TapDeck vs Pixel Worlds Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TapDeck
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a personalized PC gaming controller. Enjoy a fast, reliable connection and design custom layouts to match your play style. Personalize your experience with unique themes.
- Customizable PC gaming controller
- Personalized layout design
- Fast, reliable wired connection
- Unique theme personalization
- iPhone and iPad support
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a fully customizable PC gaming controller. Connect with a fast, reliable wired connection, design a layout that fits your play style, and personalize your controller with unique themes. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pixel Worlds Tools
This utility app helps players plan their in-game worlds and character sets. It offers tools for designing environments, calculating in-game currency for items, and managing player creations. The app aims to enhance the player experience by simplifying complex planning tasks.
- World planner
- Set planner
- Render world function
- Render set function
- Fish gems calculator
- Mining gems calculator
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A simple yet useful tool to plan out world designs, player set design and even how much gems your fish cost. Making your life playing Pixel Worlds easier and more enjoyable. Features: - World planner - Render world function - Auto save - Fast performance - Auto block sprite changer - Set planner - Render set function - Fish gems calculator - Mining gems calculator Create your worlds and sets without limits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pixel Worlds Tools at 5.0 against TapDeck's 3.3. Pixel Worlds Tools also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). TapDeck's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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. TapDeck sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pixel Worlds Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixel Worlds Tools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
TapDeck ships an update every 5 days, Pixel Worlds Tools every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TapDeck | Pixel Worlds Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yashua Evans | Jeremy Ong |
Customer experience
TapDeck
Pixel Worlds Tools
In-app purchases
TapDeck
- Tier 1 Tokens Pack$0.99
- Tier 2 Tokens Pack$1.99
- Tier 3 Tokens Pack$4.99
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- Tier 4 Tokens Pack$9.99
- Tier 5 Tokens Pack$19.99
- Tier 6 Tokens Pack$49.99
Pixel Worlds Tools
No in-app purchases
