Comparison

Pixicade vs Kakooma

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

Head to head
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/

About

Kakooma

Test your math skills in this puzzle game by finding number pairs that add up to or multiply to a target sum. Progress through four difficulty levels, race against the clock, and use hints to overcome challenges. Track your best scores to monitor improvement.

Highlights
  • Number pair puzzles
  • Addition and multiplication challenges
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Timed gameplay
  • Hint system
  • Score tracking
Features
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Where Fun Meets Math Test your skills in this exciting puzzle game! Find pairs of numbers that either add up to a sum or multiply to a product shown on the board. With 4 challenging levels—Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert—you'll unlock each level by mastering the one before it. The difficulty increases as you progress, keeping the challenge fresh! Race against the clock! Correct answers give you extra time, while mistakes can be corrected with coins or by starting fresh. Need help? Use hints to get through tough puzzles and track your best score to see how you're improving!

Screenshots

Pixicade4 screens
Kakooma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kakooma at none against Pixicade's shown. Pixicade's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 52%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, update cadence, 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. Pixicade sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Kakooma sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixicade has 4.2K ratings behind it against 125, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Pixicade's written reviews are positive against 52% of Kakooma's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixicade ships an update every 4 weeks, Kakooma every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pixicade versus Kakooma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixicadeKakooma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4.2K ratings) — better4.2 (125 ratings)
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better52.2% of reviews
Number of ratings4.2K — better125
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size662 MB179 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperAbacusTang Math Games, LLC

Customer experience

Pixicade

All ratings4,077 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews566 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative12.9%

Kakooma

All ratings96 ratings
Positive77.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive52.2%
Neutral8.7%
Negative39.1%

Bugs and requests

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

Kakooma

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Pixicade

Subscriptions12
  • 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 9 more
  • Deluxe Subscription$2.991 Month
  • 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
  • Plus Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Deluxe Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Pixicade Plus Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Plus Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
  • Plus Annual Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • Enable Sharing$0.99
  • Unlock Animation and Alan Becker$4.99
  • Unlock Pixicade Deluxe$9.99
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  • Pixicade Plus$17.99
  • Features, No Ads, +1000 games$34.99
8 purchases

Kakooma

One-time8
  • Coins 240$0.99
  • Coins 720$2.99
  • Coins 1330$4.99
Show 5 more
  • Bundle$4.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • Coins 2900$9.99
  • Coins 6300$19.99
  • Coins 17000$49.99

Questions

Is Pixicade free?
Pixicade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kakooma free?
Kakooma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixicade or Kakooma?
Pixicade is rated higher. Pixicade averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4.2K ratings, while Kakooma averages 4.2 from 125 ratings.
Do Pixicade or Kakooma have ads?
Pixicade shows ads; Kakooma does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixicade or Kakooma?
Pixicade ships an update every 4 weeks, and Kakooma every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pixicade was updated on October 28, 2026 and Kakooma on October 28, 2026.

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