Comparison

Pixel vs Wavedash App

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

Head to head
About

Pixel

Experience a vast collection of 170 retro-style arcade games in a single application. Enjoy diverse genres like action, sports, puzzles, and card games, all playable offline with simple touch controls and smooth performance. New games are added regularly through free updates.

Highlights
  • 170 bite-sized pixel-art games
  • Playable offline, no internet required
  • Variety of genres: action, sports, puzzles, cards
  • Simple touch controls
  • Smooth 60fps performance
  • New games added via free updates
  • Local multiplayer support
Features
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Pixel Pack is a love letter to the arcade. A single app packed with nearly 300 bite-sized pixel-art games you can pick up and play in seconds. Choose a cartridge from the launcher, drop in, play. No downloads between games, no unlocks, no waiting. Most games run fully offline, right on your phone, and when you want company, more than fifty connect you to live opponents or to a friend on the same screen. WHAT YOU GET A genuinely huge variety across every genre, in tiny-bite size: Arcade and action - dodge, blast, dash, and survive in Star Fury, Astral Drift, Neon Arena, Dragon Soar, Void Eater, Vektor Rush, and Blade Dance. Racing and speed - Astro Racing, Rad Highway, Turbo Trail, Chicken Race, Ramp Rider, and Ski Free. 3D worlds - Spider Mech, Parkour Run, Pixel Cube, Armadillo, Ball Strike 3D, and Paper Toss 3D. Sports and trick runs - Air Hockey, Mini Golf, Pixel Baseball, Foosball, Bowl Bash, Sumo, Pool, Star Kick, and Pro Golf. Brain and board - 3D Picross, Pixel Sudoku, Arcane Chess, Backgammon, Checkers, Reversi, Chinese Checkers, Minesweeper, and Hexis. Word and trivia - Word Search, Wordhive, Hangman, Trivia, and What Am I. Puzzle and merge - Melon Merge, Fuse Frenzy, Block Bash, Bubble Lagoon, Crystal Clash, Fluid Sort, and Threadweave. Cards and table games - Picture Poker, Pixel Holdem, Spidey Solitaire, Wildcard Wanted, Pachinko, Shadow Deal, and Mahjong Tower. All for fun only, with no real wagering and nothing to buy. Reflex and timing - Dont Drop It, Dont Tap, Hat Stack, Rope Skipper, Quick Claw, Balloon Blast, and Rapid Rabbits. Creative and calm - Pixel Canvas, Zen Garden, Bonsai, Pixel Masterpiece, Scene Builder, and Lull. Toys and oddities - Pixel Camera turns your world into live pixel art, Compass points you north, and Chatterbird and Prism Wave react to sound around you. ...and a whole lot more waiting in the launcher. PLAY WITH OTHER PEOPLE More than fifty cartridges go head-to-head online. No account, no sign-up, no email. Pick a name and play. Race in Astro Racing, scrap in Office Brawl, draw and guess in Guess The Sketch, run the table in Pool, or settle it in Arcane Chess, Checkers and Battle Boats. Add a pixel to the shared mural in Megamural. Plenty of other games play two-up on a single phone. DESIGNED TO FEEL GOOD Crisp pixel art at every size, no blurry scaling. Smooth 60fps action. Simple touch controls that actually work. Every game is tuned to be easy to start and easy to put down. PLAY YOUR WAY Pick up for thirty seconds in a checkout line, or sink into a high-score chase on the couch. Your best scores save right on your device. There is always another game one tap away. NO STRINGS ATTACHED No ads. No pop-ups. No accounts or logins. No coins, chips or currency to buy. Just games. GROWING OVER TIME New games arrive in free updates, so the collection keeps getting bigger. One tap, and nearly three hundred ways to play. Welcome to Pixel Pack.

About

Wavedash App

Discover and play a wide variety of games, from indie titles to retro classics, all within a single application without needing individual installations. Connect with friends, compete on leaderboards, and track your progress with cloud saves across devices.

Highlights
  • Discover thousands of games
  • Play without installing
  • Explore indie and retro titles
  • Multiplayer gaming
  • Cloud saves
  • Leaderboards and achievements
Features
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Discover your next favorite game and start playing right inside Wavedash. Explore indie gems, retro classics, and new releases in one app, without installing each game separately. From quick puzzles and arcade challenges to racing, action, and adventure, Wavedash brings together a growing collection of games from independent creators. Try something unexpected, save your favorites, and come back for another round. Bring your friends along. See who's online, send a message, and share a game with a link. Jump into multiplayer together or compete for a spot on the leaderboards. Make every session count. Unlock achievements, chase personal bests, and keep your progress with cloud saves. Start on your phone and continue on your computer in games that support play across devices. Your games, your friends, and your next discovery, together on Wavedash. Multiplayer, achievements, leaderboards, and cloud saves are available in supported games.

Screenshots

Pixel4 screens
Wavedash App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wavedash App at Free against Pixel's $4.99. Wavedash App also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Wavedash App is free to download; Pixel costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pixel against 5.0 for Wavedash App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wavedash App has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pixel versus Wavedash App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelWavedash App
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB14 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperCameron BurkeSnowday Software Inc.

Customer experience

Pixel

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

Wavedash App

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pixel

No in-app purchases

None

Wavedash App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel free?
Pixel costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wavedash App free?
Wavedash App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixel or Wavedash App?
Pixel and Wavedash App are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Pixel or Wavedash App have ads?
Neither Pixel nor Wavedash App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel or Wavedash App?
Pixel ships an update weekly, and Wavedash App weekly. Most recently, Pixel was updated on November 5, 2026 and Wavedash App on November 5, 2026.

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