PixelNote vs Frabbles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PixelNote
Create 8-bit style animations and images on a square pixel display using a unique, compact programming language. Manipulate pixels, import photos, and explore generative art with a 101x101, 256-color canvas. It's inspired by classic computers and modern messaging apps.
- 8-bit style animations and pictures
- Square pixel display canvas
- Compact programming language
- Import photos
- Generative art exploration
- History of code
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Create your own 8-bit-style animations, pictures, and effects on a square pixel display with bits of code the size of a text message. Manipulate pixels, import photos, plot functions, make silly memes, and explore generative art. Inspired by classic home computers and modern text-messaging apps, PixelNote gives you a 101x101, 256-color canvas which you control from a one-line command input field. PixelNote defines its own, compact, unique programming language, designed for compactness, experimentation, and challenge. PixelNote comes with a set of examples to get you started, along with a full built-in reference guide to the language. Start with an example and modify it, or build your own; play around, try different things, see how they look. As you work, PixelNote keeps a history, so you can revisit your old code. Have fun!
Frabbles
Transform your photos into animated drawings with color shapes. Watch your favorite images come to life as you trace them on screen. This app offers a unique way to interact with your pictures.
- Color shape photo reveal
- Animated drawing effect
- Image transformation
- Interactive drawing on screen
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Reveal your favorite picture or photograph with color shapes and color averaging. Watch your image appear with animating shapes as you draw on the screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PixelNote at every 2 months against Frabbles's every 10 months. PixelNote also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PixelNote against 5.0 for Frabbles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
PixelNote ships an update every 2 months, Frabbles every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PixelNote | Frabbles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Casual Programmer, LLC | Tremont Air, LLC |
Customer experience
PixelNote
Frabbles
In-app purchases
PixelNote
No in-app purchases
Frabbles
No in-app purchases
