Pixaw vs Dawntown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixaw
Complete pixel art pictures by placing colored blocks. This game offers a relaxing and stimulating experience, perfect for short breaks or commutes. Enjoy the satisfaction of completing each pixelated image.
- Complete pixel art with blocks
- Place colored pieces
- Pixel art meets jigsaw
- Simple block placement
- Various pixel styles
- Brain stimulation
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Every block has a place. Find it—and watch a picture appear. Pixaw combines the satisfying fit of a block puzzle with the colorful reveal of pixel art. Drag shaped pieces onto the board, match the colors and letter hints, and complete the picture one piece at a time. HOW TO PLAY • Look at each piece’s shape, colors and letters. • Find its matching space on the picture board. • Drag it into place and fill the artwork. A SMALL PUZZLE, A SATISFYING FINISH Enjoy familiar block shapes and a variety of pixel pictures. Choose a difficulty for the artwork and give your observation and spatial thinking a gentle workout. MAKE ROOM FOR MORE ART Complete pictures, display your artwork in your museum and grow a collection you can enjoy looking back on. YOUR NEXT LITTLE BREAK Pick a picture for your commute or a quiet moment at home. If you enjoy jigsaw puzzles, colorful block games and relaxed picture puzzles, try fitting your first Pixaw piece. Contains ads and optional in-app purchases and subscriptions. Some content is unlocked through progress, in-game items or purchases. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bigjamgames.com/privacy_en.html
Dawntown
Survive chilling encounters with light-chasing monsters in a dark, unknown world. Collect keys, find the exit, and manage resources like food and first aid kits to stay alive. Upgrade your abilities and recruit other survivors to increase your chances of making it through the day.
- Collect keys and find the exit
- Survive light-chasing monsters
- Heal with food and first aid
- Obtain items from drawers
- Save survivors for opportunities
- Upgrade abilities
- Compete globally
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All you can do from this unknown monster is to do your best to survive. Experience the invisible fear and the brink of survival in Dawntown. 〔 How to play 〕 · Collect the keys, find the exit, and survive the day. · Survive light-chasing monsters in the dark. · Heal your health with food and first aid kits. · Open the drawer to obtain various items. · Save survivors and gain additional opportunities. 〔 Characteristic 〕 · You can become stronger through ability upgrades. · Fun interactive elements are hidden. · Brave survivors are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Compete with users around the world anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
Pixaw and Dawntown both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Dawntown's written reviews are positive against 72% of Pixaw's. Dawntown also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Pixaw's advantage is ratings volume (229 vs 3). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Pixaw sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Dawntown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Pixaw against 4.3 for Dawntown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixaw has 229 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Pixaw's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dawntown's.
Pixaw ships an update every 2 weeks, Dawntown every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixaw | Dawntown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (229 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 229 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | BIGJAM | I M GAME Inc. |
Customer experience
Pixaw
Dawntown
Bugs and requests
Pixaw
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes every 10 seconds on some devices
- Game freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Progress/completed levels reset unexpectedly
- Vibration cannot be disabled
- Letters too light to read clearly
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- Game only displays easy difficulty levels
- Offensive letter combinations in puzzles
Requested features
10 requests- More puzzle levels and regular updates
- Ability to toggle vibrations on/off
- Ability to toggle music on/off
- Restore difficulty selection (easy/medium/hard)
- Return to previous visual design with symbols
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- Make letters/numbers darker and more visible
- Restore diamond-based puzzle unlocking
- Leaderboard or multiplayer features
- Better customer support responsiveness
- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
Dawntown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pixaw
- VIP Art Pass (1 Week)3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- VIP Art Pass (1 Month)$19.991 Month
- VIP Art Pass (12 Months)$99.991 Year
- Remove Ad$1.99
- 250 Diamonds$4.99
- 600 Diamonds + No Ads$9.99
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- 1400 Diamonds + No Ads$19.99
Dawntown
- Remove Front Ads$1.99
