Lore Seeker vs Pixelvale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lore Seeker
Engage in a retro turn-based strategy game with deck-building elements. Explore, collect cards, and strategically battle enemies in a challenging 'permanent death' experience. Enjoy offline play with no ads or data collection.
- Turn-based strategy
- Deck-building mechanics
- Map exploration
- Card and item collection
- Faction selection
- Permanent death mode
- Offline play
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Lore Seeker is a retro turn based strategy & deck-building game. You'll... - explore the map - collect cards & items - choose your faction - adjust your deck strategically - battle your enemies Use various cards to summon troops, weaken enemy troops, buff your own, or deal damage. You can also use cards to bend the rules of the game, draw additional cards, gain control of enemy troops, and assemble powerful combinations. Fair warning: this is a harsh 'permanent death' game - when you die, you have to restart all the way at the beginning of the act you were playing. There's no 'easy mode' to get around this. ***** Question & answers: Q: Can I play this game online with my friends? A: No, this game is single-player only. Q: Does your game display any advertisements? A: No, there are no ads here and there never will be. Q: Do I need to be online and logged in in order to play your game? A: No, there are no accounts or log-ins and you can play offline any time you want. Lore Seeker won't use any of your cellular data, nor collect any of your behavioral data or personal information. Q: How much content is there? A: This is a small game - there are 2 acts with 4 missions each, and a 4-player draft map. The first act is designed to be easier and introduce the game, while act 2 is much more challenging. The booster draft map is a different experience every time. Q: Will this game drain my battery? A: No, the game is light and iPhones/iPads are very powerful devices. The strain on your battery life will be limited. Music by Matthew Pablo Please visit this awesome artist's website at http://www.matthewpablo.com
Pixelvale
Solve logic puzzles to reveal pixel art and build a charming valley. Enjoy a relaxing experience with no timers or pressure, and watch your world grow across seasons. Support development through optional donations.
- Solve logic nonogram puzzles
- Build a growing pixel art valley
- Experience seasonal changes
- Relaxed gameplay with no timers
- Offline play
- Hand-drawn pixel art
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Pixelvale is a cozy nonogram game: solve elegant logic puzzles and bring a little valley to life, pixel by pixel. Every puzzle you solve reveals a hand-painted piece of pixel art—an apple tree, the bakery, a villager—and adds it to your world. So a living valley slowly grows out of pure logic puzzles, transforming across four seasons. RELAXED PUZZLING Nonograms (also known as picross or griddlers) are elegant logic puzzles: use the numbers along the edges to work out which cells must be filled. No luck, no time pressure—just you and a calm, satisfying flow of thinking. A WORLD THAT GROWS You don't come back to "Puzzle #47"—you return to your valley. Each picture has its own fixed place on the map. Season by season the mood shifts—from blooming spring to quiet winter. FREE AND FAIR • Completely free to play • No ads • No energy system, no timers, no nagging If you enjoy Pixelvale, you can support development with a voluntary donation—entirely optional. It unlocks no content: you always have the whole game. FREE PLAY Want more? In Free Mode you can solve as many random nonograms as you like, in grid sizes from 5×5 to 25×25—perfect for a short break or a long evening of puzzling. MADE WITH CARE • Hand-drawn pixel art, no stock material • Warm, modern interface with subtle haptic feedback • Native iOS app: launches instantly, runs on older iPhones, fully playable offline • Available in English and German Pixelvale is a calm place to keep coming back to. Grab a puzzle, fill in a few cells—and watch your valley bloom.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixelvale at 67% against Lore Seeker's 0%. Pixelvale also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0). Lore Seeker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Pixelvale sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Lore Seeker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixelvale holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lore Seeker's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pixelvale's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lore Seeker | Pixelvale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | Jelle Van den Eynde | Yves Kopmann |
Customer experience
Lore Seeker
Pixelvale
In-app purchases
Lore Seeker
No in-app purchases
Pixelvale
- Small Thank-You$0.99
- Coffee for the Valley$1.99
- A Generous Round$2.99
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- Grand Gesture$3.99









