Comparison

DAFO vs Pixel Impact

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

Head to head
About

DAFO

An arcade-style digging game with intuitive mechanics. Players can explore endlessly, manage upgrades, and aim for high scores in this solo-developed tribute. The experience is open to player interpretation with no set story.

Highlights
  • Arcade-style digging gameplay
  • Intuitive, easy-to-learn mechanics
  • Endless replayability
  • High-score chasing
  • Player-driven interpretation
  • Upgrade management
Features
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DIG AROUND & FIND OUT is a solo-developed arcade-style digging game built as a personal tribute to my grandparents, with characters inspired by them. The game has no defined story—players are free to interpret the experience in their own way. Its design focuses purely on gameplay: simple, intuitive mechanics that make it easy to pick up and play immediately. Each run can be as short or as long as the player wants. You can jump in for a quick attempt or spend time refining your strategy and pushing for a higher score. The challenge comes from going deeper, managing your upgrades, and improving with each run. At its core, it’s an endlessly replayable high-score game that rewards both casual play and dedicated grinding, all built from the ground up by a single developer.

About

Pixel Impact

Features
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Pixel Impact brings back the side-scrolling space shooter from classic mobile phones — crisp green LCD pixels, simple one-finger controls and a boss waiting at the end of every level. PLAY FREE • Levels 1–2 of the campaign with their bosses • Daily challenge: the same waves and twist for every player, one try a day, a daily Game Center leaderboard and a streak — seven days in a row unlock the amber LCD theme • Drag anywhere to fly, your cannon fires on its own — or play with a DualSense, Xbox or MFi controller • Collect coins and upgrade your ship in the hangar: cannon, fire rate, hull, shield, ammo bay and coin magnet • Special weapon with limited ammo — homing missiles to start PIXEL IMPACT PREMIUM • Levels 3–5 and their bosses, all the way to the Mothership • Survival mode — endless waves, a mini-boss every five waves and a Game Center leaderboard • A new world challenge every month, with its own boss — play every past month too • Daily challenge with unlimited tries and the last seven days to replay • LCD themes (amber, ice blue, pocket, night) and four ship skins • Double coins in every run Choose how to get Premium: monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscriptions with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. For subscriptions, payment is charged to your Apple ID when the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://kumi20.github.io/pixel-impact-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://kumi20.github.io/pixel-impact-legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

DAFO4 screens
Pixel Impact4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DAFO at every 2 days against Pixel Impact's weekly. Pixel Impact's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. DAFO sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Impact sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DAFO ships an update every 2 days, Pixel Impact weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DAFO versus Pixel Impact: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDAFOPixel Impact
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB1 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperThomas RichJakub Kumiega

In-app purchases

6 purchases

DAFO

One-time6
  • 1 DAFO Heart ($0.99)$0.99
  • 6 Hearts ($4.99)$4.99
  • 15 Hearts ($9.99)$9.99
Show 3 more
  • 32 Hearts ($19.99)$19.99
  • 82 Hearts ($49.99)$49.99
  • 175 Hearts ($99.99)$99.99
3 purchases

Pixel Impact

Subscriptions2
  • Pixel Impact Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pixel Impact Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pixel Impact Premium Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is DAFO free?
DAFO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Impact free?
Pixel Impact is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DAFO or Pixel Impact have ads?
Neither DAFO nor Pixel Impact shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DAFO or Pixel Impact?
DAFO ships an update every 2 days, and Pixel Impact weekly. Most recently, DAFO was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pixel Impact on October 26, 2026.

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