Comparison

PixelPal vs Zero Out

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

Head to head
About

PixelPal

Raise a virtual pet from an egg, caring for its needs like hunger and sleep. Decorate its room and collect different Pal forms. Play mini-games to earn coins for customization and new species.

Highlights
  • Virtual pet care (feeding, cleaning, sleep)
  • Home screen widget for quick interaction
  • Mini-games for earning coins
  • Room decoration and customization
  • Collect 25 different Pal forms
  • Multiple collectible Pal species
Features
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A little buddy is waiting for you. PixelPal is a virtual pet game where you raise a Pal, an original little creature all your own. The egg hatches in 5 minutes, and from then on it's all up to you. As time goes by, your Pal gets hungry, poops, and falls asleep when night comes. ■ 6 ways to care • Meal / Treat – fill up Tummy and Mood • Play – earn coins in 3 mini games (Which Way? / Treat Catch / Remember & Tap) • Clean – leave poop lying around and your Pal gets sick • Medicine – two doses and it's all better • Lights – turn them off at bedtime • Scold – if it calls you for no reason, teach it some manners ■ Sweet dreams At 9 PM your Pal closes its eyes and drifts off to sleep. Turn off the lights and the whole room goes dark for a cozy night. Leave them on, and it gets a little grumpy. ■ Neglect it, and it runs away If Tummy or Mood stays at 0 for 12 hours, your Pal leaves a goodbye letter and is gone. You'll get a notification when it's about to run away (at night, everything except run-away alerts waits until morning). ■ Care from your Home Screen Tap the buttons on the widget to feed and clean without opening the app. ■ Decorate the room Pick a room, then decorate the ceiling, the wall, the floor on both sides and the rug. Put a hat on your Pal, or let it hold a balloon or a teddy bear. With coins from the mini games you can collect 4 rooms, 16 pieces of furniture, 8 hats and 6 held items. Your decorated room also becomes the background of your Home Screen widget. ■ Collect all 25 forms Depending on how you care for it and teach it manners, your Pal grows into one of 5 adult forms. Once it's all grown up, it's on to the next egg. Raise generation after generation and fill up your Collection. ■ Sweet friends (egg packs, one-time purchase) Pudding Pal / Dango Pal / Macaron Pal / Cotton Candy Pal. Each species grows up its own way and has its own adult forms. Every pack comes with that Pal's room set (Pudding Café, Dango Teahouse, Patisserie Room, Cloud Carnival: 1 room, 5 pieces of furniture, 2 hats, 1 held item). • Egg packs and the Complete Pack are one-time purchases – no subscription, no auto-renewal • With the free Mint Pal alone, you can play from egg to adult for as long as you like • Already bought PixelPal Pro or the Item Pack in an earlier version? All eggs are unlocked for you • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://sano131.github.io/pixelpal-privacy/ Works with VoiceOver: it reads out how your Pal is doing and the results of your care. Play in 9 languages: English, Japanese, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional). Everything is saved on your device.

About

Zero Out

This game helps you spend the exact remaining balance on your Apple account by purchasing virtual cat food. Watch your pixel cat grow as you clear your balance and prepare to switch App Store regions.

Highlights
  • Spend exact Apple account balance
  • Purchase virtual cat food
  • Raise and bond with a pixel cat
  • Collect 28 different foods
  • Works in 175 regions
  • No account or data collection
Features
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Zero Out turns a tedious chore into a delight: clearing the leftover balance on your Apple account — by feeding an adorable pixel cat. WHY ZERO OUT? Want to switch your App Store country/region? Apple requires you to spend your remaining balance first. Those odd leftover cents are too small to buy anything — until now. HOW IT WORKS 1. Enter your current Apple account balance 2. Zero Out instantly computes a combination of virtual cat foods that adds up to the exact amount 3. Purchase them via standard In-App Purchase — your balance hits zero, precisely 4. Every food you buy is automatically fed to your pixel cat. Nothing goes to waste! RAISE YOUR PIXEL CAT - 28 delicious foods to collect, from Dried Fishies to the Nine-Tier Feast - Feed, pet, and check in daily to earn EXP and bond - Watch your kitten grow from Kitten to Grand Elder - Unlock 14 achievements and complete the Food Dex FEATURES - Works in all 175 regions — prices are read live from the App Store in your local currency - Exact zero-out algorithm with a closest-combo fallback - No account, no sign-up, no data collection - 100% standard StoreKit purchases — safe and secure Clear your balance. Feed your cat. Switch regions with ease.

Screenshots

PixelPal4 screens
Zero Out4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zero Out at every 2 weeks against PixelPal's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. PixelPal sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Zero Out sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PixelPal against 5.0 for Zero Out. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixelPal ships an update every 2 months, Zero Out every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PixelPal versus Zero Out: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelPalZero Out
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSANWA Inc.方言 高

Customer experience

PixelPal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Zero Out

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

PixelPal

Subscriptions1
  • プレミアム$1.991 Month
One-time6
  • プレミアム着せ替え解放$0.99
  • Dango Pal Egg$1.99
  • Cotton Candy Pal Egg$1.99
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  • Pudding Pal Egg$1.99
  • Macaron Pal Egg$1.99
  • Complete Egg Pack$5.99
10 purchases

Zero Out

One-time10
  • 小鱼干$0.29
  • 猫饼干$0.39
  • 温牛奶$0.49
Show 7 more
  • 三文鱼$0.79
  • 鸡蛋羹$0.90
  • 鸡肉松$0.95
  • 鲜鸡肝$1.00
  • 鳕鱼块$1.19
  • 猫薄荷$1.29
  • 海鲜拼$1.99

Questions

Is PixelPal free?
PixelPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zero Out free?
Zero Out is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PixelPal or Zero Out?
PixelPal and Zero Out are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PixelPal or Zero Out have ads?
Neither PixelPal nor Zero Out shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PixelPal or Zero Out?
PixelPal ships an update every 2 months, and Zero Out every 2 weeks. Most recently, PixelPal was updated on October 31, 2026 and Zero Out on October 31, 2026.

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