Comparison

Sprouts+ vs Destroy Pixels

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

Head to head
About

Sprouts+

This app offers a digital rendition of a classic mathematical strategy game. Players take turns drawing lines between dots, adding new dots and strategically encircling areas to limit opponent moves. The goal is to be the last player to draw a valid line.

Highlights
  • Classic mathematical game
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Line drawing mechanics
  • Dot connection strategy
  • Multiplayer options
  • In-app purchases for tokens
Features
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Sprouts is a mathematical game invented in 1967 by John H. Conway and Michael S. Paterson. The rules are simple. Two players start with a certain number of Dots. They take turns drawing a Line connecting any two Dots or connecting a Dot back onto itself. After each Line is drawn an additional Dot is added along the newly drawn Line. No Line can cross another Line. A Dot can have up to three Lines connected to it. The players take turns drawing a Line until no additional Lines can be drawn. The player who drew the last Line wins the game. The app color codes each Dot to indicate if it has three lines connected to it, is reachable by another Dot or is blocked by lines and cannot be reached. The strategy of the game is to divide the Dots into M groups by encircling Dots so that Lines cannot be connected to them from Dots in the other groups. M starts at 1 and increases as the players draw Lines that encircle Dots to form additional groups. Note that each time a Line is drawn, it fills two connections on preexisting Dots and it creates a new Dot that has one additional connection so the total number of connections is decreased by one (i.e. -2 + 1 = -1) for each new Line drawn. Note also that the last Line drawn in each encircled group will always generate a new Dot with one unfilled connection. If the game starts with N Dots that represents 3*N unfilled connections and there can therefore be 3*N Lines drawn minus one Line for each of the M groups formed during the game. This number will be even if N-M is even (2*N is always even) and odd if N-M is odd. To be the last player to draw a Line, the player who plays first will want to form M groups such that N-M is odd while the player who plays second will want to form M' groups such that N-M' is even. The app allows you to play with 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 Dots. Two Dot games are unlimited. Other games require a Token. The game comes with 20 Tokens. Additional Tokens can be purchased through an IAP: 25 Tokens for $1, 100 Tokens for $2 (approximately). The game can be played on one device or on two connected devices connected through local WiFi or the Game Center. Using the Game Center you can invite friends and use SharePlay to incorporate a FaceTime window and voice communication. Alternatively you can play with a random player at a matching skill level.

About

Destroy Pixels

Features
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Conveyor ready. Pigs loaded. Tap to launch a pig down the conveyor and watch it rain chaos only on matching pixel cubes. Each pig has a limited ammo count above its head; once it runs out, the pig exits the stage. If it still has ammo left, it slides into one of five waiting slots, ready for you to tap and launch it for another round. Managing the conveyor's capacity is key—if it's full, you'll need to wait and time your moves perfectly. This creates a brilliant mini-strategy where you must stack, sequence, and launch your pigs in the exact right order to clear the board piece by piece. With simple one-tap controls and highly satisfying pixel-clearing action, the gameplay loop is beautifully addictive: tap, flow, and repeat. The pigs are ready. The cubes? Not so much.

Screenshots

Sprouts+4 screens
Destroy Pixels4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sprouts+ and Destroy Pixels are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Sprouts+ sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Destroy Pixels sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sprouts+ versus Destroy Pixels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSprouts+Destroy Pixels
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB166 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter KramerEGE TUNA PREFABRIK CELIK YAPILAR SANAYI URETIM VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sprouts+

One-time2
  • Package of 25 Tokens$0.99
  • Package of 100 Tokens$1.99
6 purchases

Destroy Pixels

One-time6
  • Coin Pack 1$0.99
  • Coin Pack 3$1.99
  • Coin Pack 3$2.99
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  • Coin Pack 4$5.99
  • Coin Pack 5$7.99
  • Coin Pack 6$12.99

Questions

Is Sprouts+ free?
Sprouts+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Destroy Pixels free?
Destroy Pixels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sprouts+ or Destroy Pixels have ads?
Neither Sprouts+ nor Destroy Pixels shows ads.

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