Comparison

Pixel Loop vs Gridlane

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Loop

A fast-paced pixel shooter puzzle game where strategic shots clear colorful blocks. Enjoy satisfying explosions and challenging levels with smooth controls. Perfect for those who love pixel art and puzzle challenges.

Highlights
  • Addictive pixel shooter puzzle gameplay
  • Loop shots and blast pixel blocks
  • Bright pixel art and satisfying explosions
  • Hundreds of fun puzzle levels
  • Easy controls with challenging gameplay
Features
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Pixel Loop: Blast Shooter is a fast paced pixel shooter puzzle where every shot matters. Aim carefully, loop your shots, and blast colorful pixel blocks to clear the board. Enjoy satisfying explosions, smooth controls, and addictive gameplay as you solve each level. Simple to learn but challenging to master. Each level introduces new layouts, tricky obstacles, and fun pixel blasting moments. Perfect for players who enjoy pixel games, shooter puzzles, and relaxing color challenges. 1. How to Play - Tap a waiting shooter to move it into an available slot. - Match the shooter with the same color pixel blocks on the board. - Shoot and blast pixels to clear the board. - Choose carefully if the slots are full and colors don’t match, the level will fail. 2. Game Features - Addictive pixel shooter puzzle gameplay - Loop shots and blast pixel blocks - Bright pixel art and satisfying explosions - Hundreds of fun puzzle levels - Easy controls with challenging gameplay Experience the fun of blasting colorful pixels and clearing every board in Pixel Loop: Blast Shooter.

About

Gridlane

Engage in strategic lane defense by matching puzzle elements to deploy troops and cast powerful abilities. Choose from unique champions and master three distinct game modes, including roguelike challenges and real-time MOBA-style combat.

Highlights
  • Match-3 puzzle combat
  • Deploy troops and abilities
  • 21 unique champions
  • 3 distinct game modes
  • MOBA-style structures
  • Deep meta-game with unlocks and upgrades
Features
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Gridlane is a strategic lane defense game that fuses match-3 puzzle mechanics with MOBA combat. Match symbols on the board to deploy troops, fuel abilities, and defend your base across three parallel lanes. MATCH TO FIGHT Swap symbols on the 8x8 board to create matches of 3 or more. Each match deploys troops to the corresponding lane — bigger matches spawn stronger units. Chain cascading combos for devastating multi-lane pushes. 21 UNIQUE CHAMPIONS Choose from 21 champions across 4 classes — Frontline, Damage, Support, and Specialist. Each champion has a passive ability, lane ability, grid ability, and ultimate. From the Vanguard's sword strike to the Pyromancer's fireball to the Alchemist's dissolve — every champion plays differently. THREE GAME MODES - Normal: Real-time lane defense. Survive waves of enemies or destroy their mainframe. - Match: Turn-based tactical variant. Every swap resolves instantly — plan your moves carefully. - Defrag: Roguelike run with escalating difficulty, relic picks, and daemon buffs. MOBA-STYLE STRUCTURES Both sides have three tiers of defense: outer towers, inner walls, and a core base. Structures auto-attack nearby enemies and retaliate when hit. Destroy all three tiers to reach the enemy mainframe and win. DEEP META-GAME Unlock champions through gameplay milestones. Collect relics and upgrades between rounds. Choose daemon buffs that strengthen your units but empower the enemy. Build your strategy across runs. FEATURES - 21 champions with unique abilities and animations - 3 game modes with distinct strategic depth - 8-wave escalating difficulty with elite and boss enemies - 12 relics and 6 upgrades for build variety - 5 daemons with risk/reward buff system - Colorblind-safe palette with customizable symbols - Night mode, multiple background themes - Full game log with event history and timeline scrubber - Music and sound volume controls - Portrait orientation, designed for mobile

Screenshots

Pixel Loop4 screens
Gridlane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gridlane at none against Pixel Loop's 9. Gridlane also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Pixel Loop's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 6). On price, rating 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

Both are free to download. Pixel Loop sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Gridlane asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pixel Loop against 5.0 for Gridlane. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 6 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pixel Loop versus Gridlane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel LoopGridlane
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (26 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPIXEL KING PTE. LTD.Benjamin Listyg

Customer experience

Pixel Loop

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gridlane

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Pixel Loop

One-time9
  • Coin 1$1.99
  • Revive Pack$4.99
  • Coin 2$7.99
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  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Remove Ads Bundle$12.99
  • Coin 3$14.99
  • Coin 4$29.99
  • Coin 5$49.99
  • Coin 6$99.99
None

Gridlane

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Loop free?
Pixel Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gridlane free?
Gridlane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Loop or Gridlane?
Gridlane is rated higher. Pixel Loop averages 4.9 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Gridlane averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Pixel Loop or Gridlane have ads?
Pixel Loop shows ads; Gridlane does not.

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