Comparison

Dissolve vs Pixel Shooter Infinity

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

Head to head
About

Dissolve

Engage in an endless arcade shooter where every hit transforms the vibrant background. Collect permanent power-ups and melt through waves of enemies with intuitive swipe controls. Unlock new ships and face diverse enemy types in this colorful, fast-paced experience.

Highlights
  • Infinite enemy waves
  • Permanent power-ups
  • Transforming background visuals
  • Single-finger swipe controls
  • Haptic feedback
  • Unlockable ships
  • Upgradeable power-up drops
Features
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In Dissolve, melt your way through infinite waves of enemies and bullets collecting never-expiring power-ups! Every shot that hits an enemy transforms the background, igniting dazzling bursts of color and warp-speed alterations all controlled with just a finger swipe. Get ready to melt through an endless torrent of vector foes! Features - Simple controls: Play with just moving your finger around the screen - Haptic feedback for key moments - 7 unlock-able ships - 14 Enemy Types and power-ups - Upgradeable power-up drop rates

About

Pixel Shooter Infinity

Engage in a fast-paced 2D shoot'em up with a minimalist pixel art style. Pilot an evolving spaceship, dodge bullet-hell, and defeat waves of enemies and challenging bosses. Compete globally via Game Center.

Highlights
  • Minimalist pixel art style
  • One-handed controls
  • Evolving spaceship
  • Bullet-hell survival
  • Global Game Center leaderboards
  • Boss battles
Features
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A simple and exhilarating 2D shoot'em up game with minimalistic pixel art style. Take control of an ever-improving space ship and take down a full of enemies. With Apple Game Center support, you can compete with players from around the world! Survive the enemy and bullet-hell! === How to play === With simple one-handed controls, you can control your space ship in any direction. Drag the screen to move your ship and shoot automatically. Shots consume energy, so you'll need to stop moving and recharge before you run out of energy. Avoid enemy attacks by using both movement and charge. === Power-ups === When you collect gems that appear when you defeat enemies, your shot will become more powerful and you can destroy enemies at once. === Bosses === Every five levels, a boss will appear. Try to dodge the tricky attacks and destroy them.

Screenshots

Dissolve4 screens
Pixel Shooter Infinity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Shooter Infinity at none against Dissolve's 2. Pixel Shooter Infinity also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Dissolve's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 73%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dissolve sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pixel Shooter Infinity asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Shooter Infinity holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 107 and 66 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Dissolve's written reviews are positive against 73% of Pixel Shooter Infinity's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dissolve ships an update fortnightly, Pixel Shooter Infinity every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dissolve versus Pixel Shooter Infinity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDissolvePixel Shooter Infinity
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (107 ratings)4.7 (66 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings107 — better66
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size400 MB60 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBabyStar GamesShuhei Toyoda

Customer experience

Dissolve

All ratings107 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

Pixel Shooter Infinity

All ratings67 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral20.0%
Negative6.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dissolve

One-time2
  • 5000 Diamonds$0.99
  • 30,000 Diamonds$4.99
None

Pixel Shooter Infinity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dissolve free?
Dissolve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Shooter Infinity free?
Pixel Shooter Infinity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dissolve or Pixel Shooter Infinity?
Pixel Shooter Infinity is rated higher. Dissolve averages 4.5 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while Pixel Shooter Infinity averages 4.7 from 66 ratings.
Do Dissolve or Pixel Shooter Infinity have ads?
Both Dissolve and Pixel Shooter Infinity show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dissolve or Pixel Shooter Infinity?
Dissolve ships an update fortnightly, and Pixel Shooter Infinity every 4 days. Most recently, Dissolve was updated on August 7, 2026 and Pixel Shooter Infinity on September 21, 2026.

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