Comparison

Pink Penguin vs BOY1

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

Head to head
About

Pink Penguin

Embark on a retro puzzle adventure with a charming penguin through handcrafted levels inspired by classic '90s games. Enjoy uninterrupted gameplay with no in-app purchases or ads, featuring catchy 8-bit music and pixel art.

Highlights
  • Handcrafted retro puzzle levels
  • 8-bit music and pixel art
  • Offline play supported
  • No in-app purchases
  • No intrusive ads
  • New levels added regularly
Features
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Featuring handcrafted levels inspired by the legendary Pokémon Ice Path, Pink Penguin takes retro puzzle gaming to the next level. A “retro puzzle that’s guaranteed to bring a smile to your face” (AppAdvice), Pink Penguin is a nostalgic cocktail of hero-journey gaming, merging catchy 8-bit tunes with impeccable retro 2D pixel design. With no in-app purchases or intrusive pop-ups, enjoy countless hours of uninterrupted puzzle-solving fun leading the lovable and cute Pink Penguin from one snowy landscape to the next. Plus, with fully offline play available and new levels constantly being added, there’s no limit to your Pink Penguin problem-solving adventures. Download today and relive ‘90s retro gaming at its very best!

About

BOY1

A turn-based stealth puzzle game where a discarded robot must ascend a tower by strategically donning and doffing a human-like face. This grants abilities but attracts attention, creating a core puzzle of managing visibility and power.

Highlights
  • Turn-based movement
  • No random elements
  • Strategic ability usage
  • 30 levels across 5 zones
  • 16-bit pixel art
  • Offline play
  • One-handed play
Features
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BOY1 is a turn-based stealth escape puzzle. A robot lies discarded in the tower's deepest dark. The verdict was a single line. Defect: too human. BOY1, a humanoid thrown away by the system that built him, picks up an abandoned FACE and begins to climb the tower, one floor at a time. Take the FACE off and you become a mindless machine, lost among the other robots. The patrols ignore you, but you can't do anything. Put the FACE on and your human abilities awaken. You can open doors, fool the robots and break through walls, but now the machines can see you. Knowing when to take it off and when to put it on is the whole puzzle. Your flaw is the key. A perfectly logical system can only be broken by human illogic. FEATURES Every move is one tile, one turn. When you step, every robot steps along its fixed patrol route Nothing is random. Every floor is a fixed, deliberately designed layout, and reading patrol patterns is the heart of the game Lure, halt, break through. Combine the human abilities that awaken in each zone to slip past the patrols 30 floors, 5 zones. The higher you climb, the more human the robots become, and the less your disguise works 16-bit pixel art, chiptune sound, one-handed portrait play Fully offline, no ads, no in-app purchases Destroy the system and escape.

Screenshots

Pink Penguin4 screens
BOY14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BOY1 at weekly against Pink Penguin's every 4 months. BOY1 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Pink Penguin's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Pink Penguin costs $2.99 and BOY1 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pink Penguin ships an update every 4 months, BOY1 weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pink Penguin versus BOY1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPink PenguinBOY1
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.8 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB67 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMaciej ZakKyusik Jung

Customer experience

Pink Penguin

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

BOY1

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pink Penguin

No in-app purchases

None

BOY1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pink Penguin free?
Pink Penguin costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BOY1 free?
BOY1 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pink Penguin or BOY1 have ads?
Neither Pink Penguin nor BOY1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pink Penguin or BOY1?
Pink Penguin ships an update every 4 months, and BOY1 weekly. Most recently, Pink Penguin was updated on September 29, 2026 and BOY1 on October 21, 2026.

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