Samago vs Pixel Drill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Samago
Master precision platforming with a unique slingshot jump mechanic in a daily changing 2D level. Compete globally, customize your frog, and build a personal pond. Practice offline to hone your skills.
- Daily changing endless 2D platformer levels
- One-touch slingshot jump controls
- Online multiplayer competition and leaderboards
- Player ghost replays
- Frog customization with skins and outfits
- Frog pond decoration and customization
- Offline practice mode
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Jump through tricky traps, wild enemies, and shifting sceneries in a daily-changing 2D precision platformer and compete worldwide in today’s daily challenge! Master a one-touch slingshot jump and chase the perfect run in a skill-based frog platformer built for daily competition. Drag to aim, release to jump, and launch forward with satisfying physics-based movement. Every run is a test of timing, precision, and nerve as you dodge traps, hazards, enemies, and your own mistakes. A NEW DAILY CHALLENGE Play a brand-new daily level shared by players around the world. Everyone gets the same map, so every jump counts. Climb the global leaderboard, protect your rank, and come back tomorrow for a fresh challenge and new rewards. WATCH OTHER PLAYERS See other players’ latest attempts as ghost frogs inside the level. Study their routes, learn better timing, and push your run even further. CUSTOMIZE YOUR FROG Unlock and equip frog skins, hats, outfits, and trails. Show off your style, collect cosmetics, and taunt rivals with expressive emotes. GROW YOUR FROG POND Take a break between runs and build a cozy frog pond of your own. Collect furniture and accessories, decorate your space, and create a relaxing little home for your frog. PRACTICE ANYTIME Want a break from the daily challenge? Jump into practice mode for a more relaxed experience. Generate a new practice level every time you retry, sharpen your skills, and play even when you’re offline. Travel through different biomes and avoid wild enemies like bees, spiders, locusts, kangaroos, and hippos as you chase today’s best run. FEATURES - Master a one-touch slingshot jump: drag to aim, release to jump - Play a new daily level shared by players worldwide - Compete on the global leaderboard and earn daily rewards - Watch ghost frogs to study real player runs - Dodge traps, hazards, and enemies in precision platforming challenges - Customize your frog with skins, hats, outfits, trails, and emotes - Build and decorate your own cozy frog pond - Practice offline with endlessly generated training levels - Explore different biomes filled with unique dangers
Pixel Drill
Test your reflexes in this handcrafted endless runner game. Unlock over 20 skins and utilize 7 power-ups and 5 unique upgrades to achieve high scores. Play offline or connect to submit your progress to the leaderboard.
- 20+ Skins to Unlock
- 7 PowerUps
- 5 Unique Upgrades
- Handcrafted Endless Runner
- Offline Play Supported
- Leaderboard Submission
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Test your reflexes in Pixel Drill, a handcrafted endless runner! - 20+ Skins To Unlock - 7 PowerUps - 5 Unique Upgrades A network connection is not required to play Pixel Drill, only to submit high scores to the leaderboard. All assets created by Mason J Bernheim
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Drill at none against Samago's 19. Pixel Drill also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Samago's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (80 vs 19). On price and device support 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. Samago sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Pixel Drill asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixel Drill holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 80 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Samago's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pixel Drill's.
Samago ships an update every 5 days, Pixel Drill monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Samago | Pixel Drill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (80 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 388 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | This Reality | Mason Bernheim |
Customer experience
Samago
Pixel Drill
In-app purchases
Samago
- Starter Item Bundle$1.99
- 500 Rubies$1.99
- 150 Coins$1.99
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- Welcome Bundle$1.99
- Welcome Bundle$2.99
- Original Animated Hat Bundle$3.99
- Ruby Bundle (One time offer)$3.99
- 1100 Rubies$3.99
- Grand Revive Orb$3.99
- Ruby Bundle$3.99
- Seasonal Bundle$3.99
- 500 Coins$4.99
- Premium Battle Pass$7.99
- Premium Battle Pass Bundle$9.99
- 2500 Rubies$9.99
- 1250 Coins$9.99
- 6000 Rubies$19.99
- 3000 Coins$19.99
- 2500 Rubies$24.99
Pixel Drill
No in-app purchases









