Powder Game vs Pixel Cave 2018
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Powder Game
Explore a physics sandbox where you can simulate the interactions of various elements like water, fire, and gunpowder. Witness unique reactions and emergent phenomena as different 'dots' collide and influence each other.
- Physics simulation with powder elements
- Over 30 different dot variations
- Simulate element reactions
- Explosion effects
- Plant growth simulation
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Imagine the cool phenomenon when the wind blows the falling leaves. This game physics simulates the phenomenon with powder (dots)! You can choose more than 30 different variations of the dot. Water, fire, oil, gunpowder, metal, seed, birds, Ant and more. The various reactions when in hit with a dot and a dot. The explosion on hit with fire and gunpowder. Trees grow when in hit with the seed and sand.
Pixel Cave 2018
Experience a retro-style flight simulator through a pixelated cave. Enjoy real-time synthesized music and simple one-touch controls for an immersive retro gaming experience.
- Retro pixel graphics and effects
- Real-time synthesized music
- One-touch control
- Flight simulation gameplay
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Retro-style simulator of flight through the pixel cave. Features: * pixel graphics and effects; * real-time synthesized music (using SunVox); * one touch control (just touch the screen to take off).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pixel Cave 2018 at 5.0 against Powder Game's 4.5. Pixel Cave 2018 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Powder Game's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 6). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pixel Cave 2018 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Powder Game has 2.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Powder Game's written reviews are positive against 75% of Pixel Cave 2018's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Powder Game ships an update every 6 weeks, Pixel Cave 2018 every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Powder Game | Pixel Cave 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.1K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Alexander Zolotov |
Customer experience
Powder Game
Pixel Cave 2018
Bugs and requests
Powder Game
Reported bugs
4 issues- View feature not working as expected
- Occasional freezing or crashing
- Inconsistent player/fighter behavior
- Saved creations sometimes disappearing
Requested features
6 requests- Add more elements and materials
- Increase pixel/dot limit or make it unlimited
- Implement a save/load system for creations
- Add more player/fighter customization options
- Introduce new gameplay modes or challenges
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- Improve visibility of glass and other transparent elements
Pixel Cave 2018
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Powder Game
No in-app purchases
Pixel Cave 2018
No in-app purchases
Questions
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