Comparison

Pixel Islet vs Alive

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

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About

Pixel Islet

Features
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A tiny pixel pet moves into a cozy 3D room on your iPhone. Feed, play, rest, clean, and pet. The way you care decides which adult form it grows into. Raise it differently and you get a different result: a relaxing idle pet game where the goal is to complete the whole collection. ▼ Features 【Live together in a 3D room】 The room has real depth. Tap the floor and your pet walks over, pet it and it beams, and it lets you know when it is hungry. When the room gets messy, you can actually see the dust and stains, so you know when to clean. The light shifts from morning to noon, dusk, and night, and at bedtime your pet lies down in its bed and sleeps. 【Grown-ups relax on a 3D island】 Once a pet reaches its adult form, you can let it live on the island. Spin the island with a swipe and watch your friends wander between the trees and the pond. At night, everyone sleeps. 【Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets】 Put the pet you're raising on your Lock Screen or a small widget to see its mood and progress at a glance. A wide widget shows your island friends (up to 8). 【They also live in the Dynamic Island (supported models)】 On supported iPhones, your pet stays in the Dynamic Island at the top of the screen and shows what it is up to at a glance: the time left on an outing, a souvenir waiting for you, napping, or feeling hungry. Even with the app closed, it switches on its own when your pet comes home or goes to bed. 【Your app icon becomes your pet】 Choose "Current pet" in Settings and the app icon on your Home Screen becomes the pet you are raising right now. When it evolves, the icon changes too. 【Evolution shaped by your care】 Forest, flame, water, star... the way you care decides which adult form a child grows into. The same species can end up looking completely different. 17 species plus one secret, and 84 forms to complete the collection. In the collection you can spin each 3D figure with your finger, read every pet's little story, and see its postcards. 【Bonds and the island】 Even after growing up, petting keeps raising the bond. Let a favorite live on the island and it brings you coins every day according to its bond level: a warm little economy. 【Minigames】 - Fruit Catch: catch falling fruit on your pet's head in the 3D room (while your pet is out or asleep, an island friend catches in its place) - Expedition: pick 2 to 4 island friends for an auto battle you watch unfold (3D) - Memory Match: a card-matching game with pets from your collection (unlocks at 4 registered forms) 【Outings and travel postcards】 Send your pet on an outing and it comes back later with coins, XP, and a souvenir. While it is out, it is not in the room, and it always comes home by bedtime. There are 20 souvenirs to collect. Each trip also brings a postcard of your pet, sometimes with island friends, at one of 12 places, from flower fields to hot springs. Time of day and weather vary, and rare ones show rainbows, whales, auroras, and more. Favorite, save, and share them in the Postcards tab. 【Daily task】 Clear one task a day for coins and XP. Watch a video to double the reward. ▼ Play at your own pace - Hunger and happiness fall slowly, and a short absence never kills your pet (only 48 hours of complete neglect does) - If hunger and happiness have never hit zero, a gentle notification lets you know before they do (until your pet grows up, when notifications are on) - No penalty for coming back after a while. The design is "oh, welcome back" - When a pet is fully grown, choose whether it graduates into a memory or keeps living on the island - Tap "Back up now" in Settings to save to iCloud and continue after switching phones or reinstalling Spend a little time with a little life on a little screen. Free to play with ads; a one-time Remove Ads purchase turns them off. Put Pixel Islet in your pocket today. Privacy Policy: https://rinblog.org/apps/pixel-pocket/support/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://rinblog.org/apps/pixel-pocket/support/terms/

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Alive

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A tiny creature. You care for it once a day. That's the game. Alive-ish is a small, calm ritual: check in, care for your creature, and go about your day. No energy bars counting down against you, no timers demanding attention, no pressure between visits. WHAT'S IN HERE - One creature to raise, cared for once a day - Ten friends to meet along the way, each with their own look and personality - Ten mini-games you play together with them - Rooms and props to unlock and decorate with - A daily challenge and a memory book of moments you've earned - A home-screen widget that shows how your creature is doing at a glance - Optional cosmetics and an ad-free option, never required to keep playing HOW IT TREATS YOU - No account, no sign-up, nothing to create - No energy system and no pay-to-keep-alive pressure - Rewarded ads are entirely optional and never forced on you - Works fully offline, all progress stays on your device Don't let it die. That's the whole rule.

Screenshots

Pixel Islet4 screens
Alive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alive at none against Pixel Islet's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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 Islet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alive asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Islet ships an update every 10 days, Alive every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Pixel Islet versus Alive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel IsletAlive
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSho IwasakiNick Squared

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Islet

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99
None

Alive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Islet free?
Pixel Islet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alive free?
Alive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Islet or Alive have ads?
Both Pixel Islet and Alive show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Islet or Alive?
Pixel Islet ships an update every 10 days, and Alive every 6 days. Most recently, Pixel Islet was updated on October 31, 2026 and Alive on October 29, 2026.

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