Comparison

StareMaster vs Pixletters

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

Head to head
About

StareMaster

Test your willpower in a digital staring contest. Use your device's camera to lock eyes with animated opponents and avoid blinking to win. Compete in different modes, challenge friends, and climb leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Real-time face tracking
  • Animated 3D opponents
  • Versus mode
  • Endless Stare-a-thon mode
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
  • On-device processing for privacy
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STARE IF YOU DARE From the maker of SketchParty TV, StareMaster is the ultimate staring contest. Pick your opponent, hold up your front-facing camera, and lock eyes. And then… don't blink. FACE THE GLARE GAUNTLET Face off against the Elder Man. He's been staring down anyone who looked at him sideways since before you were born. Then, take on the Teenager. She can maintain that expressionless gaze until you're on the verge of tears. The final boss? The Baby. Battle his unblinking eyes. Can you defeat them all with your icy stare? TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Versus - outlast a series of opponents one by one. Keep staring until one of you breaks and blinks. • Stare-a-Thon - this staring contest doesn't stop until you do. Some last mere seconds, some can stare for minutes at a time. What kind of starer are you? CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Share your best time and dare your friends to beat it. PICK YOUR PUNISHMENT With three difficulty tiers and three hilarious opponents, whether you're a rookie looker or an ice-cold StareMaster, there's a challenge waiting to break you. GAME CENTER Climb the leaderboards and see how you rate against the world. FEATURES • real-time 3d opponents • two modes: Versus and the endless Stare-a-Thon • three levels of difficulty • Game Center leaderboards and 16 unique achievements • Haptic feedback (on supported devices) So go ahead! Stare if you dare. Get StareMaster today.

About

Pixletters

A word guessing game where players deduce a secret word using pixelated clues. Letters from attempted words are colored to indicate their presence in the secret word, challenging players to guess efficiently.

Highlights
  • Pixel clue word guessing
  • Color-coded letter feedback
  • Secret word deduction
  • Multiple attempts to guess
  • Challenging word puzzles
Features
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Pixletters is word guessing game. Your goal is to find secret word using pixel clues. Pixels from entered words will be colored depending if those pixels belongs to letter in secret word or not. In how many tries can you guess the secret word? Find out by playing Pixletters.

Screenshots

StareMaster4 screens
Pixletters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixletters at none against StareMaster's 1. Pixletters also leads on ratings volume (202 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). StareMaster's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, 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. StareMaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pixletters asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StareMaster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixletters has 202 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StareMaster ships an update every 2 days, Pixletters every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
StareMaster versus Pixletters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStareMasterPixletters
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (202 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2202 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagnate Interactive LtdMichal Gorny

Customer experience

StareMaster

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pixletters

All ratings202 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StareMaster

One-time1
  • StareMaster Pro$1.99
None

Pixletters

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StareMaster free?
StareMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixletters free?
Pixletters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StareMaster or Pixletters?
StareMaster is rated higher. StareMaster averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Pixletters averages 4.7 from 202 ratings.
Do StareMaster or Pixletters have ads?
Both StareMaster and Pixletters show ads.
Which is updated more often, StareMaster or Pixletters?
StareMaster ships an update every 2 days, and Pixletters every 3 months. Most recently, StareMaster was updated on October 7, 2026 and Pixletters on October 15, 2026.

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