Comparison

Pixeo vs Paint the grid

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

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About

Pixeo

Features
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PIXEO is a retro-style pixel art guessing game that challenges your pattern recognition and quick thinking. Each round, a fuzzy pixelated image slowly sharpens - from a mysterious mosaic of chunky squares to a crisp, NES-style reveal. Your job? Guess what’s hiding in the pixels before it’s too late. Guess early, score big. Wait too long and your points melt away. HOW TO PLAY Every round starts with a blurry, low-resolution image. Pick the right answer from four choices to rack up points, but the longer you wait, the lower your score drops. Three wrong guesses and it’s game over. Simple to pick up, hard to put down. GO HYPER Nail three correct guesses while the image is still blurry to unlock HYPER-FOCUS mode. You'll trigger a 2x score multiplier that lights up the screen and kicks the music into overdrive. Stay sharp and ride the streak as long as you can. RETRO TO THE CORE Designed to look and feel like a classic 1980s handheld LCD console. PIXEO features authentic pixel fonts, NES-style color palettes, and scanline overlays. Every detail is crafted for maximum nostalgia with modern puzzle game polish. ORIGINAL CHIPTUNE SOUNDTRACK No static audio files here, every sound is synthesized in real-time. Experience pure NES energy with a soundtrack that speeds up as the rounds get harder. Every correct answer and game over melody is built from scratch to react to your performance. COMPETE GLOBALLY Think you have top-tier pixel recognition skills? Your high scores are submitted to Game Center leaderboards so you can prove your status against players worldwide. CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE Start your journey with the built-in Animals pack, featuring hand-crafted pixel critters. Looking for more? Expand your library with premium content packs available via in-app purchase: * Animals (Included): 30 pixelated creatures to identify. * Vehicles: Speed through icons of the road, air, and sea. * Food: Identify delicious pixel-art treats before they come into focus. Whether you’re a pixel art lover, a retro gaming fan, or a puzzle addict, PIXEO delivers that classic "just one more round" feeling. Sharpen your eyes. Trust your gut. Guess the pixel.

About

Paint the grid

Features
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Tap paint shooters, manage the conveyor, fill pixels, and reveal satisfying artwork, Conveyor’s ready, paint shooters are on standby. Tap to send a paint shooter onto the conveyor so it shoots paint balls into unfilled pixel cubes of its own color. The number above it is its ammo: that’s how many pixels it can fill. Run out and it leaves the stage; if not, it slips into one of the 5 waiting slots and, when you tap again, it jumps back on the conveyor to fire another round. The conveyor has a capacity — push past the limit and you’ll need to wait. Send them in the right order, manage the flow, and fill the pixel cubes to create the artwork piece by piece. Simple mechanic, sticky loop: tap → shoot → fill → reveal → repeat.

Screenshots

Pixeo4 screens
Paint the grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paint the grid at none against Pixeo's 3. Paint the grid also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence 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. Pixeo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Paint the grid asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixeo ships an update weekly, Paint the grid every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Pixeo versus Paint the grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixeoPaint the grid
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB258 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel SzlaskiDhilip kumar

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pixeo

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Food Pack$0.99
  • Vehicles Pack$0.99
None

Paint the grid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixeo free?
Pixeo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paint the grid free?
Paint the grid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixeo or Paint the grid have ads?
Both Pixeo and Paint the grid show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixeo or Paint the grid?
Pixeo ships an update weekly, and Paint the grid every 11 days. Most recently, Pixeo was updated on October 12, 2026 and Paint the grid on October 25, 2026.

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