Action Hero vs Pixel Drill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Action Hero
Embark on a thrilling comic strip adventure as an action hero. Test your reflexes to defeat gangsters on a speeding train, dodging various obstacles. Experience adrenaline-pumping gameplay with classic comic art and orchestral music.
- Adrenaline pumping action
- Classic comic book-style art
- Fast, responsive multi-touch
- Achievements
- Orchestral action music
- Game Center support
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Be the action hero in this stylish COMIC STRIP adventure! Feel the adrenaline pumping as you run from wagon to wagon on top of a speeding train, stopping the GANGSTERS from taking over the city. Put your reflexes to the test and avoid flying glass bottles, dynamite sticks, boxes and other dangers that come whizzing through the air! Do you have what it takes to become an ACTION HERO? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GAME FEATURES: - Adrenaline pumping action - Classic comic book-style bubbles & art - Fast, responsive multi-touch support - Achievements - Orchestral action flick-style music - Donut Games' Collectors Icon #15 TECH FEATURES: - Game Center support - MFi controller support - ION Arcade controller support - Universal App (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Enjoy another Donut Games release!
Pixel Drill
Test your reflexes in this handcrafted endless runner game. Unlock over 20 skins and utilize 7 power-ups and 5 unique upgrades to achieve high scores. Play offline or connect to submit your progress to the leaderboard.
- 20+ Skins to Unlock
- 7 PowerUps
- 5 Unique Upgrades
- Handcrafted Endless Runner
- Offline Play Supported
- Leaderboard Submission
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Test your reflexes in Pixel Drill, a handcrafted endless runner! - 20+ Skins To Unlock - 7 PowerUps - 5 Unique Upgrades A network connection is not required to play Pixel Drill, only to submit high scores to the leaderboard. All assets created by Mason J Bernheim
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pixel Drill at Free against Action Hero's $0.99. Pixel Drill also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Action Hero's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Pixel Drill is free to download; Action Hero costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Action Hero against 5.0 for Pixel Drill. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 19 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Action Hero's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pixel Drill's.
Action Hero ships an update every 15 months, Pixel Drill monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Action Hero | Pixel Drill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Donut Games | Mason Bernheim |
Customer experience
Action Hero
Pixel Drill
Bugs and requests
Action Hero
Reported bugs
3 issues- Screen shrinks on iPad Mini
- Unresponsive controls at high scores
- Inconsistent daily score reset
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and game modes
- Integrated leaderboards and achievements
- Ability to compete against friends
Pixel Drill
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Action Hero
No in-app purchases
Pixel Drill
No in-app purchases
