Comparison

Pixel Crowd vs Hoodoku

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Crowd

A puzzle game where you tap to deploy buses and transport passengers of matching colors. Strategically manage lanes and overcome obstacles to clear the station before it overflows. Enjoy a satisfying brain-teaser with connected bus mechanics.

Highlights
  • Tap to deploy buses
  • Match passenger colors
  • Clear crowded stations
  • Overcome blocked lanes
  • Solve brain-teaser levels
  • Connected bus mechanics
Features
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Tap to roll out buses and whisk away matching-color passengers before the station overflows! Watch out for blocked lanes, parking jams, and connected buses that turn every level into a satisfying brain-teaser.

About

Hoodoku

This logic puzzle game challenges you to place owls on a grid, ensuring no two owls share a row, column, or grove. It offers daily puzzles, weekly competitions with prizes, and a social feature to compete with friends. Customize your owl with various cosmetic items.

Highlights
  • Daily shared puzzles
  • Weekly leaderboard competitions
  • Friend-based challenges
  • Customizable owl cosmetics
  • Offline play support
  • Shape mode for colorblind accessibility
Features
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One owl per row. One owl per column. One owl in every grove — and no two owls touching. Easy to learn, wonderfully stubborn to master. Hoodoku is a cozy logic puzzle. Every board has exactly one solution: swipe X's across the squares that can't work, and when only one perch remains, that's where the owl lives. No timers, no pressure — just you, a quiet grove, and a very patient owl named Otto. EVERY NIGHT, A NEW ROOST One shared puzzle drops each night. One try. Solve it fast and clean, then see where you land on tonight's leaderboard. A WEEKLY RACE WORTH WINNING Every grove you solve adds to your weekly total. When the week closes, the top three owls on the podium take gold, silver, and bronze — and a coin prize to match. Then the board wipes clean, and the race starts fresh. FLY WITH FRIENDS Every owl gets a shareable owl code. Add your friends' codes and your flock gets its own weekly board — see exactly who to beat before the week closes. No accounts, no contact lists, just codes. A GROVE THAT NEVER RUNS OUT Boards grow from 8×8 to 10×10 as you climb, and there's always another level waiting. Level 12 is the same level 12 for everyone — compare fair and square. COLLECT THE AVIARY Earn coins by solving and dress Otto up — snowy owl, barn owl, disco owl, neon owl, and more. Then open the Wardrobe: glasses, hats, outfits and earrings, worn proudly on every leaderboard row. Cosmetics only: in Hoodoku, skill is the only advantage. KEEP THE NIGHT STREAK Play one grove a night to keep your streak alive. Every seventh night, Otto brings a gift — and now you claim it yourself from the home screen. YOURS, QUIETLY • No account, no sign-up, no email address — ever • Play offline or online, anywhere • Shape mode gives every grove its own symbol, so colors are never a barrier • Cozy for a quiet evening, competitive when you want it to be Pull up a branch. The grove is waiting.

Screenshots

Pixel Crowd4 screens
Hoodoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hoodoku at 100% against Pixel Crowd's 60%. Hoodoku also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Pixel Crowd's advantage is ratings volume (695 vs 3) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Pixel Crowd sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hoodoku 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

Hoodoku holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Crowd has 695 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Pixel Crowd's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hoodoku's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Crowd ships an update every 2 weeks, Hoodoku every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pixel Crowd versus Hoodoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel CrowdHoodoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (695 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings695 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size453 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEstotyRobert Deckert

Customer experience

Pixel Crowd

All ratings641 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Hoodoku

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pixel Crowd

One-time10
  • Coins Pack 1$1.99
  • Fail Offer$6.99
  • Coins Pack 2$8.99
Show 7 more
  • No ads offer$9.99
  • Small Pack$9.99
  • Coins Pack 3$17.99
  • Medium Pack$22.99
  • Coins Pack 4$34.99
  • Coins Pack 5$59.99
  • Coins Pack 6$99.99
10 purchases

Hoodoku

One-time10
  • Hologram$0.99
  • Aurora Veil$0.99
  • Prism Burst$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Magma$0.99
  • Celestial Orbit$0.99
  • Gilded$0.99
  • Nebula$0.99
  • Phantom$0.99
  • Royal Radiance$0.99
  • Crimson Checkers$0.99

Questions

Is Pixel Crowd free?
Pixel Crowd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoodoku free?
Hoodoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Crowd or Hoodoku?
Hoodoku is rated higher. Pixel Crowd averages 4.7 out of 5 from 695 ratings, while Hoodoku averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Pixel Crowd or Hoodoku have ads?
Both Pixel Crowd and Hoodoku show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Crowd or Hoodoku?
Pixel Crowd ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hoodoku every 2 days. Most recently, Pixel Crowd was updated on October 28, 2026 and Hoodoku on October 25, 2026.

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