle

All ratings48 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Pill Puzzle

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
2 purchases

Pill Puzzle

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Buy all skin$8.99

Questions

Is Pac.io free?
Pac.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pill Puzzle free?
Pill Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pac.io or Pill Puzzle?
Pill Puzzle is rated higher. Pac.io averages 4.2 out of 5 from 343 ratings, while Pill Puzzle averages 4.5 from 58 ratings.
Do Pac.io or Pill Puzzle have ads?
Pac.io shows ads; Pill Puzzle does not.

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