Asciilizer vs Pixel Art Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Asciilizer
Transform your photos into unique text-based art. Choose from various detail levels to create custom ASCII images from your camera or existing pictures. Save and share your creations easily.
- Generate ASCII art from photos
- Six fineness modes
- Save art as image
- Clip art as text
- Share to social media
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Asciilizer is an ascii art generator which makes your photo into text. ◇ Generate Ascii Arts - Take a camera or load a photo, then the photo will be an amazing ascii art. - Select the fineness of ascii art from 6 modes, light, lighter, normal, detailed, complicated and super. ◇ Save & Clip Ascii Arts - Save generated ascii arts into the camera roll as image. - Clip the ascii arts as text ◇ Share Ascii Arts - Share the asciilized image with your friends. - Support Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LINE and Weibo.
Pixel Art Camera
Transform your photos and videos into pixel art in real-time with a variety of unique styles and creative effects. Save your creations as videos, Live Photos, or GIFs.
- Convert photos to pixel art
- Record videos in pixel art style
- Load videos from camera roll
- 30+ unique styles
- 10+ creative effects
- Save as video, Live Photo, or GIF
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Pixel art yourself! Real-time Pixel Art Camera: Turn everything into pixel art! ● Convert any photo to pixel art ● Record videos in pixel art style directly from the camera ● Load videos from the Camera Roll and turn them into retro pixel art ● 30+ Unique Styles ● 10+ Creative Effects ● Save your art as a Video, as a Live Photo or as a GIF Turn your favorite moments into amazing pixel art using different styles and patterns. ------------------------------- PRO Subscription ------------------------------- Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually depending on the selected subscription plan. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The subscription fee is charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. If you subscribe before a free trial ends, the remainder of the trial period will be forfeited. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your account settings in the App Store. Privacy Policy: https://net-sigma.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://net-sigma.com/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pixel Art Camera at 4.6 against Asciilizer's 3.0. Pixel Art Camera also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 4). Asciilizer's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Asciilizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixel Art Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pixel Art Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Art Camera has 1.2K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Asciilizer's written reviews are positive against 66% of Pixel Art Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Asciilizer | Pixel Art Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.0% of reviews — better | 66.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nooon LLC | NET Sigma |
Customer experience
Asciilizer
Pixel Art Camera
Bugs and requests
Asciilizer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pixel Art Camera
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to load photos
- Video export issues, cutting off footage
- Inability to save images with transparent backgrounds
Requested features
5 requests- More customization options for filters and effects
- Ability to revert to original colors
- Adjustable pixel size
- Support for video editing and GIFs
- Recently used or favorite filters list
In-app purchases
Asciilizer
- Super Mode$1.99
Pixel Art Camera
- Pixel Art Camera PRO$4.991 Month
- Pixel Art Camera PRO3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pixel Art Camera Pro$19.99
Questions
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