Comparison

Squish Machine vs Pizza Hero

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

Head to head
About

Squish Machine

Test your reflexes in this fast-paced action puzzler where you must avoid being squished. Progress through hundreds of levels, unlock cute characters, and enjoy vibrant visuals and upbeat sound. Challenge yourself in arcade and timed modes for endless replayability.

Highlights
  • 240 quick levels
  • 28 unlockable characters
  • Vibrant visuals
  • Upbeat sound design
  • Arcade mode unlocked
  • Timed Mode
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Welcome to the Squish Machine! A machine designed only for squishing slow pokes who can’t turn it off in time. Are you quick enough for this action puzzler? Features include: • 240 quick, bite-sized levels at launch to progress through! • 28 cute characters to unlock! • Vibrant, fun visuals! • Upbeat sound design! • If you manage to survive the squish through level 160, you unlock an arcade mode. How many levels can you survive in a row? A million? Well, let’s see it, friend! • Timed Mode! Try and get through the first 100 levels as quickly as possible. This game is supported by advertising, but a one-time purchase removes the ads that appear during game play breaks.

About

Pizza Hero

Embark on a roguelite adventure as a brave pizza defending the world from an enemy invasion. Collect unique toppings to gain special abilities and strategically defeat waves of foes. With procedurally generated levels and unlockable recipes, each playthrough offers a fresh challenge.

Highlights
  • Topping-based special abilities
  • Swarm survivor gameplay
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Unlockable recipes for topping evolution
  • Permanent stat upgrades
  • Rescueable pets
Features
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Welcome to Pizza Hero, the exciting new shoot 'em up roguelite that puts a delicious twist on the genre! In this game, you'll play as a brave pizza who must defend the world from an invasion of enemies. As you battle your way through the game, you'll have the opportunity to choose from a variety of different toppings that will grant you special abilities. For example, selecting pepperoni will give you a grenade, allowing you to deal splash damage. Or, if you're feeling saucy, you can choose blue cheese to create a pungent parameter around your pizza, damaging any foes that come too close. Pizza Hero is a swarm survivor, meaning that you'll need to use all of your skills and strategies to take down waves of relentless enemies. With randomly generated levels and power-ups, no two playthroughs are ever the same. Unlock and follow recipes to create an evolution of toppings. Features: - 18 Damage Toppings - 8 Passive Spices - 5 Recipe evolutions - 16 Upgradable permanent stats - Auto rotate/firing controls - 4 procedurally generated worlds - 50+ achievements - 10 pets you can rescue Do you have what it takes to be the Pizza Hero?

Screenshots

Squish Machine4 screens
Pizza Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pizza Hero at 4.7 against Squish Machine's 4.1. Pizza Hero also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 146). Squish Machine's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 71%). On price, ads, 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. Squish Machine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pizza Hero sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pizza Hero holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pizza Hero has 1.4K ratings behind it against 146, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Squish Machine's written reviews are positive against 71% of Pizza Hero's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squish Machine ships an update every 2 months, Pizza Hero every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Squish Machine versus Pizza Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquish MachinePizza Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (146 ratings)4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews — better70.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1461.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1212.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB92 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperBrad ErkkilaAstro Hound Studios

Customer experience

Squish Machine

All ratings146 ratings
Positive76.7%
Neutral8.9%
Negative14.4%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral8.6%
Negative11.1%

Pizza Hero

All ratings1,402 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral10.2%
Negative19.2%

User reviews

Squish Machine

From 146 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable
  • 👍 Great physics
  • 👍 Creative concept
  • 👍 Satisfying platforming

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Jumping controls are clunky
  • 🐛 Inconsistent jump registration
  • 🐛 Jumping issues cause deaths
  • 🐛 Jump button placement is low
  • 🐛 Game can be too short

Pizza Hero

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🍕 Unique pizza-themed gameplay
  • 🐕 Cute pet companions
  • 🎨 Appealing retro-style graphics
  • 👍 Engaging and challenging gameplay loop
  • 🚀 Smooth performance

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Frequent ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🔁 Inconsistent save/resume functionality
  • 🕹️ Frustrating dash mechanics
  • 💰 Slow progression and high costs for upgrades
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes

Bugs and requests

Squish Machine

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App loads with music enabled even if sound is off
  • Jumping delays
  • Game drops jumps
  • Jumping isn't responsive enough
  • Jump button is low
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  • Random forced ad
  • Doesn't save progress
  • Crashing instantly
  • Controls fail when pressing two buttons at once
  • Game turns off external audio

Requested features

11 requests
  • More games
  • More levels
  • Endless mode
  • Skip very hard levels
  • Difficulty selection for arcade mode
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  • Level creator
  • Cloud save
  • Create own levels and characters
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Add difficulty modes (Hard, Easy)
  • Update button placement

Pizza Hero

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Losing progress when switching apps
  • Enemies able to damage player in portals
  • Recipes not persisting between sessions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Endless mode
  • More level variety and themes
  • Controller support
  • Improved save/resume system
  • Adjustable dash mechanics

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Squish Machine

One-time1
  • Remove Interstitial Adverts$2.99
3 purchases

Pizza Hero

One-time3
  • Reroll 3 pack$0.99
  • One revive per round$1.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Squish Machine free?
Squish Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pizza Hero free?
Pizza Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Squish Machine or Pizza Hero?
Pizza Hero is rated higher. Squish Machine averages 4.1 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while Pizza Hero averages 4.7 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Squish Machine or Pizza Hero have ads?
Both Squish Machine and Pizza Hero show ads.
Which is updated more often, Squish Machine or Pizza Hero?
Squish Machine ships an update every 2 months, and Pizza Hero every 3 days. Most recently, Squish Machine was updated on October 17, 2026 and Pizza Hero on October 17, 2026.

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