Comparison

Tanso vs Pixel Popper

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

Head to head
About

Tanso

Features
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A clean, focused take on the classic code-breaking puzzle. Guess the hidden color sequence in as few attempts as possible. Each guess gives you feedback to guide your next move. No ads. No distractions. Just the puzzle.

About

Pixel Popper

Features
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Tap a blaster. It fires at the lowest block of its own color, over and over, until its ammo runs out. Clear every block and the picture underneath is yours. That is the whole rule, and it takes about ten seconds to learn. What makes it a puzzle is the dock: only a few blasters fit at once, and once one is in, it stays until it has fired everything it has. Send in the wrong color at the wrong moment and the dock jams with nothing left to shoot. 128 PICTURES, EIGHT CHAPTERS Work through the Everyday things, then The Deep, the Night Sky, a Garden, a Kitchen, the Sky, a Toy Box and finally The Band. Every picture you finish is added to your gallery in full color. 500 LEVELS, EVERY ONE SOLVABLE Each level is checked by a solver before it ships, so there is always a way through — no dead ends, no levels that only luck can beat. Every fifth level is a deliberate spike, tuned to be genuinely hard without being unfair. THINGS TO COME BACK FOR - Three daily quests, fresh every midnight - A seven-day reward streak, and a chest for every five levels cleared in a row - Star and gallery reward ladders that keep paying as you climb - Three stars on a level means matching the solver's own tap count BOOSTERS WHEN YOU WANT THEM Undo a tap, drop in a joker that shoots any color, or open one more dock slot. They help; they are never required. Coins come from playing, not from your wallet. Plays offline. Portrait, one hand, any length of session.

Screenshots

Tanso4 screens
Pixel Popper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tanso at none against Pixel Popper's shown. Pixel Popper's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ¡ 3 level
Tanso versus Pixel Popper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTansoPixel Popper
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFinn StefansenMevlut Sava

In-app purchases

None

Tanso

No in-app purchases

None

Pixel Popper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tanso free?
Tanso is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Popper free?
Pixel Popper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tanso or Pixel Popper have ads?
Pixel Popper shows ads; Tanso does not.

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