Comparison

Grid Escape vs Pixel

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

Head to head
About

Grid Escape

Features
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Grid Escape: Block Puzzle is a relaxing puzzle game about clearing paths, sliding blocks, and finding the smartest way out. Each level gives you a compact grid with obstacles, blockers, and escape routes. Move pieces carefully, plan ahead, and guide your way through increasingly clever puzzles. Features: - Slide-and-solve block puzzle gameplay - Short levels designed for quick sessions - Increasing puzzle difficulty as you progress - Coins, hints, and power-ups to help when you are stuck - Clean controls and colorful puzzle boards - Optional purchases for coins, power-ups, starter packs, and removing ads Whether you want a quick brain teaser or a longer puzzle session, Grid Escape gives you satisfying levels built around logic, timing, and smart moves.

About

Pixel

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Collect every Pixel. Master ice, fire and traps. Reach the Plenum. Pixel: The Challenge is a 3D puzzle game in the spirit of the great tile-based logic classics — completely re-built and yours to master. On every level you gather all the Pixels, find the right keys, and cross water, ice, conveyor belts and monsters until the Plenum portal opens. The logic is grid-clear and deterministic, just like the classics — but the world is real 3D with smooth animation. Best of all: every one of the 80 levels is provably solvable. A solver works out each solution in advance and stores a replay. No level is down to luck. None is unfair. 80 BASE LEVELS INCLUDED · 50 OPTIONAL PREMIUM LEVELS The app purchase includes all 80 base levels across 8 worlds. For more challenges, the optional “Premium Pack – The Plenum” unlocks 50 additional levels with a one-time in-app purchase. Purchased premium levels remain available and purchases can be restored. No subscriptions, no currency, no energy timers, no ads. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • 80 hand-crafted levels across 8 worlds — every one guaranteed solvable • Classic logic, real 3D — plan it, solve it, execute it cleanly • Two art styles — switch between Voxel (chunky and bright) and Low-Poly (soft and modern) at any time • Three cameras — third-person, first-person or top-down; see the puzzle your way • Fair for everyone — chase 3 stars as a pro, or switch on Casual mode with no time pressure • Stuck? Watch the solution — a built-in walkthrough shows the proven path • 100% ad-free — no ads, no tracking, no pop-ups, plays offline WHAT STANDS IN YOUR WAY Keys and doors, water, fire, slippery ice, conveyor belts, bombs, teleporters, cloning machines, switches and buttons — and all sorts of monsters that move on their own. WANT A LOOK FIRST? The first 20 levels can be played for free in your browser, no download and no account: https://pixelplenum.com/pixel-the-challenge.html Like what you find there? The app gives you the same game with all 80 levels, offline and without a browser. LANGUAGES Interface and level texts in English, German, French and Spanish. No ads. No tracking. Just you, the grid, and the way out.

Screenshots

Grid Escape4 screens
Pixel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Grid Escape at Free against Pixel's $1.99. Grid Escape also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). Pixel's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, 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

Grid Escape is free to download; Pixel costs $1.99 up front. Grid Escape sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid Escape ships an update every 3 days, Pixel every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Grid Escape versus Pixel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrid EscapePixel
PriceFree — better$1.99
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuresh Kumar VellingiriStefan Hergert

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Grid Escape

One-time6
  • 1,000 Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • 5,000 Coins$5.99
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  • Power-Up Pack$8.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • 10,000 Coins$9.99
1 purchases

Pixel

One-time1
  • Full Game (80 Levels)$4.99

Questions

Is Grid Escape free?
Grid Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel free?
Pixel costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Grid Escape or Pixel have ads?
Grid Escape shows ads; Pixel does not.
Which is updated more often, Grid Escape or Pixel?
Grid Escape ships an update every 3 days, and Pixel every 5 weeks. Most recently, Grid Escape was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pixel on October 31, 2026.

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