Comparison

PixelPal vs PixelBay

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

Head to head
About

PixelPal

Features
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あなたを待っている、小さな相棒。 PixelPal は、オリジナルの生きもの「パル」を育てる育成ゲームです。たまごは5分でうまれ、あとは あなたのお世話しだい。時間がたつと おなかがすき、うんちをして、夜になれば眠ります。 ■ お世話は6つ ・ごはん/おやつ … おなかと ごきげんを満たす ・あそぶ … 3つのミニゲーム(どっちむき?/おやつキャッチ/おぼえてタッチ)でコインを集める ・おそうじ … うんちを放っておくと病気に ・くすり … 病気は2回のんで なおる ・でんき … 夜は電気を消してあげて ・しかる … 用もないのに呼んだら しつけ ■ ほうっておくと家出する おなかか ごきげんが 0 のまま12時間たつと、置き手紙を残して いなくなってしまいます。家出しそうなときは通知でお知らせ(夜中は家出の知らせ以外は朝まで待ちます)。 ■ ホーム画面から お世話 ウィジェットのボタンで、アプリを開かずに ごはんとおそうじができます。 ■ お部屋づくり 部屋・天井・壁・左右の床・ラグの6か所に、家具や小物を飾れます。ぼうしを かぶせたり、ふうせんや ぬいぐるみを 持たせたりもできます。ミニゲームで集めたコインで、部屋4つ・家具16こ・ぼうし8こ・もちもの6こが そろいます。飾った部屋は ホーム画面のウィジェットの背景にも なります。 ■ 25の姿を あつめる お世話のしかた・しつけで、おとなの姿が5通りに分かれます。おとなになったら「つぎのたまご」へ。世代を重ねて図鑑を埋めましょう。 ■ お菓子のなかま(たまごパック・買い切り) プリンパル/ダンゴパル/マカロンパル/わたあめパル。種族ごとに、そだちかたと おとなの姿がちがいます。 どのパックにも、その子の お部屋セット(プリン喫茶・おだんご茶屋・パティスリー・雲の上の遊園地:部屋1・家具5・ぼうし2・もちもの1)が つきます。 ・各たまごパック ¥320/ぜんぶ入り ¥980(すべて買い切り・自動更新なし) ・無料のミントパルだけで、たまごから おとなまで ずっと遊べます ・以前の「PixelPal Pro」「アイテムパック」をお持ちの方には、すべてのたまごを開放しています ・利用規約(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ・プライバシーポリシー: https://sano131.github.io/pixelpal-privacy/ すべて端末内に保存されます。

About

PixelBay

A relaxing game combining aquarium care, pixel art, and match-3 puzzles. Raise and decorate your underwater world, nurture fish, and enjoy pressure-free gameplay. Your fish grow and progress even when you're offline.

Highlights
  • Build and customize pixel aquariums
  • Collect and care for various fish species
  • Decorate underwater environments
  • Play match-3 puzzle mini-games
  • Relaxed, pressure-free gameplay
  • Automatic progress saving
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Welcome to Pixel Bay, a relaxing game that brings together aquarium care, charming pixel art, and match-3 puzzles. Build Your Pixel Aquarium Collect clownfish, blue tangs, puffers, and angelfish. Feed them, interact with them, and keep their water clean as they grow from young fish into adults. Meet Every Companion Give each fish a name and discover its age, personality, growth status, and companionship level. The longer you stay together, the closer your friendship becomes. Decorate Your Underwater Home Collect seaweed, coral, treasure chests, and castles. Move decorations freely and create a pixel aquarium that feels completely your own. Play Starry Match-3 Puzzles Swap neighboring tiles, create matches, trigger cascades, and collect stars before you run out of moves. Earn shells and fish food, then bring your rewards back to the aquarium. Relaxed, Pressure-Free Care Your fish continue progressing while you are away. Low conditions may pause growth, but fish never die and you never suffer permanent loss. Keep Your Progress Safe Fish status, names, decorations, resources, and high scores are saved automatically on your device. Optional iCloud saves let you back up and restore your progress. Helpful Reminders Choose whether to receive care alerts, growth updates, companionship milestones, or a gentle daily reminder. Return to Pixel Bay and meet your first underwater companion today.

Screenshots

PixelPal4 screens
PixelBay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PixelBay at none against PixelPal's 2. PixelBay also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PixelPal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PixelBay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixelPal ships an update every 4 months, PixelBay every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PixelPal versus PixelBay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelPalPixelBay
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSANWA Inc.志跃 王

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PixelPal

Subscriptions1
  • プレミアム$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • プレミアム着せ替え解放$0.99
None

PixelBay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PixelPal free?
PixelPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PixelBay free?
PixelBay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PixelPal or PixelBay have ads?
Neither PixelPal nor PixelBay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PixelPal or PixelBay?
PixelPal ships an update every 4 months, and PixelBay every 3 weeks. Most recently, PixelPal was updated on October 11, 2026 and PixelBay on October 21, 2026.

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