Comparison

Puzzle Forest vs Pixel Patch

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

Head to head
About

Puzzle Forest

Features
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Connect the cute animals with lines of the same color! Easy controls and addictive brain puzzles to refresh your mind! โ–  Solve puzzles by connecting colors! - Connect animals with the same color using lines. - Be careful not to cross the lines! โ–  Hundreds of puzzle stages - Stages get more challenging as you go! - Feel both fun and accomplishment! โ–  Cute animal theme - Adorable round animals appear! - Enjoyable for all ages! โ–  Simple & easy controls - Just draw lines with your finger! - Anyone can start easily! โ–ถ Stimulate your brain now with "Puzzle Forest: Color Link"!

About

Pixel Patch

Cultivate a charming pixel-art farm where crops grow even when you're offline. Discover rare mutations, compete in village fairs, and build friendships with shopkeepers. Enjoy a complete, ad-free experience with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Crops grow while offline
  • Giant crop mutations
  • Village Fair competitions
  • NPC relationships and quests
  • Seasonal events
  • Customizable farmer
  • Treasure digging
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Your garden keeps growing while you're away. Pixel Patch is a cozy pixel-art farming game with no ads, no in-app purchases, and no data collection. Pay once, play at your own pace. GROW A REAL FARM GIANT CROPS - Plant the same crop in a square and it can grow into one Big, Huge or Gigantic crop, up to four tiles across - Giants are rare and worth far more than the plants they grew from - Photo mode hides the buttons so you can screenshot your farm VILLAGE FAIR - Your best harvest of the week enters the Village Fair automatically - Three rival farmers compete against you, with judging every Sunday at 8 pm - Win ribbons and coins, and unlock decorations for your farm - 22 crops across 7 rarity tiers, from everyday vegetables to legendary finds - Crops keep growing while you're away, so your farm never stands still - Water your plants to speed up their growth, or place sprinklers to boost the crops around them CHASE THE RARE STUFF - Every harvest has a chance to mutate into something special: Golden, Rainbow, Diamond, Ancient, or the vanishingly rare Celestial - Track every discovery in the Collection Book MEET THE VILLAGE - Three shopkeepers, each with their own personality, dialogue, and friendship level - Take on NPC requests, daily quests, a weekly challenge, and full story questlines for each character ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO - Customize your farmer's overalls, shirt, and hat colors - 89 achievements to unlock - Daily login rewards and Mystery Crates - Treasure digging with hidden relics and curiosities - Seasonal events throughout the year: Halloween, Christmas, Cherry Blossoms, and the Lantern Festival MADE ENTIRELY BY HAND Every sprite is hand-drawn pixel art. Every sound is synthesized in code. There are no stock assets anywhere in this game, just one person's farm, built one feature at a time. NO ADS. NO IN-APP PURCHASES. NO DATA COLLECTION. Pixel Patch is a one-time purchase. That's the whole business model. No ads interrupting your farm, no pressure to spend more, and nothing about you is ever sent to us or to any third party. Your save can optionally back up to your own iCloud account so you never lose progress, but it's yours alone, we can't see it.

Screenshots

Puzzle Forest4 screens
Pixel Patch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Puzzle Forest at Free against Pixel Patch's $2.99. Pixel Patch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Puzzle Forest is free to download; Pixel Patch costs $2.99 up front. Puzzle Forest sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pixel Patch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle Forest ships an update every 3 months, Pixel Patch every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
Puzzle Forest versus Pixel Patch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle ForestPixel Patch
PriceFree โ€” better$2.99
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
Monetizationโ€”Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size131 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaeHoon KimCrian Padayachee

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Puzzle Forest

One-time5
  • Hint.01$0.99
  • Hint.02$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
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  • Hint.03$3.99
  • Hint.04$6.99
None

Pixel Patch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzle Forest free?
Puzzle Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Patch free?
Pixel Patch costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Puzzle Forest or Pixel Patch have ads?
Puzzle Forest shows ads; Pixel Patch does not.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Forest or Pixel Patch?
Puzzle Forest ships an update every 3 months, and Pixel Patch every 2 weeks. Most recently, Puzzle Forest was updated on November 7, 2026 and Pixel Patch on November 7, 2026.

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