MicroSoccer2 vs Pixl8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MicroSoccer2
Experience classic football gameplay with a retro top-down view. Enjoy intuitive controls, multiple skill levels, and various play modes. Relive the fun of 90s soccer games on your mobile device.
- Retro style graphics and gameplay
- Intuitive touch and button controls
- Multiple skill levels
- Replay functionality
- Exhibition, Micro Manage, and Practice modes
- Single player and AI team management
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MicroSoccer is a fun and challenging retro style football game. Inspired by 90's classics such as KickOff(™) and SensibleSoccer(™), it features a top down view, which to this day provides one the of best ways to view and enjoy the beautiful game. MicroSoccer brings retro graphics, sounds and gameplay to the IPhone. Easy and intuitive controls. Use the screen joypad to move around and swipe the screen to pass, shoot and tackle or use traditional on screen buttons. Key features: - Retro style. - Simple and fun to play. - Challenging gameplay. - Flexible controls - use buttons or swipe to pass, shoot and tackle. - Replays - full match, highlights or goals - Multiple skill levels - Over 50 different pitches - No ads Play modes: - Exhibition Match - Micro Manage - Practice - Demo Play single player (player VS computer), or MicroManager Mode (make your team and formation selection and see how they do VS computer teams) Coming Soon: Cup competitions Leagues Manager Mode Options (Team Tactics/Style of play) Player Manager Mode
Pixl8
This app transforms your iPhone into a retro 8-bit console for PICO-8 games. It allows you to play a vast library of handcrafted pixel-art games, with features like customizable touch controls, controller support, and cross-platform multiplayer.
- PICO-8 game library
- Tap-and-play cart system
- Customizable touch controls
- Bluetooth controller support
- Cross-platform multiplayer
- Save states management
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Pixl8 turns your iPhone into a pocket-sized retro 8-bit-style console for PICO-8, the fantasy console loved for its tiny, handcrafted pixel-art games. Point Pixl8 at the folder where you keep your carts and it turns them into a tap-and-play library. Each cart is a single PNG image (example.p8.png) with a whole game inside: art, music and code. If you love retro gaming, chiptune soundtracks and hand-drawn pixel art, Pixl8 lets you carry a whole community's worth of indie games in your pocket: arcade shooters, platformers, puzzlers, RPGs, roguelikes and playable demos, all in that unmistakable low-res, high-charm PICO-8 style. https://pixl8.dev What you get: • A growing library of games, added with their authors' permission and playable right away. • Library, Favourites and Recent tabs for your own collection. • Per-cart actions on long-press: open the BBS page, resume game, start fresh game, manage save states. • Cross-platform multiplayer: play with friends on other devices, over local Wi-Fi or the internet. Plays the way you want: • Touch controls with a fully editable on-screen layout. Drag, resize and save your placement. • Bluetooth game controllers. Pair a retro-style gamepad for the authentic feel. • Hardware keyboard supported. • Shader effects, including a retro LCD look. Pro features (optional one-time purchase): • Save states, up to 10 per cart, plus an auto-save-on-exit slot. • Host multiplayer games. • Resume on tap: open a cart and pick up exactly where you left off, with no menu navigation. • In-game quick-save and quick-load on a gamepad combo. • Manage Save States screen with export and import. Whether you grew up on 8-bit handhelds or just love the pixel-art aesthetic, Pixl8 makes it effortless to discover, collect and play the best of the PICO-8 scene. Pixl8 does not ship PICO-8 itself or any of Lexaloffle's copyrighted assets. It is an independent player that reads the public PICO-8 cart format. To run a cart you will need either one of the bundled examples (included with permission) or your own files. The lexaloffle.com BBS hosts thousands of free community carts. Pixl8 is not affiliated with Lexaloffle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pixl8 at 5.0 against MicroSoccer2's 3.0. MicroSoccer2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Pixl8 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MicroSoccer2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixl8 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | MicroSoccer2 | Pixl8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Trevor Delves | Codedreams |
Customer experience
MicroSoccer2
Pixl8
In-app purchases
MicroSoccer2
No in-app purchases
Pixl8
- Pixl8 Pro:Save States & Multiplayer$6.99









