Comparison

Tag with Ryan vs Pixicade

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

Head to head
About

Tag with Ryan

Embark on an exciting endless running adventure with Ryan. Outrun Combo Panda, collect costumes, and unlock power-ups and vehicles. Complete daily missions and gather in-game currency to upgrade your abilities and progress through vibrant landscapes.

Highlights
  • Collect Ryan's costumes
  • Run through incredible landscapes
  • Unlock epic power-ups
  • Speed through levels in vehicles
  • Complete daily missions
  • Collect Suns and Pizzas
Features
Currently charting
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Official authorized app of Ryan's World. Do you have what it takes to outrun Combo Panda? Tag with Ryan is the coolest endless runner game for ALL AGES! Combo Panda, the ultimate gamer, has challenged his friend Ryan to an endless game of tag! Combo Panda has hidden Ryan's different costumes all over the game, and Gus the VTuber is helping guard them. It's up to you and Ryan to unlock them all! - Collect all of Ryan's cool costumes - Run through incredible landscapes - Unlock epic power-ups - Speed through levels in awesome vehicles - Complete new missions every day - Free to play! Collect Suns and Pizzas, and use them to unlock awesome upgrades like power-ups, vehicles, and costumes! The farther you run, the more you collect! Can you unlock them all? Join Ryan in his coolest running adventure, Tag with Ryan!

About

Pixicade

Create your own video games without coding. Use pre-made assets or turn your drawings into playable games. Share your creations with a community of creators and play games made by others.

Highlights
  • Create games without coding
  • Use pre-made assets or drawings
  • Play games from other creators
  • Share games with friends and community
  • Add powerups and cosmetics
  • Leaderboards and quests
  • Kid-safe and COPPA compliant
Features
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BUILD your game from scratch with no coding needed. Browse a library with tons of pre-made assets, or snap a picture and turn your drawings into playable video games! PLAY the games you make, or get inspiration playing games from other creators in the Pixicade Arcade! SHARE your games with friends and other creators and build an audience of your own! Pixicade lets you channel your inner game developer. PIXICADE - FEATURES -------------------------------- • Create your very own games with no coding needed! • Browse a library filled with pre-made, full color assets! • Kid safe & COPPA compliant • Snap a picture and add your own drawings into your games! • Add exciting cosmetics like game borders, backgrounds, music, and more! • Level-up your creations by adding Powerups! • Share your game with friends or the community of over half-a-million game creators! • Follow your favorite creators & build an audience of your own! • Track your progress as a top creator & player on the leaderboards! • Play tons of games made by other creators - get inspired! • Race against other players to compete for the fastest times and earn awesome rewards! • Explore epic multi-level Quests full of interesting characters, stories, and bosses! • Add friends to see when they’re online & playing! • Chat with friends, or in group chats! • Vote for and receive your favorite assets from others in weekly asset making challenges! • Refer friends to earn special rewards! BUILD Creating games in Pixicade is easy. Just choose the type of game you want to make, and start creating! Pick from a variety of game types like platformers, slingshot games, brickbreakers, mazes and more. Add walls, obstacles, hazards, powerups & objectives to your games as well as cosmetics like borders, backgrounds and music. Browse a huge library of full color premade assets, or draw your own and upload them with your camera! PLAY Play the games you create, or browse the arcade to see what other creators have made. See what types of games are popular, and get inspiration for your next masterpiece! Compete against other players in races for the fastest times to win rewards. Or, try quest mode to progress through multiple levels filled with interesting characters, stories, and bosses! SHARE Once you’re done making your games, share them with friends and the rest of the community! Follow your favorite creators, and build an audience of your own! You can even track your score as both a player and a creator and get recognized on the leaderboards. Want to try making your own games? Give Pixicade a try for free! * This application is free to download and play games. An optional subscription is available to enhance your experience. * Internet connectivity required to play. Data charges may apply. * Children under 13 may require parent permission to play. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tag with Ryan4 screens
Pixicade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pixicade at 4.5 against Tag with Ryan's 4.1. Pixicade also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 61%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). Tag with Ryan's advantage is chart position (#166 vs unranked) and ratings volume (15K vs 4.3K). 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. Tag with Ryan sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pixicade sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixicade holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15K and 4.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Tag with Ryan's written reviews are positive against 80% of Pixicade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tag with Ryan ships an update every 2 months, Pixicade every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Tag with Ryan versus Pixicade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTag with RyanPixicade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (15K ratings)4.5 (4.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.0% of reviews80.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K — better4.3K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#166 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size289 MB662 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperWildworks, Inc.Abacus

Customer experience

Tag with Ryan

All ratings15,259 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews1,013 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative29.0%

Pixicade

All ratings4,258 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews571 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral6.5%
Negative13.3%

User reviews

Tag with Ryan

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and entertaining
  • 👍 Great for kids
  • 👍 Engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Variety of characters and costumes
  • 👍 Visually appealing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and freezing issues
  • 🔑 Difficulty unlocking new content
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🤖 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🤔 Lack of progress saving

Pixicade

From 4.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and creative game
  • ⭐ Great game maker app
  • 🎨 Drawings come to life
  • 🚀 Easy to use and set up
  • 💡 Unique concept of creating games

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 💰 Paid features and subscriptions
  • 🤔 Confusing navigation and UI
  • 🕰️ Slow loading times

Bugs and requests

Tag with Ryan

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Inability to see in-game currency
  • Glitches when tagging Gus
  • Ads causing disruptions
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and environments
  • Easier way to earn in-game currency
  • Ability to save progress across devices
  • More character and costume options
  • Adjustable difficulty settings

Pixicade

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scanning issues with drawings
  • Glitches when editing games
  • Compatibility problems with older devices
  • Crashes and app freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • More editing tools and customization options
  • Ability to create multi-level games
  • Improved color recognition and scanning
  • Controller support
  • Removal of ads and in-app purchases

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tag with Ryan

One-time10
  • Stack of Pizza Slices$0.99
  • Sun Doubler$0.99
  • Heap of Pizza Slices$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Mystery Costume$1.99
  • Pile of Pizza Slices$4.99
  • Small Key Ring$4.99
  • Mystery Costume Bundle$4.99
  • Giant Key Ring$9.99
  • Ton of Pizza Slices$19.99
  • Mountain of Pizza Slices$49.99
10 purchases

Pixicade

Subscriptions8
  • Pixicade Deluxe Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pixicade Deluxe Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Plus Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • Plus Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pixicade Deluxe Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pixicade Plus Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Deluxe Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Pixicade Plus Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time2
  • Enable Sharing$0.99
  • Unlock Pixicade Deluxe$9.99

Questions

Is Tag with Ryan free?
Tag with Ryan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixicade free?
Pixicade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tag with Ryan or Pixicade?
Pixicade is rated higher. Tag with Ryan averages 4.1 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Pixicade averages 4.5 from 4.3K ratings.
Do Tag with Ryan or Pixicade have ads?
Both Tag with Ryan and Pixicade show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tag with Ryan or Pixicade?
Tag with Ryan ships an update every 2 months, and Pixicade every 4 weeks. Most recently, Tag with Ryan was updated on November 12, 2026 and Pixicade on November 11, 2026.

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