Pixel Star vs Rainbow Buster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Star
Fill in pixels to recreate images and achieve perfect scores. Progress through over 100 stages, aiming for three stars by avoiding any mistakes. A simple yet challenging puzzle experience.
- Pixel filling gameplay
- Picture recreation
- Three-star scoring system
- Over 100 stages
- Mistake-free completion
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Fill it with pixels! Fill up the pixels while looking at the picture. To get three stars, you can't get any wrong. Let's complete more than 100 stages.
Rainbow Buster
Launch volleys of balls to break rainbow bands in this physics-based arcade game. Survive as the board closes in, collect power-ups, and track your high scores. Offers adjustable settings and an optional ad-free experience.
- Physics-based arcade shots
- Drag-to-aim controls
- Shifting rainbow arc segments
- Extra-ball power-ups
- Score history and tracking
- Adjustable gameplay settings
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Rainbow Buster is a standalone arcade game about launching volleys, breaking rainbow bands, and surviving as the board closes in. Aim from the floor launcher, release a volley of balls, and carve through curved rainbow segments before they press too close. Each hit adds to your score. Extra-ball pickups increase future volleys, and every turn brings the next wave of bands inward. Features: - Physics-based arcade shots with drag-to-aim controls - Rainbow arc segments that shift, stack, and tighten after each volley - Extra-ball pickups that build bigger future shots - Score history and high-score tracking - Adjustable gameplay settings - Optional Advanced Settings unlock for deeper tuning, profiles, and Record Mode - Optional Remove Ads unlock - Local support, privacy, and ad-reporting information inside Settings Rainbow Buster does not require an account or online login. Purchases are handled with Apple's in-app purchase system, and Restore Purchases is available in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rainbow Buster at 5.0 against Pixel Star's 1.0. Pixel Star's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Rainbow Buster sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pixel Star asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rainbow Buster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Pixel Star ships an update weekly, Rainbow Buster every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Star | Rainbow Buster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sanghoon oh | Croy Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Pixel Star
Rainbow Buster
In-app purchases
Pixel Star
No in-app purchases
Rainbow Buster
- Remove Ads$4.99
- Advanced Settings$9.99
