Comparison

PewPew vs Dissolve

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

Head to head
About

PewPew

Experience intense, retro-style multidirectional shooting with massive enemy counts and a high frame rate. Choose from five distinct game modes, including Pandemonium, Dodge This, Assault, Chromatic Conflict, and Asteroids. Compete on online leaderboards and unlock new ships.

Highlights
  • Multidirectional shooting
  • Retro graphics
  • High frame rate
  • Five game modes
  • Online leaderboards
  • Unlockable ships
  • Game controller support
Features
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PewPew is a multidirectional shoot them up akin to Geometry Wars. Expect retro graphics, megatons of enemies, and a frame rate rarely achieved by other games. On the other hand, don't expect a story: this game is for serious gamers. There are FIVE different game modes: • Pandemonium: Some enemies explode when they die, and the other spin maniacally everywhere. Hide from the explosions or deftly go through them. • Dodge this: As you collect boxes, there are more and more enemies moving around. Naturally, you have to dodge them all. • Assault: You fight against waves of enemies. Spoiler: at the end, they win and you die. • Chromatic Conflict (NSF color blinds): Enemies of different color appear. You can only destroy the ones that are the same color as your ship. • Asteroids: Need I say more? Features: ⁂ High frame-rate (honestly, this is what defines this game) ⁂ Finely tuned game-play (oh, and this too) ⁂ Online leader boards ⁂ Online replays ⁂ Some sweet music ⁂ Unlockable ships ⁂ Support Game Controller ⁂ No ads, no analytics. nada.

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

Screenshots

PewPew4 screens
Dissolve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PewPew at none against Dissolve's 2. PewPew also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Dissolve's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. PewPew asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for PewPew against 4.6 for Dissolve. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 118 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of PewPew's written reviews are positive against 84% of Dissolve's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PewPew ships an update every 5 months, Dissolve fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PewPew versus Dissolve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPewPewDissolve
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (67 ratings)4.6 (118 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews — better84.0% of reviews
Number of ratings67118 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB400 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJean-Francois GeyelinBabyStar Games

Customer experience

PewPew

All ratings67 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews289 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral5.5%
Negative3.1%

Dissolve

All ratings107 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative8.0%

Bugs and requests

PewPew

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • High score data loss after updates
  • Unresponsive controls on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More game modes and enemy types
  • Multiplayer support
  • Ability to disable background music
  • Offline/campaign mode

Dissolve

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PewPew

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Dissolve

One-time2
  • 5000 Diamonds$0.99
  • 30,000 Diamonds$4.99

Questions

Is PewPew free?
PewPew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dissolve free?
Dissolve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PewPew or Dissolve?
Dissolve is rated higher. PewPew averages 4.5 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Dissolve averages 4.6 from 118 ratings.
Do PewPew or Dissolve have ads?
Dissolve shows ads; PewPew does not.
Which is updated more often, PewPew or Dissolve?
PewPew ships an update every 5 months, and Dissolve fortnightly. Most recently, PewPew was updated on October 31, 2026 and Dissolve on November 3, 2026.

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