Comparison

Grow Pixelmon Masters vs Pixelmon Idle

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

Head to head
About

Grow Pixelmon Masters

Embark on an adventure to capture, collect, and grow powerful monsters. Explore diverse habitats, gather equipment, and conquer challenging dungeons and towers. Prove your taming skills in this offline monster-collecting and action game.

Highlights
  • Tame and grow powerful monsters
  • Collect trainer skins and equipment
  • Explore diverse habitats
  • Conquer dungeons and Infinite Tower
  • Offline gameplay
  • Complete various quests
Features
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Pixelstar Games Monster Collecting Game 'Grow Pixelmon Master' catch, collect and grow Explore different habitats to tame monsters! Collect various equipment and items to become a taming master! ■■■■■Game Features■■■■■ - Taming and growing more powerful Pixelmons - Collect various trainer skins - Explore habitats and tame monsters - Conquer dungeons (Golem, Nazarick) and collect trainer equipment - Prove your strength in the Infinite Tower! - Various quests # This game does not require wifi (internet). # This game is a synthesis + action game.

About

Pixelmon Idle

Embark on an idle RPG adventure to capture monsters, grow your team, and protect a village from darkness. Enjoy endless growth and rewards, even while offline, by upgrading monsters with gear and skills. Explore mines for rare items and fight alongside companions to become a legendary hero.

Highlights
  • Capture Pixelmons and build teams
  • Endlessly upgrade Pixelmons
  • Offline idle RPG system
  • Explore mines for rare items
  • Fight alongside cute companions
Features
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Enjoy endless growth and rewards in this easy-to-play idle RPG ※ The welcome rewards can be claimed from the mailbox after completing [Quest 45]. *Rewards: Gems x32,000, Random Item Box x10, Hero Level-Up Enhancement Stone x50, and 4 other rewards The missing Pixelmons must return to bring peace back to the village! Become a brave hero in this Idle RPG, capturing monsters and growing stronger to protect the village from the looming darkness. - Capture Pixelmons and build your own team to win battles against fierce monsters! - Endlessly upgrade your Pixelmons, equipping them with a variety of gear and skills to make them even more powerful. - Even when you're offline, the Idle RPG system ensures your Pixelmons keep growing and collecting rewards. Gather gold and items even in offline mode! - Explore the mines to collect rare items and make your Pixelmons stronger, turning them into legendary warriors. - Fight alongside cute companions! Their unique abilities will give you a big advantage in battle. Easily raise your Pixelmons and become the hero who will save the village!

Screenshots

Grow Pixelmon Masters4 screens
Pixelmon Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grow Pixelmon Masters at 73% against Pixelmon Idle's 37%. Grow Pixelmon Masters also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4). Pixelmon Idle's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Grow Pixelmon Masters sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pixelmon Idle 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

Grow Pixelmon Masters holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Grow Pixelmon Masters's written reviews are positive against 37% of Pixelmon Idle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grow Pixelmon Masters ships an update every 2 months, Pixelmon Idle weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grow Pixelmon Masters versus Pixelmon Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrow Pixelmon MastersPixelmon Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (12 ratings) — better4.4 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better36.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1223 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size299 MB805 MB
Age rating9+12+
Developergitae parkminchan kim

Customer experience

Grow Pixelmon Masters

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%

Pixelmon Idle

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.3%

Bugs and requests

Grow Pixelmon Masters

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pixelmon Idle

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Stage progress not saving after clearing and rejoining
  • Account data lost
  • Game crashes on iPads
  • Cannot log in, stuck on loading screen
  • Purchased items disappeared
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  • Game crashes frequently (every few minutes)
  • Game requires constant patching after updates
  • Game progress resets to an earlier stage after closing and reopening
  • Purchased items not applied
  • Game freezes at the login screen

Requested features

2 requests
  • More content updates
  • Display offline reward results upon returning to the game

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Grow Pixelmon Masters

One-time10
  • Rookie Pack$0.99
  • ITEM PACK1$4.99
  • LEVEL PACK 3$9.99
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  • LEVEL PACK 2$9.99
  • LEVEL PACK 1$9.99
  • ADS PACK$9.99
  • Key Package$9.99
  • ITEM PACK2$9.99
  • Soul Package$19.99
  • RUBY PACK$19.99
10 purchases

Pixelmon Idle

One-time10
  • New User Special Gift$0.99
  • Epic Pixelmon LevelUp Package$2.99
  • Auto Buff Package$2.99
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  • Mine Boost$4.99
  • Legendary Pixelmon LevelUp Pac$4.99
  • Hero Package3$8.99
  • Hero Package$8.99
  • Ad Removal Package$8.99
  • Hero Package2$8.99
  • Mythic Pixelmon LevelUp Pac$9.99

Questions

Is Grow Pixelmon Masters free?
Grow Pixelmon Masters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixelmon Idle free?
Pixelmon Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grow Pixelmon Masters or Pixelmon Idle?
Grow Pixelmon Masters is rated higher. Grow Pixelmon Masters averages 4.9 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Pixelmon Idle averages 4.4 from 23 ratings.
Do Grow Pixelmon Masters or Pixelmon Idle have ads?
Both Grow Pixelmon Masters and Pixelmon Idle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Grow Pixelmon Masters or Pixelmon Idle?
Grow Pixelmon Masters ships an update every 2 months, and Pixelmon Idle weekly. Most recently, Grow Pixelmon Masters was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pixelmon Idle on October 30, 2026.

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