pixa vs KurtMaster2D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
pixa
Experience the nostalgia of 8-bit classic video games with modern polish. Embark on smile-inducing quests featuring pixelated landscapes, monsters, and castles. Enjoy simple controls, engaging battles, and infinite gameplay.
- Authentic Atari 2600-style graphics
- Grand adventures with quests and monsters
- Simple, responsive controls
- Exciting beat-based battle mode
- Infinite gameplay
- Witty story and characters
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Do you love classic video games from the 8-bit era? Do names like "Pitfall," "Combat," "Adventure," or "Haunted House" bring back warm memories of fuzzy televisions and pixelated landscapes? Pixa offers all the nostalgia of an 8-bit classic with all the polish and depth of a modern hit. It will take you on a smile-inducing quest in true old-school style. Simple. Classic. Engrossing. Try it now! See how it plays here: http://youtu.be/2hZpsoQD8uI Featuring: * Authentic Atari 2600-style retro graphics and gameplay * Many grand adventures with quests, monsters, and castles * Simple, responsive controls * Exciting beat-based battle mode * Infinite gameplay - the fun never stops * Witty story and characters * Full Game Center support with leaderboards and achievements
KurtMaster2D
Experience a curated collection of classic arcade games spanning decades, from the mid-80s to the present. New titles are continuously added to expand this anthology of retro gaming.
- Growing anthology of classic arcade games
- Games from 1984-1986
- Games from the 1990s
- Games from the early 2000s
- Modern game additions
- Ongoing game additions
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The growing anthology of PLBM Games classics from 1984-1986, the 1990s, the early 2000s and on up to present... more games will be added over time until the collection is completed!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: KurtMaster2D at Free against pixa's $0.99. KurtMaster2D also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). pixa's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
KurtMaster2D is free to download; pixa costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KurtMaster2D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: pixa has 37 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of pixa's written reviews are positive against 100% of KurtMaster2D's.
pixa ships an update every 18 months, KurtMaster2D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | pixa | KurtMaster2D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Electric Toy Company | Kurt Dekker |
Customer experience
pixa
KurtMaster2D
Bugs and requests
pixa
Reported bugs
17 issues- Can't drop first item
- Game is busted
- Randomly stops letting me move
- Randomly closes map
- Can't see objects in dark
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- Wraparound effect disliked
- Always two monsters on screen
- Can't find sword at high levels
- Sword slips after fights
- Repetitive mechanics
- Dragons are irritating
- No cloud save
- Adults comments seem mean-spirited
- No controller support
- No explanation about anything
- Combat is difficult
- Dragon gauge unclear
Requested features
5 requests- Controller support
- More instruction on combat
- Cloud save
- Where's the bat that steals stuff?
- Reboot Haunted House, Pitfall, and Superman
KurtMaster2D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
pixa
No in-app purchases
KurtMaster2D
No in-app purchases
Questions
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