Bix Challenge vs SPLITRON
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bix Challenge
Draw shapes to fill a percentage of the screen and trap moving balls. Unleash special powers when you successfully capture them. Compete to see how far you can advance in this engaging puzzle game.
- Draw shapes to fill screen
- Trap moving balls
- Unleash special powers
- Progress through levels
- Compete with other players
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A new take on Bix Challenge, the line-drawing arcade classic in the spirit of Qix, Xonix and JezzBall. Draw lines to cut the field, fill it with light and trap the bouncing balls. One rule to master: when you close a line, the side with fewer balls fills up. Easy to learn, fiendishly hard to master. WHAT'S INSIDE • 100 levels across 10 galaxies, each with its own twist: ball traps, line limits, dark zones, time trials, giant balls, ice walls and hunters • The Rift: beat level 100 and a hidden climb opens. How high can you go? • Three stars to earn on every level, chests to open, gold balls to collect • Boosters when you need a hand: Slow start and Shield • Glowing visuals made for today's iPhone and iPad • The original soundtrack, now opening up as you fill the field • Your progress is saved in iCloud and follows you to your other devices • Plays offline THE ORIGINAL, STILL HERE Bix Challenge has been played by over a million people since 2008, reaching #2 in France, #3 in Germany and #4 in the UK. The classic version is still in the app, exactly as you remember it: turn on "Classic version" in Settings.
SPLITRON
Uncover hidden landscapes by splitting the screen. Draw lines to create borders, shattering tiles and revealing the original scenery. Progress through increasingly challenging stages with new obstacles.
- Split screen mechanic
- Reveal hidden landscapes
- Draw lines to create borders
- Shatter tiles
- Progress through stages
- Increasing difficulty
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One morning, The scenery around the earth is covered in black tiles, An unidentified ball is guarding it. How do you find the original scenery? It's easy. Just split the screen. Draw a line with your hand, and when you release your hand from the screen, a border begins to be created. If the boundaries are completed, the tiles in the ball-free area are shattered and The scenery will be revealed. The complete landscape is divided into five stages More and more difficult ball keeps. Start an adventure that reveals the hidden landscape right now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SPLITRON at 4.5 against Bix Challenge's 3.4. SPLITRON also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Bix Challenge's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). On price 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. Bix Challenge sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. SPLITRON asks for nothing beyond the download.
SPLITRON holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bix Challenge has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Bix Challenge's written reviews are positive against 100% of SPLITRON's.
Bix Challenge ships an update every 11 days, SPLITRON every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bix Challenge | SPLITRON |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (25 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Padadaz | KAEGUREE |
Customer experience
Bix Challenge
SPLITRON
Bugs and requests
Bix Challenge
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes after completing levels
- Unresponsive controls
- Inability to exit ads
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Save progress and resume
- Landscape mode
- Sound effects
SPLITRON
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bix Challenge
- Handful of Golden Balls$0.99
- Pouch of coins$0.99
- Disable Ads$2.99
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- Pile of Golden Balls$4.99
- Bag of coins$4.99
- Bag of Golden Balls$9.99
- Chest of coins$9.99
- Chest of Golden Balls$19.99
- Vault of coins$19.99
- Treasure of coins$49.99
SPLITRON
No in-app purchases









