Comparison

Barcode Knight vs Pixel Z Legend

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

Head to head
About

Barcode Knight

Embark on an epic adventure by scanning barcodes to enter dungeons and battle monsters. Grow your town, forge powerful items, and customize your hero to become a legendary warrior in a world threatened by evil.

Highlights
  • Scan barcodes to enter dungeons
  • Grow and develop your town
  • Forge and enchant powerful items
  • Customize hero with avatar system
  • Fight alongside mercenaries
  • Hourly quests and daily dungeons
Features
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The sequel to Barcode Kingdom has finally launched! Teleport to a dungeon by offering a barcode up as a sacrifice to a barcode portal! Let's be a legendary hero of the world! 'Barcodia', the world is made from magic powers, was peaceful and beautiful, but the power of evil hit the world, the land became empty and useless and started infesting with monsters. Barcodians who livelihoods are under threat was decided to hunt monsters for a living. And then one day, they found a portal to a dungeon and built a town around the portal. 'The Barcode town' is one of the town made this way. Could the knight be the a legendary hero of the world in this town? Now it's time to scan a barcode! * FEATURE * 60 different types of monsters The growing town with the Knight Powerful enchanted items Avatar system : Possible to create half a million different hero styles Mercenary system : Fight with a mercenary against monsters Forge system : Upgrade and enchant your items at the Forges Quest system : Provides a quest every hour The Random dungeon : Available to use without a barcode The Gate Of The Other World : The direct gate to the monsters' base The Daily dungeon : Find out The Daily dungeon and Get a huge bonus every day

About

Pixel Z Legend

Engage in a roguelike survival experience, battling zombie waves with a variety of skills and weapons. Upgrade your equipment and employ strategic survivor skills to overcome challenges and become a legend. This action-packed game offers offline play and diverse game modes.

Highlights
  • Random and various skills
  • Automatic shooting and operation
  • Various weapons and equipment
  • Equipment upgrade system
  • Multiple game modes
  • Offline play
Features
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PixelStar Games Action Survival roguelike game 'Pixel Z Legend' has been released. Rescue other survivors using various skills and weapons, Survive the zombies to the end! And become a survivor legend. Stop the zombie waves as a survivor main function: - Random and various skills to help clear the stage - Comfortable automatic shooting and operation - Various weapons and equipment system - Equipment can be upgraded and strengthened to make it stronger. - Various maps (survival, stage mode, boss raid) - Each weapon and survivor has its own skill effect, so you can use it according to your strategy. # This game does not require wifi (internet). # This game is action + roguelike + control action game.

Screenshots

Barcode Knight4 screens
Pixel Z Legend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixel Z Legend at Free against Barcode Knight's $0.99. Barcode Knight's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Pixel Z Legend is free to download; Barcode Knight costs $0.99 up front. Barcode Knight sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Z Legend sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Barcode Knight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode Knight has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barcode Knight ships an update monthly, Pixel Z Legend every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Barcode Knight versus Pixel Z Legend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarcode KnightPixel Z Legend
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (26 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB249 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperMagic Cubegitae park

Customer experience

Barcode Knight

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral11.6%
Negative27.1%

Pixel Z Legend

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Barcode Knight

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing on launch
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Glitches with in-app purchases
  • Compatibility issues on newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More enemy and dungeon variety
  • Improved character customization options
  • Multiplayer and social features
  • Better optimization and stability

Pixel Z Legend

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Barcode Knight

One-time4
  • 5 AP potions$0.99
  • 50 AP potions$4.99
  • 150 AP potions$9.99
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  • 500 AP potions$19.99
8 purchases

Pixel Z Legend

One-time8
  • Item Pack 1$2.99
  • GEM PACK1$2.99
  • Ads pack$4.99
Show 5 more
  • Beginner Pack$4.99
  • GEM PACK2$19.99
  • Intermediate Pack$19.99
  • Senior Pack$49.99
  • GEM PACK3$99.99

Questions

Is Barcode Knight free?
Barcode Knight costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Z Legend free?
Pixel Z Legend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Barcode Knight or Pixel Z Legend?
Barcode Knight is rated higher. Barcode Knight averages 5.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Pixel Z Legend averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Barcode Knight or Pixel Z Legend have ads?
Pixel Z Legend shows ads; Barcode Knight does not.
Which is updated more often, Barcode Knight or Pixel Z Legend?
Barcode Knight ships an update monthly, and Pixel Z Legend every 3 months. Most recently, Barcode Knight was updated on October 21, 2026 and Pixel Z Legend on October 21, 2026.

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