# Pixmint: Pixel Art Studio — Sprite Maker, Draw & Animate

> Sprite Maker, Draw & Animate (iPhone/iPad app by Loi Nguyen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixmint-pixel-art-studio/id6784302778 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Loi Nguyen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1701121847)
- Category: Graphics & Design, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 30 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-11
- Data updated: 2026-09-26
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixmint-pixel-art-studio/id6784302778/reviews.md

## What is Pixmint?

Pixmint is a professional pixel art studio and frame-by-frame animation editor for iPhone and iPad. Built for indie game devs, digital artists, and retro fans—create pixel-perfect sprites, seamless tilesets, and animations anywhere.

Desktop precision with touch-first speed: multi-layer editing, colored onion skinning, Lospec palettes, and native Aseprite file interchange.

Download free and start your canvas in seconds!

PRECISION PIXEL TOOLS
• Pixel-Perfect smoothing: removes double edges and L-corners
• Pencil, Eraser, Line, Rectangle & Ellipse shapes
• Flood Fill & Color Replace across the active layer
• ColorDrop: drag color swatches to instantly fill areas
• Real-time Loupe: floating magnifier shifts to keep touch visible
• Dithering brush: classic retro shading and textures
• Alpha Lock: paint strictly within existing pixels
• Symmetry: Horizontal, Vertical, and Dual-Axis
• Adjustable brush sizes (1px–16px) and opacity

ANIMATION & ONION SKIN
• Frame-by-frame timeline: add, duplicate, reorder, and remove frames
• Canvas playback with adjustable frame rate (1–60 FPS)
• Advanced Onion Skin: colored previous and next frames
• Build walk cycles, attack combos, and smooth loops

LAYERS & IPAD WORKSPACE
• Multi-layer editing per frame with opacity sliders and layer lock
• Duplicate, Merge Down, Clear, and drag reorder
• Multi-Project Tabs: keep multiple canvases open on iPad
• Apple Pencil ready: palm rejection & Pencil-only mode
• 2-finger zoom, pan, rotate, and Virtual Joystick panning

LOSPEC PALETTES & TILESET WRAP
• Direct Lospec integration: import iconic retro palettes
• Color picker with Hex, RGB, and HSV inputs
• 3x3 Tileset Wrap: design seamless repeating game tiles in real time

SELECTION & TRANSFORM
• Freehand Lasso, Rectangular Selection, and Select All
• 1-pixel precision Nudge arrows for micro-adjustments
• Flip Horizontal/Vertical, Fill, Outline Stroke, and Clear

EXPORT & IMPORT
• Export images: PNG (transparent), JPG, WebP, HEIC
• Export animations: Animated GIF and MP4 video
• Game Atlases: Sprite Sheets with JSON metadata
• Pro formats: Native .ase / .aseprite and MP4 timelapse recording
• Upscaling: crisp nearest-neighbor from 1x to 32x (2048px+)
• Import: Aseprite (.ase), Piskel (.piskel), Pixilart, GIFs, and photos

OPTIONAL SMART ASSIST
• Text to Pixel: generate sprite ideas in 8-bit, 16-bit, or Isometric
• Photo to Pixel: convert photos with before/after split slider
• Sprite Sheet Generator: generate multi-frame motion sequences
• Magic Cut: separate artwork into transparent PNG layers

PRICING & ORGANIZATION
• Custom folders with batch move, delete, and sample templates
• Free tier: 2 artworks, 1 layer/frame, standard exports
• Pixmint Pro: Unlimited artworks & layers, all pro exports (GIF, MP4, Sheet, Aseprite, Timelapse), and 32x upscale (Monthly, Yearly, or Lifetime)

Pixmint is made for creators. Pick up your pencil and start crafting today!

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MONTHLY | $4.99 | per month |
| Yearly Plan | $19.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LIFETIME ACCESS | $29.99 | one-time |
| Basic Credits | $1.99 | one-time |
| Starter Credits | $4.99 | one-time |
| Pro Credits | $9.99 | one-time |
| Mega Credits | $19.99 | one-time |
| Ultra Credits | $49.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-26

Improvements & bug fixes

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-24

Improvements & bug fixes

### 1.0.0 — 2026-09-12

No release notes.

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All apps by Loi Nguyen: https://appshunter.io/developer/1701121847

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