pixa vs Zylon Defenders
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
Zylon Defenders
Experience a modern take on a classic space combat simulator. Engage in thrilling first-person space battles inspired by a legendary 1979 title. Explore the cosmos and defend against alien threats in this immersive simulation.
- First-person space combat
- Real-time simulation
- Modern reinterpretation of classic
- Space exploration
- Alien defense
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A modern reinterpretation of Doug Neubauer's legendary 1979 real-time first person space simulator, Star Raiders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Zylon Defenders at Free against pixa's $0.99. Zylon Defenders also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). pixa's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.6). 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
Zylon Defenders is free to download; pixa costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zylon Defenders holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: pixa has 37 ratings behind it against 4, 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 Zylon Defenders's.
pixa ships an update every 18 months, Zylon Defenders every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | pixa | Zylon Defenders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (37 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 4 |
| 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 — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 266 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Electric Toy Company | Jeff Glasse |
Customer experience
pixa
Zylon Defenders
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
Zylon Defenders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
pixa
No in-app purchases
Zylon Defenders
No in-app purchases
