Comparison

PETMAN vs Pixel Inside

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

Head to head
About

PETMAN

A fast-paced, retro-style jump and run game with pixel graphics and unique music. Compete with friends through Game Center in this nonsensical adventure.

Highlights
  • Retro pixel graphics
  • Fast jump & run gameplay
  • Game Center integration
  • Unique music
  • Hero metamorphoses
Features
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One touch - one jump! - Retro pixel graphics! - Pet sounds! - Unique music! - Hero Metamorphoses! - Pure nonsense? Fast jump & run game, perfect to compete with your friends in the Game Center.

About

Pixel Inside

Features
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A dimension inside a Commodore 64 connected to a program creates a bit war and our hero, who is an electric and electronics engineer, trapped in the 80s Commodore as a result of an experiment gone bad. He joins the battle with only a bullet to rule them all. Destroy these bugs formed from the glitches and cleanse the bitverse. A player with many maps to cover fights on the bugs with a bullet which has to be collected again after firing like a boomerang. Search the maps and try to end this battle.

Screenshots

PETMAN4 screens
Pixel Inside3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PETMAN at none against Pixel Inside's shown. PETMAN also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 11.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PETMAN ships an update every 4 months, Pixel Inside every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PETMAN versus Pixel Inside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPETMANPixel Inside
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Alpine RepublicSafak Yalcinkaya

In-app purchases

None

PETMAN

No in-app purchases

None

Pixel Inside

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PETMAN free?
PETMAN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Inside free?
Pixel Inside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PETMAN or Pixel Inside have ads?
Pixel Inside shows ads; PETMAN does not.
Which is updated more often, PETMAN or Pixel Inside?
PETMAN ships an update every 4 months, and Pixel Inside every 16 months. Most recently, PETMAN was updated on October 12, 2026 and Pixel Inside on October 7, 2026.

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