Comparison

Pixel Guess Game vs CoverSmash

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Guess Game

This game challenges you to identify pixelated images based on their colors, shapes, and details. It offers various difficulty levels and hints to help you guess the secret identities of everyday objects. Compete with friends on the leaderboard for the fastest times.

Highlights
  • Pixelated image guessing
  • Hints and letter reveals
  • Adjustable pixel size
  • Game Center Leaderboard
  • Multiple fun categories
  • Three difficulty levels
Features
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Pixel Guess - the Pixelated Picture Guessing Game! Simple, yet challenging. Incredibly addictive! Pixel Guess will make your brain think about the world in a whole new way. Can you use the colors, shapes and unique details of the pixelated objects to discover their secret identities? Can you do it faster than your friends and family? It's a bird, it's a plane, no wait...it's Pixel Guess! Features: Get FREE help - show hint, reveal & remove letters Change pixel size - from large pixel to high definition Compare score with friends - Game Center Leaderboard Tons of fun categories - from food to toys to animals 3 Levels of difficulty - normal, hard & insane

About

CoverSmash

Features
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Britney Spears sung heavy metal? Bossa nova Taylor Swift? Listen to a cover of a popular song and guess the original artist before the timer hits zero. Focus on the lyrics, because you have 30 seconds to guess the original artist. The faster you smash the right answer, the more points you earn! Keep your streak alive to build a massive score multiplier and rocket up the global charts. Discover new artists covering your favorite songs with everything from acoustic to genre-bending! Each level you smash right, the cover and original artist will be added to a playlist for you to connect with AppleMusic. Features: Fast-paced music trivia: With a catalog covering the biggest hits of the genreations, you'll be singing along with each level! Genre-bending: Listen to covers remaking hits as rock, acoustic, country and more! Score multipliers: Chain correct answers into streaks to boost your multiplier and chase huge scores. Leaderboards: Smash your way to the top of the CoverSmash charts, between your friends and against players around the world! AppleMusic: Connect your AppleMusic account and create playlists of the songs you like most Suggest Covers: Have a cover you love? Send it to us and we'll add it to the mix! ---------------------------------------------- Think you can recognize every artist from just a cover? Play CoverSmash and find out!

Screenshots

Pixel Guess Game4 screens
CoverSmash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CoverSmash at none against Pixel Guess Game's 5. CoverSmash also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months). Pixel Guess Game's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.1). On price, ads 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. Pixel Guess Game sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. CoverSmash asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Guess Game ships an update every 7 months, CoverSmash every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pixel Guess Game versus CoverSmash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Guess GameCoverSmash
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB20 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperJay BacalShannighan

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Pixel Guess Game

One-time5
  • Puzzle Pack 2$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 3$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 4$0.99
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  • Puzzle Pack 5$0.99
  • Unlock All Puzzle Packs$1.99
None

CoverSmash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Guess Game free?
Pixel Guess Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CoverSmash free?
CoverSmash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Guess Game or CoverSmash have ads?
Neither Pixel Guess Game nor CoverSmash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Guess Game or CoverSmash?
Pixel Guess Game ships an update every 7 months, and CoverSmash every 9 days. Most recently, Pixel Guess Game was updated on October 11, 2026 and CoverSmash on October 16, 2026.

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