Comparison

PixelPal vs Little Puffer

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

Little Puffer

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Enjoy gentle days with a little pufferfish. Feed your puffer, refresh the water and watch it grow over time. Your fish swims calmly around the aquarium and approaches food to take a bite. Create your own underwater world with rocks, driftwood, small fish, seaweed, effects and backgrounds. Arrange decorations around the tank and choose from five relaxing music tracks. Start with 100 coins. Refreshing the water earns a daily care bonus, and you can choose to watch a rewarded ad for 10 more coins. Existing progress and coins are preserved when updating. Simple care, a peaceful aquarium and a little friend to visit each day. Progress is saved on your device.

Screenshots

PixelPal4 screens
Little Puffer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Little Puffer at none against PixelPal's 7. Little Puffer also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). PixelPal's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. PixelPal sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Little Puffer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixelPal ships an update every 2 months, Little Puffer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PixelPal versus Little Puffer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelPalLittle Puffer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSANWA Inc.RESTPLACE, K.K.

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
None

Little Puffer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PixelPal free?
PixelPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Little Puffer free?
Little Puffer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PixelPal or Little Puffer have ads?
Little Puffer shows ads; PixelPal does not.
Which is updated more often, PixelPal or Little Puffer?
PixelPal ships an update every 2 months, and Little Puffer every 5 days. Most recently, PixelPal was updated on October 31, 2026 and Little Puffer on October 29, 2026.

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