Comparison

Pixel Bowl vs Dye Up

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Bowl

Create and manage your dream sports team with customizable gear, logos, and mascots. Develop strategies with a personalized playbook and train players to enhance their stats and performance. Compete globally or with friends on leaderboards and earn rewards through challenges.

Highlights
  • Customizable team swag
  • Logo and mascot design
  • Build your own playbook
  • Player training and stat improvement
  • Earn rewards from challenges
  • Global and friend leaderboards
Features
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Customize your own team by choosing your swag, including jersey sets, logos, mascots, and more! Build your own play book! Level up your players by training them in the Team Manager to increase their stats and overall performance! Earn rewards by completing various challenges! Test your skills by joining the world-wide leader boards, or boast your rankings among friends!

About

Dye Up

Engage in a physics-driven dice tossing sport where you aim to score by landing the die on your opponent's side or sinking it into a cup. Customize your game with various dice, boards, and backgrounds, and challenge AI opponents or a friend.

Highlights
  • Physics-driven dice tossing gameplay
  • Score by landing die on opponent's side
  • Sink die into cups for bonus points
  • Challenge AI opponents with varying difficulty
  • Compete in tournaments
  • Unlock 36 unique play environments
  • Customize dice, boards, and trails
  • Local two-player mode
Features
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Dye Up is a fast, physics-driven dice toss sport. Pick your power, read the wind, and send the die flying past a rival who wants nothing more than to snatch it out of the air. Toss the die across the table, land it on your opponent's side, and score before they can catch it. Sink it straight into a cup for the big points, and watch it splash. HOW TO PLAY • Swipe to toss. Clear the height line and land on your opponent's half • They get one tap to catch it. Miss, and you score • Land it in a cup for a SINK, worth 3 points • Clip the rim on the way out for a TINK, worth 2 points • Throw it long and you get a FIFA. Kick it up with your foot and catch it • Throw it short into your own cup and it's a SELF SINK, an instant loss • First to 11 wins, but you have to win by 2 BEAT THE CPU Three difficulty levels, from a lazy backyard player to an opponent that never misses. Every world has its own rival with their own look: a beach bum, a sea captain, a soldier, a pharaoh. WIN THE TOURNAMENT Fight through a bracket of 15 rivals, from THE STARGAZER to THE KING to SATAN himself. Every rival you beat unlocks their world to play in. 36 WORLDS TO PLAY Roll on a volcano. On Mount Everest. Under fireworks. At a soccer stadium, a hockey rink, the pyramids of Giza, a Lake Michigan sunset, or the Door to Hell. EARN AS YOU PLAY Every match pays out cups, the in-game currency, and wins pay more. Spend them on boards, backgrounds, dice, and trails with no purchase needed. Take on 38 challenges to earn even more. MAKE IT YOURS • 20 dice colors and 20 dice trails • Custom boards you design yourself, including a Greek letter board • All 50 US state flag boards • 100 country flag boards TWO PLAYER Pass and play with a friend on the same phone. Free to play. No ads.

Screenshots

Pixel Bowl4 screens
Dye Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dye Up at 100% against Pixel Bowl's 44%. Dye Up also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1). Pixel Bowl's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Pixel Bowl sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Dye Up sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dye Up holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Pixel Bowl's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dye Up's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Bowl ships an update every 4 days, Dye Up every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pixel Bowl versus Dye Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel BowlDye Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (33 ratings)5.0 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3335 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenaniganz Studio, LLCJay Turo

Customer experience

Pixel Bowl

All ratings28 ratings
Positive21.4%
Neutral10.7%
Negative67.9%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive44.2%
Neutral18.6%
Negative37.2%

Dye Up

All ratings34 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pixel Bowl

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Receivers don't catch the ball
  • Incomplete passes frequently
  • Cannot turn on sound
  • Tutorial is not helpful
  • Cannot log in/register account
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  • Verification email not sent or link broken
  • Game stuck on loading screen
  • Clock stops at 0:00 and stays on quarter
  • Cannot see receivers downfield
  • Joystick doesn't move freely

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add more logos and jerseys
  • Add a training mode
  • Improve catching mechanics
  • Add roster adjusting (trading, free agents)
  • Add more uniform options (alts, color rush)
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  • Add a punt return button
  • Fix verification email link
  • Improve passing difficulty
  • Fix defensive play (opponent runs too much)

Dye Up

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Pixel Bowl

One-time8
  • Satchel of Credits$0.99
  • Bag of Credits$1.99
  • Gold Pass$1.99
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  • Bundle of Credits$2.99
  • Shipload of Credits$4.99
  • Cup of Coffee$4.99
  • Pile of Gems$4.99
  • Huge Pile of Gems$9.99
10 purchases

Dye Up

One-time10
  • Crimson Gradient Trail$0.49
  • Violet Gradient Trail$0.49
  • Emerald Gradient Trail$0.49
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  • Violet Die$0.49
  • Unlock All Dice$1.99
  • Unlock All Trails$1.99
  • Custom Board$4.99
  • Greek Board$4.99
  • Unlock All General Boards$5.99
  • Unlock All Backgrounds$5.99

Questions

Is Pixel Bowl free?
Pixel Bowl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dye Up free?
Dye Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Bowl or Dye Up?
Dye Up is rated higher. Pixel Bowl averages 2.1 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Dye Up averages 5.0 from 35 ratings.
Do Pixel Bowl or Dye Up have ads?
Neither Pixel Bowl nor Dye Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Bowl or Dye Up?
Pixel Bowl ships an update every 4 days, and Dye Up every 8 days. Most recently, Pixel Bowl was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dye Up on November 10, 2026.

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