Comparison

Pixel Plex vs Push 5

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Plex

Collaborate with up to 40 players to build, trade, and expand a shared city. Design unique structures, manage resources, and engage in market trading to grow your collective cityscape. Participate in mayoral elections to influence city-wide decisions in this ad-free, relaxing simulation.

Highlights
  • Collaborative city building with up to 40 players
  • Resource trading and market management
  • Over 60 unique, evolving buildings
  • Land expansion and business growth
  • In-game mayoral elections
  • Ad-free gameplay
Features
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City Building with Friends! Build, trade, and chill with friends in a relaxing city-building game where up to 40 players shape one bustling city together. No ads, no stress. Just good vibes and creativity. Team Up and Build Your Plex Design and expand your Plex your way! Collaborate with friends to trade resources and create stunning city-wide projects, transforming your shared cityscape. Grow Bigger and Higher Choose from over 70 unique buildings that evolve as your city flourishes. Expand your Plex by buying more land and growing your businesses to new heights! Trade and Profit in a Lively Market Master the Plex Market by buying low and selling high. Trade resources at the Depot with your neighbors to maximize your wealth and influence. Become the Mayor Elections every two days keep things exciting! As mayor, your decisions shape the city, whether it's lowering taxes, boosting the market, or filling your pockets with extra cash. Join Pixel Plex today. Build your dream city and hang out with friends from all over the globe! In-App Subscription Info: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. For more information, please review our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Support: support@toastmobile.com Privacy Policy & Terms: https://pixelplexgame.com/privacypolicy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Push 5

A fast-paced, offline puzzle game where you swipe rows or columns to match three or more colored tiles. Push tiles off the board to score, but avoid losing three strikes. Offers easy and normal modes with one-handed controls and haptic feedback.

Highlights
  • Swipe rows/columns to push tiles
  • Match 3+ connected tiles
  • Push tiles off board to score
  • Easy and Normal game modes
  • One-handed portrait controls
  • Haptic feedback
  • High score saving
Features
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Push 5 is a fast, offline puzzle game: swipe a row or column, shift the line, and drop the next tile in from the opposite edge. Match 3 or more connected tiles of the same color to score. Push a tile off the board and you lose a strike — three strikes and you’re done. HOW TO PLAY • Swipe any row or column to push • The next tile enters from the other side • Clear groups of 3, 4, 5+ for bigger scores • Chain multiple color clears in one move for a bonus • Survive with careful pushes — empty edges are your safety net MODES • Easy — open board, no pressure refill • Normal — misses and sparse boards refill tiles FEATURES • Clean portrait controls built for one hand • Haptic feedback on pushes, matches, and strikes • Short tutorial that teaches as you play • High scores saved per difficulty Simple to learn. Hard to master. One more run.

Screenshots

Pixel Plex4 screens
Push 54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Push 5 at none against Pixel Plex's 16. Push 5 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Pixel Plex's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Pixel Plex sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Push 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Push 5 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Plex has 2.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Pixel Plex's written reviews are positive against 100% of Push 5's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pixel Plex versus Push 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel PlexPush 5
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToast - Apps and Software LLCAleksandar Ljubic

Customer experience

Pixel Plex

All ratings2,057 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews475 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral10.1%
Negative21.1%

Push 5

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pixel Plex

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Buildings disappearing after upgrades
  • Incorrect countdown timers
  • Negative resource and money balances
  • Plex market crashing the game
  • Inability to create new cities after purchase

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to kick inactive players
  • More buildings and upgrade options
  • Faster resource generation
  • Shared trading depot between servers
  • Ability to switch servers without losing progress

Push 5

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Pixel Plex

Subscriptions1
  • Pixel Club Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
One-time15
  • Bundle 7$0.99
  • Pixel Pack 1$1.49
  • Change Username$1.49
Show 12 more
  • Bundle 1$2.99
  • Pixel Pack 2$4.99
  • Bundle 6$4.99
  • Bundle 4$4.99
  • Bundle 3$5.99
  • Bundle 2$5.99
  • Multiple Cities$5.99
  • Bundle 5$6.99
  • Pixel Pack 3$14.99
  • Pixel Pack 6$24.99
  • Pixel Pack 4$49.99
  • Pixel Pack 5$99.99
None

Push 5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Plex free?
Pixel Plex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Push 5 free?
Push 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Plex or Push 5?
Push 5 is rated higher. Pixel Plex averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Push 5 averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pixel Plex or Push 5 have ads?
Neither Pixel Plex nor Push 5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Plex or Push 5?
Pixel Plex ships an update weekly, and Push 5 weekly. Most recently, Pixel Plex was updated on October 22, 2026 and Push 5 on October 10, 2026.

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