Comparison

Lost Yeti vs Pocket8

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

Head to head
About

Lost Yeti

Guide a cute Yeti home by strategically sliding ice blocks to create a path. Navigate through challenging levels, collect bonus items, and avoid enemies and traps in this charming puzzle adventure.

Highlights
  • Slide ice cubes to create paths
  • Collect bonus items
  • Avoid enemies and traps
  • Explore 3 worlds
  • 60 challenging levels
  • Colorful pixel art
  • 8-bit music
Features
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Lead the Yeti to his way home! "A rich and rewarding puzzler full of neat ideas, Lost Yeti is well worth searching out." - Pocket Gamer 8/10 "Still, Lost Yeti deserves a lot of credit for drawing so affectionately upon the games of the past and effectively recreating their magic." - Gamezebo 4.5/5 "Lost Yeti uses a Nintendo-styled aesthetic to be one of the most accurate retro games on iOS." - 148Apps 4/5 "Lost Yeti’s throwback aesthetic and charming puzzles are a Super Nintendo-lover’s sugarcoated dream come true." - MacLife 4.5/5 Lost Yeti is an extremely cute puzzle adventure where you slide ice cubes to create a path for the Yeti and complete the level. Collect bonus items and be sure to avoid dangerous enemies and traps spread all over the levels. Features: • 3 worlds to explore • 60 levels • Colorful pixel art • 8-bit music • Original enemies and puzzles

About

Pocket8

This app brings the PICO-8 fantasy console experience to your mobile device, offering access to thousands of community-made games. Enjoy customizable touch controls or gamepad support, and never lose progress with an instant save system.

Highlights
  • Browse and play community-made PICO-8 games
  • Customizable touch controls and gamepad support
  • Instant save states for unlimited progress saving
  • Portrait and landscape orientation support
  • Locked 60FPS gameplay
Features
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Experience PICO-8 Anywhere: Pocket8 brings the magic of the PICO-8 fantasy console to your pocket. Whether you’re on a commute or relaxing at home, thousands of indie games are a single tap away. A Massive Library in Your Pocket: Discover thousands of community-made games with integrated BBS exploration. From challenging platformers to relaxing puzzles, there’s always something new to play. Download your favorites and build a personal collection that goes offline wherever you do. Controls That Feel Right: Gaming on a touch screen can be a struggle. Pocket8 features high-precision controls that feel as good as a real handheld. Choose between a classic D-pad or virtual joystick, or swap the face buttons positioning to match your playstyle. Wanna go touch-less? Connect a controller and play with a bluetooth gamepad or keyboard. Play Without Interruption: Instant save system lets you freeze time and jump back in to the exact pixel where you left off. Manage an infinite amount of save states per cartridge. Features: Browse & Play: Explore the Lexaloffle BBS to find and download new games instantly. Pro-Style Controls: Fluid movement and adaptive controls. Gamepad and Keyboard support included. Portrait & Landscape: Play comfortably in any orientation. Save Anywhere: Never lose your progress with instant state saves. Pure Performance: Locked 60FPS gameplay for the ultimate retro experience.

Screenshots

Lost Yeti4 screens
Pocket84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pocket8 at Free against Lost Yeti's $2.99. Pocket8 also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 12 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). Lost Yeti's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 67%) and ratings volume (41 vs 10). On ads, 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

Pocket8 is free to download; Lost Yeti costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket8 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Lost Yeti's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pocket8's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lost Yeti ships an update every 12 months, Pocket8 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Lost Yeti versus Pocket8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLost YetiPocket8
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (41 ratings)4.6 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings41 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB24 MB
Age rating+417+
DeveloperGionathan PesaresiJevon Lipsey

Customer experience

Lost Yeti

All ratings41 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews368 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative4.1%

Pocket8

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lost Yeti

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Freezing on level 17
  • Partial screen display on iPhone 11

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Ability to skip difficult levels
  • Option to disable ads

Pocket8

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lost Yeti

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lost Yeti free?
Lost Yeti costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket8 free?
Pocket8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lost Yeti or Pocket8?
Pocket8 is rated higher. Lost Yeti averages 4.4 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Pocket8 averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Lost Yeti or Pocket8 have ads?
Neither Lost Yeti nor Pocket8 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lost Yeti or Pocket8?
Lost Yeti ships an update every 12 months, and Pocket8 daily. Most recently, Lost Yeti was updated on October 21, 2026 and Pocket8 on October 17, 2026.

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