Pixel This vs Island Defender!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel This
Defend your base against a zombie horde by shooting them and turning them into pixels. Use these pixels to build defenses, upgrade weapons, and unlock new abilities to become the ultimate zombie slayer.
- Pixelate zombies and collect pixels
- Build defenses and structures
- Unlock and upgrade awesome guns
- Fight boss zombies
- Upgrade tools and skills
- Free to play
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Shoot the zombies, turn them into pixels and build defenses! Get ready for the assault, it’s time to build your base and fight the horde of zombies! They are coming, shoot them with your Pixel gun and turn the zeds into pixels that you can collect! Build your own hideout, plan your strategy of defense and fight boss zombies! Gather up the pixels by running near them and turn your enemies into defenses and protect your base from the incoming zombie horde! Zap the undead, turn them into pixels and use them to create giant statues and monuments to decorate and get new abilities. Upgrade your tools, unlock new weapons and upgrade your skills - become the ultimate zombie slayer with a grenade launcher that explodes them into pixels, a pixel ray gun and more to wipe out the zombie mob. Use your gadgets and weapons to survive! Feel the horror of being chased by the terrifying zombies while zapping them into pixels. HOW TO PLAY Use the joystick to move your character around, where you will automatically shoot at zombies nearby! Step up to the upgrade squares to choose your upgrades and get new weapons to blast the zombies away. FEATURES Boss fights! Awesome guns to unlock and use. Build defences! Build awesome structures and monuments. Free to Play! Support for lots of devices. JOIN THE FULL FAT COMMUNITY Like: http://facebook.com/fullfatgames
Island Defender!
Lead your community, manage resources, and defend your island from enemies. Explore new areas, save civilians, and upgrade your character to conquer new islands. Engage in combat against bosses and expand your territory.
- Resource management
- Island defense
- Enemy combat
- Boss battles
- Character upgrades
- Community building
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In Island Defender! you will be responsible for defending and expanding your island Play as a leader and manage all resources, fight against enemies and even save civilians to create a living community. Explore for new areas to save more people. Shoot enemies and defeat bosses to conquer new islands. Upgrade your character, hire workers and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Island Defender! at 4.0 against Pixel This's 3.0. Island Defender! also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Island Defender! holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Pixel This ships an update every 2 months, Island Defender! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel This | Island Defender! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 184 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Full Fat Productions Ltd | Ugur Gulser |
Customer experience
Pixel This
Island Defender!
In-app purchases
Pixel This
No in-app purchases
Island Defender!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pixel This free?
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