Pixel Away vs Crystal Drop!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Away
Tap to launch color carriers onto a conveyor belt. Carriers release balls to match pixel cubes, clearing the board. Manage carrier ammo and conveyor capacity for strategic progression.
- Tap to launch carriers
- Match colored balls to pixel cubes
- Manage carrier ammo count
- Utilize conveyor belt capacity
- Strategic timing and ordering
- Progressive board clearing
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The conveyor is ready, and your color carriers are on standby. Tap to send one onto the conveyor, where it releases a stream of balls onto matching-color pixel cubes. The number above each carrier shows its ammo count how many interactions it can make. When it runs out, it leaves the stage. If ammo remains, it moves into one of the five waiting slots and can be sent back to the conveyor for another round. The conveyor has limited capacity, so timing matters. Send carriers in the right order, manage the run, and gradually build progress across the board, one interaction at a time. A simple, satisfying loop: tap → run → repeat
Crystal Drop!
Engage in a relaxing puzzle game focused on order and smart planning. Sort flowing crystals into their correct carts by strategically managing a dynamic railway system. Success relies on foresight and understanding the flow, not speed.
- Satisfying crystal-sorting puzzles
- Dynamic railway system
- No time pressure
- Increasing difficulty
- Strategic planning
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Crystal Drop! – Sort Puzzle is a relaxing puzzle game about order, flow, and smart planning. Each level asks you to sort flowing crystals into the correct carts. Crystals arrive continuously on a railway, and every move affects what comes next. Pour too early or into the wrong place, and you can block your progress. The challenge is reading the full setup and committing to the right sequence. Carts fill, paths shift, and once crystals start flowing, mistakes cannot be taken back. What to expect: Satisfying crystal-sorting puzzles - A steady railway that keeps levels dynamic - No time pressure. Play at your own pace - Increasing difficulty through layout, not new rules Crystal Drop! – Sort Puzzle rewards patience and foresight. Solving a level is not about speed. It is about understanding the flow and finding the right order to restore balance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pixel Away at none against Crystal Drop!'s shown. Pixel Away also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Pixel Away sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Crystal Drop! sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Pixel Away against 4.8 for Crystal Drop!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 628 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Pixel Away's written reviews are positive against 32% of Crystal Drop!'s.
Pixel Away ships an update weekly, Crystal Drop! every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.
| Parameter | Pixel Away | Crystal Drop! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (628 ratings) | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 32.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 628 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 544 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Punaj Mikaye | Craft Games |
Customer experience
Pixel Away
Crystal Drop!
In-app purchases
Pixel Away
- Coin Pack 1$1.99
- Limited Revive Offer$2.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
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- Coin Pack 2$7.99
- No Ads$7.99
- Small Bundle$9.99
- Golden Pass$11.99
- Special Offer Pack 1$11.99
- Coin Pack 3$14.99
- Medium Bundle$19.99
- Coin Pack 4$29.99
- Day 1 Offer Large Bundle$39.99
- Large Bundle$39.99
- Coin Pack 5$54.99
Crystal Drop!
- Special Bundle 1$0.99
- Starter Bundle$1.99
- Mini Coin Pack$1.99
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- Fortune Trail$2.99
- Starter Bundle 3$2.99
- Special Bundle 3$2.99
- Special Offer$4.99
- Captain's Treasure$4.99
- Starter Bundle 5$4.99
- Small Coin Pack$7.99
- Starter Bundle 10$9.99
- Pirate's Treasure$9.99
- Special Bundle 10$9.99
- Medium Coin Pack$14.99
- Special Bundle 15$14.99
- Hunter's Treasure$19.99









