Comparison

Pixel Odyssey vs Everbound

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Odyssey

This portrait-mode MMORPG offers a fair play experience with no ads or pay-to-win mechanics. Engage in turn-based combat, explore a pixel-art world, trade with players, and compete in PvP arenas. Customize your character and play at your own pace, anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Portrait mode, one-handed play
  • Turn-based combat
  • Real player economy
  • PvP Coliseum
  • Endless Tower challenges
  • Customizable character skins
Features
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There's no button to buy power. There never will be. Everything you're carrying, you earned — and everyone can tell. A real MMORPG you can play while the show is on: combat resolves on its own, nothing is timed, and it waits for you when you put it down. You start with a stick. Months later you're selling rare gear on a player-driven market where every price was set by a person, not a shop — and caring far more than you expected to. No ads. No pay-to-win. An optional subscription adds convenience, never power. Built and updated by one developer, with a small community that's kind to new players. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Everbound

Embark on a turn-based strategy RPG roguelike adventure. Explore a procedurally generated map, battle diverse enemies, and conquer six unique bosses. Collect and upgrade a vast array of loot to prepare for challenging encounters and achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy combat
  • Procedurally generated maps
  • Defeat 6 unique bosses
  • Collect and upgrade loot
  • Multiple player classes
  • Adjustable difficulty
Features
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This is a turn-based strategy RPG roguelike. Traverse the expansive map and defeat all 6 bosses to claim victory! • Battle hostiles • Conquer all 6 bosses • Collect loot • Gear up with armor, accessories, weapons, potions, and items • Upgrade your equipment with Enhancers • Purchase from Merchants • Accept offers from Traders • Recover your stats with Restorers • 6 player classes available • Pick your difficulty • Beat your high score Every game is unique with a generated map layout, custom bosses and loot, different hostile types, and tonnes of unique items, armor, weapons, accessories, and potions to discover.

Screenshots

Pixel Odyssey4 screens
Everbound4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pixel Odyssey and Everbound both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Everbound's written reviews are positive against 69% of Pixel Odyssey's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Odyssey sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Everbound sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Everbound holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 164 and 97 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Pixel Odyssey's written reviews are positive against 81% of Everbound's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Odyssey ships an update every 3 weeks, Everbound fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pixel Odyssey versus Everbound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel OdysseyEverbound
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (164 ratings)4.6 (97 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews81.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings164 — better97
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB99 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperLino ItenANDRE K PHAM

Customer experience

Pixel Odyssey

All ratings163 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.1%

Everbound

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral13.0%
Negative5.6%

Bugs and requests

Pixel Odyssey

Reported bugs

79 issues
  • Items and steps disappear
  • Crafting not working
  • Tower/PVP infinite enemy health
  • Spells become closed
  • Crafting bugs out
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  • Notification something wrong with crafting
  • Enemies health bars disappear
  • Spells delete themselves
  • Player market bugs out
  • User interface menus are wonky
  • Critical features not functioning consistently
  • Daily reward glitchy
  • Daily mine task gives error
  • Player market unresponsive
  • Cheaters and hackers
  • Food consumed but steps didn't register
  • Market list button covered by keyboard on iOS
  • Game crashing on startup
  • Item names don't fit on top of the screen
  • Mass crafting not working
  • Materials gone after mass crafting attempt
  • Cannot touch inventory after selling item
  • Skills perk points reset
  • UI bugs where cannot click things or numbers don't match up
  • Items collected not going to inventory
  • Losing steps when items not going to inventory
  • Error window appears when updating inventory or re-entering game
  • Cannot gain or use anything from inventory
  • Lost steps and items due to inventory bug
  • Progress halted due to inventory bug
  • Items picked up not registering
  • Frequent infinite loading spinners
  • Cannot open chests or buy from merchants due to connection issues
  • Unlocking purchased skin didn't work and it's gone
  • Nerfed tower XP
  • Confusing obol window shapes
  • Daily reward not received
  • Cannot click or close daily reward easily
  • When trying to buy something on player market nothing happens
  • Market page becomes unresponsive
  • Steps didn’t register after consuming food
  • Cheaters and hackers are everywhere
  • Keyboard covers list button on iOS market
  • Game keeps crashing on start up
  • Item names don't fit on top of the screen on iPhone SE
  • Mass crafting 30 iron ingots resulted in nothing
  • Materials gone and none made after mass crafting attempt
  • Cannot touch inventory after selling item
  • Perk points reset for skills
  • UI bugs where cannot click things or numbers don't match up
  • All collected items disappeared
  • Bags become empty after each game restart
  • Crafting button greyed out
  • Steps not registering after consuming food
  • Steps lost when items not going to inventory
  • Error window appears when updating inventory or re-entering game
  • Cannot gain or use anything from inventory
  • Lost steps and items due to inventory bug
  • Progress halted due to inventory bug
  • Items picked up not registering
  • Frequent infinite loading spinners
  • Cannot open chests or buy from merchants due to connection issues
  • Unlocking purchased skin didn't work and it's gone
  • Nerfed tower XP
  • Confusing obol window shapes
  • Daily reward not received
  • Cannot click or close daily reward easily
  • When trying to buy something on player market nothing happens
  • Market page becomes unresponsive
  • Steps didn’t register after consuming food
  • Cheaters and hackers are everywhere
  • Keyboard covers list button on iOS market
  • Game keeps crashing on start up
  • Item names don't fit on top of the screen on iPhone SE
  • Mass crafting 30 iron ingots resulted in nothing
  • Materials gone and none made after mass crafting attempt
  • Cannot touch inventory after selling item
  • Perk points reset for skills
  • UI bugs where cannot click things or numbers don't match up

Requested features

16 requests
  • Russian language support
  • More things to do
  • More challenges
  • Smithing addition
  • More content in the future
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  • Dark mode option
  • Chat as a main button
  • Show item source on click
  • Show zone drops on click
  • Add Chinese language support
  • Make the game more idle
  • Fix keyboard covering market list button on iOS
  • Add ability to remove or replace obols without replacing them with others
  • More guides on where things are and how they work
  • Make step regeneration faster
  • Make it known that you can craft more than one item at a time

Everbound

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Pixel Odyssey

Subscriptions1
  • Noble Knight$4.991 Month
One-time6
  • Handful of Diamonds$0.99
  • Pouch of Diamonds$2.99
  • Pouches of Diamonds$9.99
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  • Chest of Diamonds$24.99
  • Overloaded Chest of Diamonds$49.99
  • Barrel of Diamonds$99.99
4 purchases

Everbound

One-time4
  • Tip$0.99
  • Tip$2.99
  • Tip$5.99
Show 1 more
  • Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Pixel Odyssey free?
Pixel Odyssey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Everbound free?
Everbound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Odyssey or Everbound?
Everbound is rated higher. Pixel Odyssey averages 4.4 out of 5 from 164 ratings, while Everbound averages 4.6 from 97 ratings.
Do Pixel Odyssey or Everbound have ads?
Neither Pixel Odyssey nor Everbound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Odyssey or Everbound?
Pixel Odyssey ships an update every 3 weeks, and Everbound fortnightly. Most recently, Pixel Odyssey was updated on October 24, 2026 and Everbound on October 24, 2026.

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