Comparison

Hot Potato Timer vs Pixicade

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

Head to head
About

Hot Potato Timer

This game timer randomly selects a duration for each round, up to a maximum you set. It's perfect for quick games or building suspense, ensuring every play session is unique.

Highlights
  • Adjustable maximum time
  • Random game duration
  • Supports quick games
  • Builds suspense
  • Unique rounds
Features
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Hot Potato Timer is a timer for games of, you guessed it, hot potato. With an adjustable maximum time - from 15 to 4 seconds - you can play lightning quick games, or draw out the suspense. Each game duration is random, up to the selected maximum, so each round will be different.

About

Pixicade

Create your own video games without coding. Use pre-made assets or turn your drawings into playable games. Share your creations with a community of creators and play games made by others.

Highlights
  • Create games without coding
  • Use pre-made assets or drawings
  • Play games from other creators
  • Share games with friends and community
  • Add powerups and cosmetics
  • Leaderboards and quests
  • Kid-safe and COPPA compliant
Features
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BUILD your game from scratch with no coding needed. Browse a library with tons of pre-made assets, or snap a picture and turn your drawings into playable video games! PLAY the games you make, or get inspiration playing games from other creators in the Pixicade Arcade! SHARE your games with friends and other creators and build an audience of your own! Pixicade lets you channel your inner game developer. PIXICADE - FEATURES -------------------------------- • Create your very own games with no coding needed! • Browse a library filled with pre-made, full color assets! • Kid safe & COPPA compliant • Snap a picture and add your own drawings into your games! • Add exciting cosmetics like game borders, backgrounds, music, and more! • Level-up your creations by adding Powerups! • Share your game with friends or the community of over half-a-million game creators! • Follow your favorite creators & build an audience of your own! • Track your progress as a top creator & player on the leaderboards! • Play tons of games made by other creators - get inspired! • Race against other players to compete for the fastest times and earn awesome rewards! • Explore epic multi-level Quests full of interesting characters, stories, and bosses! • Add friends to see when they’re online & playing! • Chat with friends, or in group chats! • Vote for and receive your favorite assets from others in weekly asset making challenges! • Refer friends to earn special rewards! BUILD Creating games in Pixicade is easy. Just choose the type of game you want to make, and start creating! Pick from a variety of game types like platformers, slingshot games, brickbreakers, mazes and more. Add walls, obstacles, hazards, powerups & objectives to your games as well as cosmetics like borders, backgrounds and music. Browse a huge library of full color premade assets, or draw your own and upload them with your camera! PLAY Play the games you create, or browse the arcade to see what other creators have made. See what types of games are popular, and get inspiration for your next masterpiece! Compete against other players in races for the fastest times to win rewards. Or, try quest mode to progress through multiple levels filled with interesting characters, stories, and bosses! SHARE Once you’re done making your games, share them with friends and the rest of the community! Follow your favorite creators, and build an audience of your own! You can even track your score as both a player and a creator and get recognized on the leaderboards. Want to try making your own games? Give Pixicade a try for free! * This application is free to download and play games. An optional subscription is available to enhance your experience. * Internet connectivity required to play. Data charges may apply. * Children under 13 may require parent permission to play. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hot Potato Timer1 screens
Pixicade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixicade at 81% against Hot Potato Timer's 29%. Pixicade also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.2) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 37). Hot Potato Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Pixicade sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Hot Potato Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixicade holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixicade has 4.2K ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Hot Potato Timer's written reviews are positive against 81% of Pixicade's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hot Potato Timer versus Pixicade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHot Potato TimerPixicade
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (37 ratings)4.5 (4.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews80.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings374.2K — better
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB662 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMinner's Computer ServicesAbacus

Customer experience

Hot Potato Timer

All ratings37 ratings
Positive24.3%
Neutral13.5%
Negative62.2%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Pixicade

All ratings4,077 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews566 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative12.9%

Bugs and requests

Hot Potato Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pixicade

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scanning issues with drawings
  • Glitches when editing games
  • Compatibility problems with older devices
  • Crashes and app freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • More editing tools and customization options
  • Ability to create multi-level games
  • Improved color recognition and scanning
  • Controller support
  • Removal of ads and in-app purchases

In-app purchases

None

Hot Potato Timer

No in-app purchases

17 purchases

Pixicade

Subscriptions12
  • Pixicade Deluxe Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pixicade Deluxe Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Plus Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
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  • Deluxe Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Plus Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pixicade Deluxe Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pixicade Plus Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Plus Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Deluxe Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Pixicade Plus Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Plus Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
  • Plus Annual Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • Enable Sharing$0.99
  • Unlock Animation and Alan Becker$4.99
  • Unlock Pixicade Deluxe$9.99
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  • Pixicade Plus$17.99
  • Features, No Ads, +1000 games$34.99

Questions

Is Hot Potato Timer free?
Hot Potato Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixicade free?
Pixicade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hot Potato Timer or Pixicade?
Pixicade is rated higher. Hot Potato Timer averages 2.2 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Pixicade averages 4.5 from 4.2K ratings.
Do Hot Potato Timer or Pixicade have ads?
Pixicade shows ads; Hot Potato Timer does not.

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