Comparison

Pixel Pet vs Lizard Terrarium

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Pet

Features
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【Focus, and Watch Them Grow】 Pixel Pet is a relaxing mini-game that combines a focus timer with pixel pet raising. Whenever you need to concentrate on work, studying, or exercise, open the focus timer, choose a task category, and begin an uninterrupted focus session. Every session you complete becomes nourishment for your pet’s growth and earns you in-game rewards. Tired after working hard? Come back to feed your pet, play together, and watch them smile. Boost your productivity while enjoying a little comfort and relaxation. 【Key Features】 ■ Focus Timer Set a focus duration just like a Pomodoro timer, then choose a category such as work, study, exercise, or meditation. Complete your session to earn rewards. Ambient sounds help you concentrate and enter a state of flow. ■ Collect a Variety of Pixel Pets Discover pets with four different elements: Water, Fire, Wood, and Earth. Each pet has its own unique pixel-art design. Expand your dream collection through capsule draws, missions, and challenges. ■ Turn Your Daily Steps into Rewards Connect your health data and convert your daily steps into Energy Stones. Staying active is good for both you and your pet. ■ BOSS Challenges Use elemental advantages—such as Water defeating Fire and Fire defeating Wood—to build your strategy. Take on powerful bosses in card battles and win rare companions. ■ Rich Pet-Raising System Feed your pet, give them water, and play with them while taking care of their mood, hunger, and hydration. Complete daily missions, achievements, and weekly missions to earn even more rewards. 【Perfect for You If You】 ・Want to focus on work or studying while enjoying a sense of companionship ・Love pixel art and pet-raising games ・Want a fun way to build better focus habits Start now and make focusing something to look forward to.

About

Lizard Terrarium

Nurture a pixel lizard family in a virtual terrarium. Engage in feeding, temperature control, cleaning, and bonding to watch your lizards grow, breed, and unlock new patterns. Discover various species and morphs in this relaxing simulation.

Highlights
  • Pixel lizard care simulation
  • Breeding and genetics
  • Species, morph, and pattern collection
  • Daily missions and rewards
  • Offline care functionality
  • Relaxed gameplay sessions
Features
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Care for a growing lizard family in your own tiny pixel terrarium. Feeding, temperature, cleaning, bonding, and observing — five kinds of care let you track hunger, mood, cleanliness, warmth, and energy, then watch each lizard react. Steady care builds trust, advances growth, and unlocks new patterns through shedding. Adopt new companions, breed mature lizards, incubate eggs, and welcome hatchlings. As you discover different species, morphs, and patterns, your collection and family story continue to grow. [Features] · Focused pixel care for one lizard at a time — relaxed 1–3 minute sessions · Five care actions (feed / temperature / clean / bond / observe) with instant reactions · A growing lizard family with breeding, genetics, eggs, and hatching · A collection of lizard species, morphs, and patterns to discover · Long-term progress through trust levels, growth, shedding, and pattern unlocks · Daily missions that change every day, plus login-streak rewards · Forgiving design — no permanent damage even after time away, always recoverable · No ads · Core care is free · Premium species, rack expansions, and decorations are one-time purchases · Contains randomized items · Premium species are guaranteed; individual traits are randomized, with odds and distributions shown before purchase · Includes Morph Boxes opened with Crystals (paid currency) · Odds: Common 75%, Rare 22%, Legendary 3% · Legendary guaranteed within 30 boxes · Odds shown before opening · Care works offline · Internet is needed for new purchases, purchase checks, and pending-grant recovery on the same install Spend a little calm time with your lizard family in a cozy pixel terrarium today.

Screenshots

Pixel Pet4 screens
Lizard Terrarium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lizard Terrarium at none against Pixel Pet's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. Pixel Pet sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Lizard Terrarium sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Pet ships an update every 3 days, Lizard Terrarium every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pixel Pet versus Lizard Terrarium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel PetLizard Terrarium
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB110 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCHUN-YU CHIENSeori Labs

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Pixel Pet

One-time6
  • Starter Pack - 100 Pixel Gems$0.99
  • Value Pack - 350+20 Pixel Gems$2.99
  • Popular Pack - 900+90 Pixel Gems$7.99
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  • Deluxe Pack - 1800+250 Pixel Gems$14.99
  • Ultimate Pack - 4000+700 Pixel Gems$29.99
  • King's Pack - 9000+2000 Pixel Gems$59.99
2 purchases

Lizard Terrarium

One-time2
  • 슈팅스타 토케이$1.99
  • 은하 게코$1.99

Questions

Is Pixel Pet free?
Pixel Pet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lizard Terrarium free?
Lizard Terrarium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pixel Pet or Lizard Terrarium have ads?
Pixel Pet shows ads; Lizard Terrarium does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Pet or Lizard Terrarium?
Pixel Pet ships an update every 3 days, and Lizard Terrarium every 2 days. Most recently, Pixel Pet was updated on October 18, 2026 and Lizard Terrarium on October 10, 2026.

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