Comparison

Excavate! Rome vs PixWhat

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

Head to head
About

Excavate! Rome

Explore ancient Roman daily life through archaeological thinking. Analyze evidence from four key locations to understand social structures, architecture, and the roles of different people in Roman society. This game offers a unique, object-based learning experience.

Highlights
  • Archaeological thinking to analyze evidence
  • Explore significance of public baths
  • Gain new perspective on the Colosseum
  • Distinguish roles of men, women, children, slaves
  • Compare lifestyles of different social classes
  • Describe gladiator roles and society
  • Explain Roman architectural innovations
Features
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Learn history in a new way with Excavate! Rome, a world history game for students! Use Archaeological thinking to evaluate evidence of Roman daily life. By excavating and analyzing four significant locations, players will: · Explore the significance of public baths in Roman life · Gain a new perspective on the Colosseum · Distinguish the roles of men, women, children, and slaves in ancient Roman society · Compare and contrast the lifestyles of upper, middle, and lower class Romans · Describe the lifestyle and role of gladiators in Roman society · Explain architectural innovations that were used to build private homes, tenement apartments, public baths, and the Colosseum “The quality of information and the methodology behind the questions is stronger than any educational game I've ever played.” K-12 Director of Technology, MD Excavate! Series: Designed with history teachers, Excavate! uses overarching questions to focus student inquiry as they dig, analyze, report and learn through object-based evaluation. Excavate! is a multi-game series that includes old and new world civilizations such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Maya, Inca and more. Game bundles and bulk discounts are available.

About

PixWhat

Instantly translate text and objects from photos using AI. Learn new languages with context-aware example sentences and native speaker audio. Ideal for kids, travelers, and students.

Highlights
  • Instant photo translation
  • AI scene-based example sentences
  • Native-speaker audio
  • Supports 10+ languages
  • Handwritten text recognition
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Turn everyday life into language practice with PixWhat. PixWhat helps you learn useful words, understand how they’re actually used, and practice speaking with AI — all from the real world around you. See something you don’t know how to say? Just snap a photo. PixWhat identifies what you’re looking at, shows you the word, pronunciation, meaning, and real-life examples, then helps you practice using it in conversation. Instead of memorizing isolated vocabulary, you learn words in context and turn them into language you can actually use. How PixWhat works STEP 1: Snap what you see Take a photo of food, clothes, objects, signs, places, or anything around you. STEP 2: Learn the word in context See the meaning, hear the pronunciation, and learn how the word is naturally used in real sentences. STEP 3: Practice speaking with AI Use what you’ve just learned in AI conversations and practice speaking whenever you want. STEP 4: Save and review Build your own vocabulary from real-life discoveries and come back anytime to reinforce what you’ve learned. Whether you're traveling, studying, working abroad, or simply trying to speak more confidently, PixWhat turns everyday moments into opportunities to learn and speak. No endless word lists. No disconnected flashcards. No wondering what to practice next. Just look around, learn what matters to you, and start speaking. PixWhat supports 22+ languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and more. See it. Learn it. Say it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Excavate! Rome4 screens
PixWhat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Excavate! Rome at none against PixWhat's 5. Excavate! Rome also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). PixWhat's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 29 months) and ratings volume (23 vs 2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PixWhat sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Excavate! Rome asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Excavate! Rome holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PixWhat has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Excavate! Rome's written reviews are positive against 84% of PixWhat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Excavate! Rome ships an update every 29 months, PixWhat every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Excavate! Rome versus PixWhat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExcavate! RomePixWhat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better84.4% of reviews
Number of ratings223 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDig-It Games, LLCWuhan Yuhang Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Excavate! Rome

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PixWhat

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Excavate! Rome

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

PixWhat

Subscriptions3
  • PRO Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • PixWhat PRO Monthly$6.991 Month
  • PixWhat PRO Yearly2 variants$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • PixWhat.PRO$99.99

Questions

Is Excavate! Rome free?
Excavate! Rome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PixWhat free?
PixWhat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Excavate! Rome or PixWhat?
Excavate! Rome is rated higher. Excavate! Rome averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while PixWhat averages 4.7 from 23 ratings.
Do Excavate! Rome or PixWhat have ads?
Neither Excavate! Rome nor PixWhat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Excavate! Rome or PixWhat?
Excavate! Rome ships an update every 29 months, and PixWhat every 4 days. Most recently, Excavate! Rome was updated on October 19, 2026 and PixWhat on October 30, 2026.

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