PATZ vs SquareCrusher!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PATZ
Tap to smash creatures on your screen with falling objects. Customize creature appearances with your own photos. Enjoy a simple, pixelated experience with no blood.
- Tap to smash creatures
- Customize creature appearance
- Use personal photos for creatures
- Pixel explosion effects
- Shake and rotate device controls
- Progress counters
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Some creatures running over your screen. When you are tired of watching them, let's BANG it! Tap the screen to spawn a heavy things to smash these little creatures. But don't worry. It is no blood. It is just a pixel explosion! Touch the button on the top left to change the appearance of the creatures. You can customize them by choosing photos from your own library. [ controls ] - touch the display to spawn heavy things - shake your device to shake the creatures - rotate the device to make life harder for the creatures - open the table on the top left by touching the button to change the appearance of the creatures - smileys and cats are predefined - touch the "+" on the last row of the table to add a picture for the creatures - long touch to change the custom pictures [ Additional information ] - for each creature you hit the counter adds +1 - the more creatures you smash the more will spawn - counters in the background show your progress Have fun!
SquareCrusher!
Engage in fast-paced retro arcade action by dodging robots and crushing corrupted code. Earn points, collect gems for power-ups, and climb global leaderboards. This addictive game offers infinite replayability with simple controls and retro visuals.
- Fast, simple arcade action
- Infinite replayability
- Power-ups and power-downs
- Combo crush bonus
- Unlockable upgrades
- Game Center leaderboards
- Retro visuals & sound
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Dodge robots. Crush squares. Beat your best. SquareCrusher! is a retro arcade reflex game for iPhone and iPad. Drag your spinning fist through squares to score points, avoid enemy robots, and chain crushes together for combo bonuses. Every round is a chance to push your score further. Collect green gems to spend in the Crushmart, unlock power-ups, and build your lifetime score to climb the ranks. CRUSH, DODGE, REPEAT Simple drag controls get you into the action quickly. Stay alert as the challenge builds, and watch out for power-downs that can turn a good run upside down. POWER UP YOUR NEXT RUN Use effects such as invincibility, slow motion, and score multipliers to keep your run alive and your score climbing. CHASE YOUR HIGH SCORE Challenge yourself or compete on Game Center leaderboards. Rank up through play to earn permanent score-multiplier boosts. RETRO ARCADE STYLE Pixel graphics, an 8-bit soundtrack, and quick rounds built for another attempt. PLAY ON IPHONE AND IPAD Sync your progress across devices with iCloud. Game Center sign-in is required for online leaderboards. Free to download, with ads and an optional one-time purchase to remove them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SquareCrusher! at 5.0 against PATZ's 3.0. SquareCrusher! also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). PATZ's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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. SquareCrusher! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PATZ asks for nothing beyond the download.
SquareCrusher! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SquareCrusher! has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
PATZ ships an update every 21 months, SquareCrusher! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PATZ | SquareCrusher! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glindemann, Sennoun, Langer GbR | Radler Designs |
Customer experience
PATZ
SquareCrusher!
In-app purchases
PATZ
No in-app purchases
SquareCrusher!
- Disable Ads$0.99
