Action Buggy vs Pixel Drill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Action Buggy
Drive a moon buggy across rocky lunar surfaces, using missiles or jumps to overcome obstacles. Compete for distance and unlock achievements in this endless, procedurally generated game with retro pixel graphics.
- Drive a moon buggy
- Master rocky surfaces
- Missile launcher
- Precision jumps
- Endless variation
- Retro hand-pixeled graphics
- Unlock achievements
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Put yourself in the drivers seat of a moon buggy and MASTER THE ROCKY SURFACES of a distant moon. How far can you go? And what strategy do your prefer... blowing away every obstacle in front of you with your missile launcher, or simply jumping past them? Work on your strategies as you try to go as far as possible! Who knows what surprises lie ahead? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GAME FEATURES: - Adorable retro style HAND-PIXELED graphics - ENDLESS VARIATION: Levels are generated in real-time as you play - Demolition Frenzy: Blow up things that block your way - Rock solid, responsive controls - Precision jumps and missiles - Achievements to unlock - Donut Games' Collectors Icon #21 - And much more... 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 Buggy's $0.99. Pixel Drill also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). Action Buggy'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 Buggy 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 Buggy against 5.0 for Pixel Drill. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Action Buggy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pixel Drill's.
Action Buggy ships an update every 11 months, Pixel Drill monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Action Buggy | Pixel Drill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 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 | 6 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Donut Games | Mason Bernheim |
Customer experience
Action Buggy
Pixel Drill
Bugs and requests
Action Buggy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Compatibility issues with newer devices
- Game freezes and crashes
- Controls not responsive at times
Requested features
4 requests- More game modes and levels
- Retry button after death
- Online leaderboards
- Customization options
Pixel Drill
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Action Buggy
No in-app purchases
Pixel Drill
No in-app purchases
Questions
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