Pac.io vs Wing Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Swipe controls for movement
- Strategic power-ups
- Unlockable skins
- Offline and online play
- Intuitive gameplay
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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!
Wing Dash
A fast-paced arcade game where you tap to control characters, dodge obstacles, and use unique abilities to achieve high scores. Compete globally on leaderboards with a retro pixel art style.
- 3 unique characters with special abilities
- Retro pixel art style
- Global leaderboard competition
- Dynamic difficulty
- Star power-up system
- Interactive tutorial
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WING DASH - The Ultimate Tap Battle! Three legendary characters. Three unique worlds. One insanely addictive challenge. TAP YOUR WAY TO THE TOP Wing Dash takes the classic one-tap formula and cranks it up to 11. Choose your fighter, dodge the obstacles, and compete for the highest score on the global leaderboard! ASTRONAUT - Rocket through deep space, dodging deadly meteors. Activate JETPACK BOOST to blast forward with full invincibility! BAT - Weave through dark underground caves. Unleash a SONIC WAVE to shatter rock formations in your path! SQUIRREL - Glide through a lush forest of towering trees. Hurl a giant ACORN to knock obstacles out of the way! FEATURES - 3 unique characters with signature special abilities - 5 color variants per character - fully personalized - Dynamic difficulty - starts forgiving, becomes brutally hard - Global leaderboard - compete with players worldwide - Share your score as a retro score card image - Retro pixel art style inspired by classic 8-bit arcade games - Built-in interactive tutorial for new players - Star power-up system - collect 5 to charge your special HOW TO PLAY Tap the screen to flap upward. Navigate through obstacles without touching them. Each obstacle passed = 1 point. Collect stars to charge your power bar, then DOUBLE-TAP to unleash your special ability! CAN YOU REACH #1 ON THE LEADERBOARD?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wing Dash at 100% against Pac.io's 54%. Wing Dash also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Pac.io's advantage is ratings volume (297 vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. Pac.io sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Wing Dash asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wing Dash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pac.io has 297 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of Wing Dash's.
Pac.io ships an update fortnightly, Wing Dash monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pac.io | Wing Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (297 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 297 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nomadic Bear Games | Everette Egun |
Customer experience
Pac.io
Wing Dash
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
Wing Dash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pac.io
- 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
Wing Dash
No in-app purchases









