Comparison

Ghost Picture Camera vs Pixel Art Effect

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

Head to head
About

Ghost Picture Camera

Add realistic ghost stickers to your photos with over 60 designs. Easily resize and rotate them to fit any image, then share your spooky creations with friends.

Highlights
  • Over 60 ghost stickers
  • Realistic ghost designs
  • Resize and rotate stickers
  • Use existing or new photos
  • Share to social media and email
  • Save to photo library
Features
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Bring ghosts to your photos and surprise your friends! Enjoy more than 60 ghost stickers. Just a few taps, super-realistic ghosts are displayed on your photos. All the ghost stickers are designed to blend well into photo backgrounds and objects. By resizing and rotating the sticker, it nicely fit into any picture. The app includes many ghosts and monsters such as Phantom, Death, Skeleton, Zombie, bat, Mummy, Vampire etc. Of course, you can share photos on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. And also you can send photos to your friends by email. How to use: Step1. Capture or import a photo Step2. Choose ghosts Step3. Rotate and resize ghosts to fit Step4. Save or share! Features: -> Professionally designed ghosts -> Rotate -> Resize -> More than 60 ghosts -> Use existing photo or take a new shot -> Share your photos -> Save to photo library HAVE A FUN!!

About

Pixel Art Effect

Transform your photos into retro or modern pixel art with customizable effects. Adjust pixel size, edge thickness, and choose from various pixel shapes. Add text and crop images into different shapes before or after applying the pixel art effect.

Highlights
  • Convert photos to pixel art
  • Adjustable pixel amount
  • Customizable edge thickness
  • Multiple pixel designs (square, hexagon, triangle, torn)
  • Add text to photos
  • Crop photos into shapes
Features
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The Pixel Art Effect app lets you turn your photo into video game pixel art. The effect ranges from modern pixel art which has a more subtle pixelated effect (many small pixels) to retro pixel art which is made up of fewer larger pixels. You can control the amount of pixels you want. There 6 designs to choose from which differ in color etc. You can control the edge thickness. This is the outline of the artwork. There are also 4 pixel designs to choose from. These pixel designs are standard square, hexagon pixels, triangular pixels and torn pixels. See the screenshot for a visual example. No internet connection is required! Step 1: To convert your image to pixel art! Simply tap the "Add a Photo". You will be presented with the option of choosing a photo from your photo library or taking a picture with your camera! Step 2: Tap the "Apply Pixel Effect" button. Step 3: Save your pixel art to your photo library or share it to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+, VK or any other social network, forum or site and set the picture as a profile picture, cover photo etc. As of version 2.2, Pixel Art Effect allows you to do a lot more with your photos! The effects are endless because you can mix and combine the features and effects. You can also add text to your photos before or after applying the pixel effect! Add the text before applying the pixel effect if you want the text to become pixelated as well! You can also crop your photos into various shapes. Choose from a circle, flag, heart, star, square or rectangle.

Screenshots

Ghost Picture Camera4 screens
Pixel Art Effect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel Art Effect at 95% against Ghost Picture Camera's 0%. Pixel Art Effect also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Ghost Picture Camera sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Art Effect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Art Effect holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 103 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Ghost Picture Camera's written reviews are positive against 95% of Pixel Art Effect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ghost Picture Camera ships an update every 11 months, Pixel Art Effect every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ghost Picture Camera versus Pixel Art Effect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhost Picture CameraPixel Art Effect
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (27 ratings)4.7 (103 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews95.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27103 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.09.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB31 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperQuantis, Inc.Danny Pajevic

Customer experience

Ghost Picture Camera

All ratings27 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Pixel Art Effect

All ratings103 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ghost Picture Camera

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Buy more items$4.99
1 purchases

Pixel Art Effect

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Ghost Picture Camera free?
Ghost Picture Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Art Effect free?
Pixel Art Effect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ghost Picture Camera or Pixel Art Effect?
Pixel Art Effect is rated higher. Ghost Picture Camera averages 3.7 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Pixel Art Effect averages 4.7 from 103 ratings.
Do Ghost Picture Camera or Pixel Art Effect have ads?
Ghost Picture Camera shows ads; Pixel Art Effect does not.
Which is updated more often, Ghost Picture Camera or Pixel Art Effect?
Ghost Picture Camera ships an update every 11 months, and Pixel Art Effect every 5 weeks. Most recently, Ghost Picture Camera was updated on July 6, 2026 and Pixel Art Effect on August 24, 2026.

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