Comparison

Pixicade vs Astral Bloom

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

Astral Bloom

A relaxing spatial puzzle game featuring interactive 3D cubes with directional patterns. Offers two modes: Normal for progression with challenges and Zen for a pressure-free experience. Enjoy offline play and customizable feedback.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D cube puzzles
  • Normal progression mode
  • Relaxing Zen mode
  • Offline gameplay
  • Optional sound and haptic feedback
  • Hint system
Features
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Astral Bloom is a relaxing spatial puzzle game filled with interactive cubes, directional patterns, and satisfying visual transformations. CHOOSE HOW YOU WANT TO BLOOM NORMAL MODE Solve increasingly challenging cubes. Clear each puzzle to advance, manage your lives, and use hints when you need them. ZEN MODE Unwind with medium-sized cubes, unlimited lives, and the freedom to generate a new puzzle whenever you want. No pressure—just relax and play. FEATURES • Interactive 3D cube puzzles • Normal progression mode • Relaxing Zen mode • Zoom, pan, and reset-view controls • Optional sound and haptic feedback • Helpful hint system • Offline gameplay • Optional Remove Ads purchase • Restore Purchases support Explore every face, follow the patterns, and bring each Astral Bloom cube to life.

Screenshots

Pixicade4 screens
Astral Bloom3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Astral Bloom at 5.0 against Pixicade's 4.5. Astral Bloom also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 weeks). Pixicade's advantage is ratings volume (4.3K vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). 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. Pixicade sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Astral Bloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Astral Bloom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixicade has 4.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixicade ships an update every 4 weeks, Astral Bloom every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pixicade versus Astral Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixicadeAstral Bloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4.3K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.3K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size662 MB5 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAbacusStephen Lutz II

Customer experience

Pixicade

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

Astral Bloom

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Astral Bloom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
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  • 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
1 purchases

Astral Bloom

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Pixicade free?
Pixicade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Astral Bloom free?
Astral Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixicade or Astral Bloom?
Astral Bloom is rated higher. Pixicade averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Astral Bloom averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Pixicade or Astral Bloom have ads?
Both Pixicade and Astral Bloom show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixicade or Astral Bloom?
Pixicade ships an update every 4 weeks, and Astral Bloom every 6 days. Most recently, Pixicade was updated on November 9, 2026 and Astral Bloom on November 6, 2026.

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