Comparison

RetPark vs PixelPal

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

Head to head
About

RetPark

This app offers a guilt-free way to take breaks by laying your phone flat, allowing a digital pet to relax. Successfully completing these rest sessions rewards you with collectible illustrated cards featuring witty quotes. It's designed to help anxious minds disconnect and recharge.

Highlights
  • Lay phone flat to start rest sessions
  • Digital pet relaxes when phone is still
  • Session interrupted if phone is picked up
  • Gentle wake-up feature
  • Collect illustrated 'Chill Cards'
  • Calming lo-fi soundscapes
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Productivity is a trap. Welcome to RetPark, the ultimate anti-hustle sanctuary that rewards you for doing absolutely nothing. In a world obsessed with constant notifications and doom-scrolling, your brain needs a break. RetPark flips the traditional focus timer on its head: instead of a stressful countdown, you simply lay your phone flat to start a guilt-free "chill session" with your digital pet. HOW IT WORKS: - Disconnect: Lay your phone flat on the desk. Watch your stressed dog finally relax and fall peacefully asleep on the grass. - Don't Panic: Pick up your phone suddenly? Your dog wakes up in a panic! (Session interrupted). - Gentle Wake-Up: Ready to return to reality? Long-press the screen to gently wake your resting dog. - Claim Your Reward: Successfully wake your dog to draw a random, beautifully illustrated "Chill Card" with witty, brutally honest quotes. P.S. Can you collect the super-rare hidden ones? FEATURES FOR ANXIOUS MINDS: - Physical Boundary: Uses your phone's sensors to detect when it's resting flat. - Neurodivergent-Friendly Audio: Calming lo-fi soundscapes (brown noise, rain, puppy snores) to soothe ADHD or racing thoughts. - Card Collection: Build your personal gallery of hilarious, lazy achievements. You are not a machine. Put the phone down. Let's rot together. Terms of Use: https://www.retpark.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.retpark.com/privacy

About

PixelPal

Raise a virtual pet from an egg, caring for its needs like hunger and sleep. Decorate its room and collect different Pal forms. Play mini-games to earn coins for customization and new species.

Highlights
  • Virtual pet care (feeding, cleaning, sleep)
  • Home screen widget for quick interaction
  • Mini-games for earning coins
  • Room decoration and customization
  • Collect 25 different Pal forms
  • Multiple collectible Pal species
Features
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A little buddy is waiting for you. PixelPal is a virtual pet game where you raise a Pal, an original little creature all your own. The egg hatches in 5 minutes, and from then on it's all up to you. As time goes by, your Pal gets hungry, poops, and falls asleep when night comes. ■ 6 ways to care • Meal / Treat – fill up Tummy and Mood • Play – earn coins in 3 mini games (Which Way? / Treat Catch / Remember & Tap) • Clean – leave poop lying around and your Pal gets sick • Medicine – two doses and it's all better • Lights – turn them off at bedtime • Scold – if it calls you for no reason, teach it some manners ■ Sweet dreams At 9 PM your Pal closes its eyes and drifts off to sleep. Turn off the lights and the whole room goes dark for a cozy night. Leave them on, and it gets a little grumpy. ■ Neglect it, and it runs away If Tummy or Mood stays at 0 for 12 hours, your Pal leaves a goodbye letter and is gone. You'll get a notification when it's about to run away (at night, everything except run-away alerts waits until morning). ■ Care from your Home Screen Tap the buttons on the widget to feed and clean without opening the app. ■ Decorate the room Pick a room, then decorate the ceiling, the wall, the floor on both sides and the rug. Put a hat on your Pal, or let it hold a balloon or a teddy bear. With coins from the mini games you can collect 4 rooms, 16 pieces of furniture, 8 hats and 6 held items. Your decorated room also becomes the background of your Home Screen widget. ■ Collect all 25 forms Depending on how you care for it and teach it manners, your Pal grows into one of 5 adult forms. Once it's all grown up, it's on to the next egg. Raise generation after generation and fill up your Collection. ■ Sweet friends (egg packs, one-time purchase) Pudding Pal / Dango Pal / Macaron Pal / Cotton Candy Pal. Each species grows up its own way and has its own adult forms. Every pack comes with that Pal's room set (Pudding Café, Dango Teahouse, Patisserie Room, Cloud Carnival: 1 room, 5 pieces of furniture, 2 hats, 1 held item). • Egg packs and the Complete Pack are one-time purchases – no subscription, no auto-renewal • With the free Mint Pal alone, you can play from egg to adult for as long as you like • Already bought PixelPal Pro or the Item Pack in an earlier version? All eggs are unlocked for you • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://sano131.github.io/pixelpal-privacy/ Works with VoiceOver: it reads out how your Pal is doing and the results of your care. Play in 9 languages: English, Japanese, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional). Everything is saved on your device.

Screenshots

RetPark4 screens
PixelPal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RetPark at every 3 weeks against PixelPal's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. RetPark sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and PixelPal sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RetPark against 5.0 for PixelPal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RetPark ships an update every 3 weeks, PixelPal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
RetPark versus PixelPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetParkPixelPal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer敏琪 毛SANWA Inc.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

RetPark

Subscriptions3
  • RetPark PRO (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • RetPark PRO (Yearly)1 Year trial$19.991 Year
  • RetPark PRO (Yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • RetPark PRO (Lifetime)$39.99
7 purchases

PixelPal

Subscriptions1
  • プレミアム$1.991 Month
One-time6
  • プレミアム着せ替え解放$0.99
  • Dango Pal Egg$1.99
  • Cotton Candy Pal Egg$1.99
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  • Pudding Pal Egg$1.99
  • Macaron Pal Egg$1.99
  • Complete Egg Pack$5.99

Questions

Is RetPark free?
RetPark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PixelPal free?
PixelPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RetPark or PixelPal?
RetPark and PixelPal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do RetPark or PixelPal have ads?
Neither RetPark nor PixelPal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RetPark or PixelPal?
RetPark ships an update every 3 weeks, and PixelPal every 2 months. Most recently, RetPark was updated on October 6, 2026 and PixelPal on October 25, 2026.

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