Comparison

UltiMatt vs Pixel Rugby

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

Head to head
About

UltiMatt

Experience fast-paced ultimate frisbee action with simple one-touch controls. Master timing your jumps to catch disks and earn bonus points for skillful plays. Unlock new disks and characters as you climb the global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • One-touch gameplay
  • Timing-based jumps
  • Score bonus points
  • 5 game modes
  • Unlockable disks
  • Unlockable characters
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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UltiMatt is a fast-paced action-packed one touch ultimate frisbee game. HOW TO PLAY - Just tap the screen to make your player jump. The longer your finger is down the higher you'll jump - It might take a bit of practice, but it's all about timing your jumps to catch the disks - If you catch the disk with the back hand or multiples at a time, you'll earn extra points FEATURES - 5 different game modes - Global top scores - Unlockable disks - Unlockable characters

About

Pixel Rugby

Experience retro arcade rugby with one-thumb controls. Guide your team through five lanes, pass strategically, and dive for tries. Enjoy quick matches, deep career modes, and multiple tournaments with a charming pixel art style.

Highlights
  • One-handed arcade gameplay
  • Strategic passing and scoring
  • Career mode with promotion/relegation
  • Multiple tournament options
  • Pixel art and chiptune soundtrack
  • Cross-device save syncing
Features
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Retro arcade rugby you play with one thumb. Your five players run up the pitch across five lanes. Pass to the lane above or below to get round defenders, then dive over the line to score. You attack, the computer defends, and the other side's possessions are simulated, so a full match takes about five minutes. Easy to learn, with plenty to dig into: 100 nations, world rankings your results really move, a 20-club career and eleven tournaments. IPHONE, IPAD, APPLE TV AND MAC One purchase covers all four, with your save synced between them. On Apple TV you play with the Siri Remote, and on Mac with the keyboard or trackpad. Apple Watch gets its own Endless Runner, free for everyone, passing with the Digital Crown. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY Endless Runner: One sprint, three hearts, and a tougher nation every 100 metres until only the world number one is left. Distance is your score, with a top-200 board kept on your device. Quick Match: Two nations, one short match. Play it as a ranked Test that moves the world rankings, or as a friendly that changes nothing. Hold the button instead of tapping it for a surprise fixture, always away from home. Tournaments: Eleven competitions: the Global Cup, the North and South Nations, and eight more cups. Who qualifies comes from your own world rankings, so a nation you build up can reach a cup it couldn't before. The Global Cup takes the best of each region plus five wildcards, so every continent is always there. Career: Twenty clubs in two divisions, with promotion and relegation. It saves after every match, so a season works fine in short sittings. Before a season starts you can choose standard bonus points or the French system, where the attacking bonus needs three more tries than the other side instead of four in total. MATCH DAY ON TV Big matches open with TV pundits previewing the game and end with a TV interview with your captain. Other career matches get a video podcast: a preview before kickoff or a recap after. After the final whistle your supporters' group chat reacts, and a newspaper covers the round. You can turn each of these off in Settings > Atmosphere. ALSO IN THE GAME • Pixel art, an optional CRT filter and a chiptune soundtrack. • Weather that changes how a match plays. • Anthems and war dances before kickoff. • Your own squad: name your players, choose their looks and earn them stars in Training. • Haptics on iPhone, so you feel the tackles and the scrums. • Two kits for every nation and three for every club. • Crowds that grow or shrink with who is playing and where. Fully playable in English, French and Spanish. FREE AND PRO Free: the Endless Runner, Quick Match friendlies, the first three rounds of a career, and two complete tournaments. One purchase unlocks the rest for good: ranked Tests, every tournament, the full career and save sync across your devices. No subscription. It covers iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac. NO ACCOUNTS, NO ADS, NO TRACKING Nothing to sign up for and no ads. The game sends anonymous gameplay stats with nothing that identifies you, and you can turn them off in Settings > General > Anonymous Stats. Your save stays on your device, and syncs through your own iCloud only if you turn it on.

Screenshots

UltiMatt3 screens
Pixel Rugby4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: UltiMatt at 100% against Pixel Rugby's 67%. UltiMatt also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Pixel Rugby's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 73 months) and device support (6 vs 3). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. UltiMatt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixel Rugby sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UltiMatt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of UltiMatt's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pixel Rugby's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UltiMatt ships an update every 73 months, Pixel Rugby every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
UltiMatt versus Pixel Rugby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltiMattPixel Rugby
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings) — better4.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 73 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCody MaceSwipeglass

Customer experience

UltiMatt

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pixel Rugby

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

UltiMatt

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Pixel Rugby

One-time1
  • Pixel Rugby Pro$8.99

Questions

Is UltiMatt free?
UltiMatt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Rugby free?
Pixel Rugby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UltiMatt or Pixel Rugby?
UltiMatt is rated higher. UltiMatt averages 5.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Pixel Rugby averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do UltiMatt or Pixel Rugby have ads?
Neither UltiMatt nor Pixel Rugby shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UltiMatt or Pixel Rugby?
UltiMatt ships an update every 73 months, and Pixel Rugby every 2 days. Most recently, UltiMatt was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pixel Rugby on November 10, 2026.

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