Comparison

Maneater vs Pixelado

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

Head to head
About

Maneater

Experience the ultimate power fantasy as a terrifying shark in this open-world action RPG. Grow from a pup to an apex predator, exploring diverse environments and evolving your abilities to exact revenge.

Highlights
  • Open-world action RPG
  • Evolve and customize your shark
  • Explore diverse environments
  • Engage in compelling combat
  • Experience a unique story campaign
  • Day/night cycle
Features
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Become a MANEATER Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a terrifying SHARK! Maneater is a single-player, open-world action RPG (ShaRkPG) where YOU are the shark. Starting as a small shark pup, you are tasked with surviving the harsh world while eating your way up the ecosystem. To do this, you will explore a large and varied open world, encountering diverse enemies - both human and wildlife. Find the right resources, and you can grow and evolve far beyond what nature intended, allowing the player to tailor the shark to their play style. This is fortunate, because to get revenge on the cruel fisherman who dismembered you will take evolving into a massive shark, an apex predator of legends. Eat. Explore. Evolve. Unique Story Play through a full narrative, story-based campaign narrated by Chris Parnell (Rick and Morty, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) and set against the backdrop of a reality TV show. Diverse, Compelling Combat Battle fierce wildlife, including other apex predators, or fight against various types of human hunters ranging from town drunks all the way up to the Coast Guard. Evolve Into a Legend Feed on humans and wildlife to grow your shark, and find shark loot to evolve your shark down multiple possible paths. Explore the Gulf 7 large regions, including bayous of the Gulf Coast, resort beaches, industrial docks, the open ocean, and more. Experience a living world with a full day/night cycle.

About

Pixelado

Features
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A merge 3 puzzle game focused on PixelArt! If you enjoy old school game grahics, and chill an relaxing puzzles, Pixelado is a great game for you! Handmade art! Every Pixel Art in the game is hand made, no AI generation! No forced ads! The game features just ad banners which doesn't block the game, and they can be removed forever with the single in app purchase in the game! Each level is a unique pixel art, new levels are released periodicaly, so keep your game updated!

Screenshots

Maneater4 screens
Pixelado4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixelado at Free against Maneater's $10.99. Pixelado also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Maneater's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pixelado is free to download; Maneater costs $10.99 up front. Pixelado sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Maneater asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maneater ships an update every 3 weeks, Pixelado every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Maneater versus Pixelado: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManeaterPixelado
Price$10.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#138 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.7 GB36 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbHErick Zanardo

In-app purchases

None

Maneater

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixelado

One-time1
  • No ads and daily revives!$3.99

Questions

Is Maneater free?
Maneater costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixelado free?
Pixelado is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Maneater or Pixelado have ads?
Pixelado shows ads; Maneater does not.
Which is updated more often, Maneater or Pixelado?
Maneater ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pixelado every 9 days. Most recently, Maneater was updated on September 27, 2026 and Pixelado on September 18, 2026.

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