# Pixen - pixel art editor — user reviews > 51 indexed App Store user reviews of Pixen by Furnace Creek Software LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 170 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixen-pixel-art-editor/id1161880215/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixen-pixel-art-editor/id1161880215.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 133 · 4★ 31 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (19 of 51) ### 4/5 — Pretty good *2026-07-28* Little buggy and could borrow some bits from other iPad apps like undo gestures and stuff. There is more tapping around menus than is necessary. however the iCloud sync with the Mac version alone makes it a very nice tool for pixel game art. Work on the go and then the stuff is right there on the computer ready to be exported. ### 4/5 — a couple problems but great *2026-04-28* really awesome app and its perfect except for the fact that after i drew one image it wont let me make anything else? its really weird because i cant make animations or drawings. also whenever i download its pretty low quality but i dont care much about that i can just screenshot 🤷. ALSO this one makes me really annoyed it’s the fact that there is no gallery. you cant look back at your drawings, you cant watch your animations, none of it. so you’re practically forced to download it or its just gone 🤷 but overall great app and easy to use 👍 **Developer response:** You can press the back button in the top left of the screen to return to the document picker, view recent projects, and make new ones. Please email us if you need further help. ### 4/5 — seems really great but i cant use it too much yet *2026-04-01* id like to use my logitech mouse with this app but it doesnt work with it at all, and for me its too much extra work and eventually hurts my finger in the longrun to hold down the frame for 2 seconds each time when i want to duplicate the frames etc, so i havent used the app much but it looks great and i think ill buy an apple mouse see if that fairs better, thank you for your work making this app ### 4/5 — Very cool *2026-01-20* I just started using this app and I like it I just find it a little hard to navigate as a beginner ### 4/5 — Nice *2025-11-26, version 3.0.1* 5 stars Definitely recommend Need a Apple Pencil for ease ### 4/5 — Ok *2025-02-01* Wish color pallet. Would stay on screen. Also doesn’t export png sprite sheets!!! The developer said that it exports png, but for me it exported as jpg without transparent background there were no options to change the format it saves as. **Developer response:** We redid the export/sharing system in Pixen 2.2 so you should be able to export PNG sprite sheets. Please email us if you have further feedback as it's difficult to communicate back and forth via reviews. ### 4/5 — Ok *2025-01-25* Wish color pallet. Would stay on screen. Also doesn’t export png sprite sheets!!! **Developer response:** You can export animations as sprite sheets by using the Share button and selecting the Sprite Sheet option. They are saved as a PNG. ### 4/5 — Pixen works great :) *2024-11-17* Worked very well, I do sonic the hedgehog sprites and this is exactly what I needed. **Developer response:** Thank you! Please email us if you have any feature requests. ### 4/5 — Amazing *2024-10-01* [to be written with a huge heart soon]… ### 5/5 — Hello *2024-07-25, version 2.0.4* This app is actually so good. I’m using it for my thumbnails on YouTube and they are getting more views because no one does pixelated thumbnails. I think this is the best pixel art app. ### 5/5 — I wish I could rate it 10 stars tbh *2024-06-30* It’s awesome!!! ### 5/5 — Very helpful for free *2024-06-18* Developers please comment and people please find this useful so it is at the top of the list ### 5/5 — Very fun *2024-05-27* I love to make pizza tower art on this and find it easier than aesprite and it comes out with great results etheir way! Keep up the good work! ### 5/5 — Oh yeah! *2024-02-20* I love this app! ### 5/5 — Great *2024-02-17* Please add two finger touch for undo ### 4/5 — Exporting issues *2024-01-31* Everything Is incredible, and WAY better than the pixel software I used to use, however, whenever I try to export any of my projects it will only export photos and gifs. I really hope this gets fixed, but aside from that, a very good pixel site is going under the radar here. **Developer response:** For image projects, we support exporting PNG, JPEG, GIF, ICO, BMP, TIFF, SVG, and PSD files. For animation projects, we support exporting sprite sheets, movies, animated PNGs, and animated GIFs. Exported files can be saved to the Files app, Photos library, the clipboard, and more. Can you email us with details on what exactly you would like to see changed? ### 4/5 — 👍 *2023-12-16* Great (free 5 star) but how do I PLAY my animations? ### 5/5 — Shockingly Underrated App *2023-12-16, version 1.7.1* Love this so much, it’s absolutely perfect for what I want and works flawlessly. ### 4/5 — Amazing!! except… one thing to note *2023-10-24, version 1.7* I love this already its got so many powerful tools but… it has no redo button! Would definitely love to see a redo button added ❤️ ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — i cant export *2023-12-17, version 1.7.1* make it so i can export ### 1/5 — Crash *2022-04-21* It’s the best application in iPad, but it crash **Developer response:** Please try the latest update as this issue should be resolved. ### 1/5 — Useless if you can’t save! *2019-03-18, version 1.6.2* Spent a considerable amount of time working on something and then when I went to export discovered that the app crashes EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. Highly disappointing. Wasted $5 and several hours. ### 1/5 — Crashes constantly! *2017-10-29, version 1.6.1* Crashes when I undo, crashes when I exit out my artwork, doesn’t save... ### 1/5 — Crashes *2017-05-12, version 1.6* The app won't even open, waste of five dollars :/ ### 1/5 — Crashes on boot *2017-03-28* I ´m using an ipad air and it's not working **Developer response:** Please try the latest update as this issue should be resolved. ### 1/5 — Unusable. Crashes on startup *2017-03-05, version 1.6* Like other reviewers here, I am very disappointed with this app. It crashes immediately upon launching. Completely unusable. I will be requesting a refund - don't waste your money. ### 1/5 — Crashes on startup *2017-02-10, version 1.6* Restarted iPad too, no joy. Disappointing as desktop Pixen is 5 stars ### 1/5 — Crashes *2017-02-10, version 1.6* Just bought both this and the Mac app and the iPad app just crashes on my iPad Pro. Would love to try all this out since I just spent $20 to buy them both but the iPad app is a flop. ### 1/5 — CRASHES! *2017-01-22, version 1.6* Pixen is the best app for pixel art and animation on OS X and I use it regularly for all my pixel art needs, but all it does is crash when I try and open it on my ipad Pro. What gives?! Happy to amend this review as soon as this problem is corrected. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Pixen review *2026-07-09* This app is great! It is very easy to use and is overall good for beginners. However, I would like there to be a gallery so I can actually see my artworks. You can of course just screenshot it, but a gallery would make things much easier. ### 5/5 — I WAS SO WROWN *2026-07-09, version 4.0.3* SORRY FOR MY LAST REVIEW I JUST GOT MY ART BACK I AM SO SORRY ### 5/5 — Unknown *2026-03-23* This app low-key kinda tuff 🗿🗿🔥🔥 ### 5/5 — Recommended *2025-09-01, version 3.0.1* This app is so good!!! I’m on YouTube and trying to make a game like stardew valley. It’s called “my pixel farm” and it’s on iPad and computer. It’s on App Store. ### 5/5 — It’s so cool *2025-08-31* This is increíble ### 5/5 — Pixen is great. *2025-07-10, version 3.0* Really enjoy how easy it is to use. ### 5/5 — Best app on the market *2025-06-24* Exactly what I was looking for. No ads whatsoever and all of the features you need. ### 5/5 — Pixen editor *2025-05-15* This the best alternative because it pulls files from not photos but other locations. ### 5/5 — Ok *2025-02-16* Wish color pallet. Would stay on screen. There was an issue with sprite sheets not being pngs but that’s been fixed. Yay! Responsive developer. **Developer response:** We redid the export/sharing system in Pixen 2.2 so you should be able to export PNG sprite sheets. Please email us if you have further feedback as it's difficult to communicate back and forth via reviews. ### 5/5 — Just two words. *2024-12-01, version 2.1.1* Play it. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-05.*