# Pixelator — Create & export pixel art

> Create & export pixel art (iPhone/iPad app by PETER JOHN WRIGHT.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixelator/id6818159986 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [PETER JOHN WRIGHT](https://appshunter.io/developer/6818159989)
- Category: Graphics & Design, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-06
- Data updated: 2026-10-07

## What is Pixelator?

Pixelator is a fun pixel art studio for iPhone, built for sharp grids, clean tools, and art you can share.

DRAW!
• Brush, eraser, pen, fill, and scatter
• Shapes: line, rectangle, circle, triangle, star, and arrow
• Select and move pixels with precision
• Adjustable brush size and shape

LAYERED WORKFLOW!
• Stack, hide, lock, and reorder layers
• Opacity control and merge down
• Undo through your edit history

CANVAS TOOLS!
• Symmetry: vertical, horizontal, or 4-way
• Grid, wrap mode, and paint-inside options
• Canvas sizes from tiny sprites to larger grids (8×8 to 128×128 and custom)

PALETTES!
• Curated palettes: Pico-8, Game Boy, NES, Sweetie 16, DB16, DB32, and more
• Create and manage your own palettes
• Full-spectrum color picker with recent colors

EXPORT & SHARE
• PNG at any scale for crisp upscales
• SVG for clean vector-ready pixel art
• Import images and pixelate them onto your canvas

APPLE INTELLIGENCE*
• Invent drawing names from what’s on the canvas
• Generate fresh color palettes — all on device

Also draw on Apple Watch with a lightweight companion editor.

Whether you’re making game sprites, icons, stickers, or weekend doodles, open Pixelator, paint a few pixels, and make something that looks like it came from a cartridge.
*Apple Intelligence features require a compatible device and availability.

## Is Pixelator safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Pixelator.

## Is Pixelator legit?

Pixelator has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Pixelator is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-10-06

• Drawings library as the home screen, with grid and list layouts
• Cold open lands on your library instead of an existing drawing
• Library thumbnails load from cached PNGs shared with the Home Screen widget

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-06

• Flood fill drag no longer freezes on medium and large canvases
• Layer rows no longer stay dimmed after swiping or opening actions
• Large-brush painting is much more responsive while dragging
• Home Screen widget that can show any drawing from your library
• Smudge tool for blending neighbouring pixels
• Merge all layers from the layers panel menu
• Brush size moved onto the colours row for quicker access
• Layers overflow and bottom tool chrome tightened for clearer selection

### 1.0 — 2026-10-06

No release notes.

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