Comparison

Return to Pixhell vs Apple Knight 3

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

Head to head
About

Return to Pixhell

Descend into a cursed world in this 2D roguelike action game. Survive endless hordes, defeat bosses, and manage your fear in a dark, oppressive atmosphere. Master strict movement mechanics and build powerful characters to climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Strict 4-way movement combat
  • Explore Forest, Caves, and Hell
  • Fear system and light mechanics
  • Character selection (Mage, Reaper, Aura, Bard)
  • Item collection and build creation
  • Leaderboards for competition
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Are you ready for darkness? Return to Pixhell is a roguelite survival fantasy game where you descend into a cursed, dying world with no goal – only survival. Fight through endless hordes, defeat bosses, and go as far as you can… because death is inevitable. FEATURES: - Tactical 4-way movement – movement precision is your weapon! - Descend through Forest, Caves, and Hell (+ secret level) - Dark, oppressive atmosphere that never lets go - Fear system - stay in the light or be consumed - Ignite campfires for light, power and survival - Compete on Season and All-time Leaderboards – prove you are the ultimate survivor. - Choose your character (Mage, Reaper, Aura, Bard) - Collect gold, buy items, create powerful builds - Original soundtrack - Fully handmade - no AI - Enjoy as endless demo with all heroes and first map - No ads. Ever.

About

Apple Knight 3

Embark on an action-packed platforming adventure in a vast, interconnected world. Battle enemies, master abilities, and explore dangerous dungeons with smooth controls and fast-paced combat. Customize your hero with unique skins, pets, and mounts.

Highlights
  • Interconnected world exploration
  • Fast action-platforming
  • Hack-and-slash combat
  • Dungeons and secrets
  • Special abilities and weapons
  • Character customization
  • Pets and mounts
Features
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Apple Knight is back with interconnected worlds and tons of new features! No ads or in-app purchases. Run, jump, and slash your way through a fast-paced action platformer full of secrets, mounts, and farm life. Some of the things to do in Apple Knight 3: • Explore 2 worlds (with more to come) and discover new mounts and dungeons • Track your journey on the world map • Run and jump through fast, fluid action-platforming • Switch between side-scrolling adventure and a top-down farm • Battle hordes of enemies with hack-and-slash combat and powerful special abilities • Find secret areas, hidden treasures, and hidden mounts • Collect 10 mounts, each with its own stats. At least 8 more are coming in future updates! • Grow crops on your farm and feed them to your mounts to level them up, or sell them for coins • Collect items and manage your inventory • Adopt a pet dog that gives you +1 heart • Sleep in your own house • Visit your friendly neighbor, Tobin, and his animals to buy or sell seeds and wheat, or just to chat • Feed the chickens on your farm or Tobin's to get a special bonus for 3 days • Experience a day/night cycle. Even the chickens go to bed at night! • Learn new moves in the training cave • Buy weapons at Torren's weapon shop. More branches with more weapons are opening soon! • Clear weeds from your farm • Choose your jump style: classic Apple Knight or the new variable jump height • Play with a game controller And much more to come!

Screenshots

Return to Pixhell4 screens
Apple Knight 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Return to Pixhell at Free against Apple Knight 3's $2.99. Return to Pixhell also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Apple Knight 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (44% vs 14%). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Return to Pixhell is free to download; Apple Knight 3 costs $2.99 up front. Return to Pixhell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Apple Knight 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Return to Pixhell ships an update every 4 days, Apple Knight 3 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Return to Pixhell versus Apple Knight 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReturn to PixhellApple Knight 3
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—4.3 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews44.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#116 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB229 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMartin LepicLimitless LLC

Customer experience

Return to Pixhell

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral28.6%
Negative57.1%

Apple Knight 3

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Return to Pixhell

One-time1
  • Full game unlock$4.99
None

Apple Knight 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Return to Pixhell free?
Return to Pixhell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Apple Knight 3 free?
Apple Knight 3 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Return to Pixhell or Apple Knight 3 have ads?
Neither Return to Pixhell nor Apple Knight 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Return to Pixhell or Apple Knight 3?
Return to Pixhell ships an update every 4 days, and Apple Knight 3 every 2 days. Most recently, Return to Pixhell was updated on October 7, 2026 and Apple Knight 3 on October 18, 2026.

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