Pixelame vs Tether
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixelame
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Enter Pixelame, a vibrant puzzle world where pixel-built shapes tangle, twist, and wait for you to guide them home. Each level presents a colorful mosaic of pixel creatures scattered across the board. Your mission: slide, rotate, and nudge every shape toward the glowing edge gates to dissolve them—without letting tangled pieces jam the path. Sounds simple? Look closer. Pixel blocks catch on corners, overlap, and stubbornly cling to neighbors. You’ll need a sharp eye and clever sequencing to free stuck shapes, clear routes, and pull off perfectly timed exits. With satisfying “clicks” as pieces snap together—or apart—Pixelame turns spatial reasoning into pure, joyful brain play. A soothing synth soundtrack, crisp pixel art, and silky-smooth controls make every moment feel nostalgic yet fresh. Whether you’re squeezing in a quick puzzle break or chasing the flawless clear, Pixelame’s blend of charm and challenge keeps you reaching for “just one more level.” Key Features Pixel-Built Puzzles – Guide retro-styled shapes to edge gates and watch them vanish in a pop of color. Untangle & Rescue – Free interlocked pieces with smart moves and satisfying rotations. Deep Yet Accessible – Easy swipe controls meet progressively tricky layouts and clever mechanics. Nostalgic Visuals – Bright pixel art paired with modern effects for the perfect retro-fresh vibe. Play Your Way – Quick sessions for casual fun, or chase perfect clears for true puzzle mastery. Ready to outsmart every pixel tangle? Download Pixelame today and turn chaos into pixel-perfect harmony!
Tether
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You run a rolling landscape with a kite on a line above you. Tap to jump. Hold, and the kite catches you and carries you — long, floaty, quiet. That is the whole game, and everything else grows out of it. THE ONE TRICK Let the line go high enough and the kite swings a full revolution overhead. Catch it, and the landing you make next decides what it was worth. It costs no second button. You already release the line — this makes releasing it high mean something. SPEED IS THE RESOURCE Downhill builds it, uphill bleeds it. A landing that matches the slope you touch down on pays you; one that fights it costs you. Rocks are the only thing that ends a run. TWELVE SKIES, ON A CLOCK First light, Morning air, Blue noon, Golden hour, Last light, Violet hour, Deep night, Starlight, Storm light, White air, First snow, Ember sky. The hour turns over every forty-two seconds and the whole world changes colour with it. Reach one you have never flown under and the game names it, once. Weather crosses it on its own clock — rain, storm, fog and snow. FIFTY LEVELS Three goals live at all times. Clear all three and you level up. A hundred and fifty goals deep, and the ladder ends with a card rather than counting forever. NINE FIGURES A Kitesmith, a Courier, a Ranger, an Aeronaut, a Monk, a Stormwright, a Fox, a Lantern-keeper and a Vagabond. Six are earned on the ladder, two are bought with coins the game gave you, one comes with the single purchase. They change what you look like and nothing about how you fly. That is deliberate. MADE FROM SCRATCH No bitmaps, no sprite sheets, no AI-generated assets, no artist. Every sprite is procedural vector art, the soundtrack is offline synthesis, and the landscape is four sine waves sampled per frame. The whole world regenerates from source in seconds. Portrait. One thumb. Plays offline. Free, with one purchase that removes every interruption permanently — and keeps the offers you choose to take.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixelame at none against Tether's 5. Pixelame also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Tether sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pixelame asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Pixelame | Tether |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fatih Can Temel | 8x |
In-app purchases
Pixelame
No in-app purchases
Tether
- Pocketful of Coins$0.99
- Satchel of Coins$2.99
- Tether Premium$4.99
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- Chest of Coins$5.99
- Sky Hoard of Coins$12.99









