Pixel Draw vs Rainbowy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Draw
Unleash your creativity by drawing pixel art, from childhood characters to dream creations. This app offers a simple, hassle-free interface for immediate drawing. Share your artwork with friends and family.
- Create pixel art
- Minimalistic interface
- Easy to use
- Share artwork
- Draw anything imaginable
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Welcome to Pixel Draw — the simplest way to make pixel art on your iPhone and iPad. Whether you are just starting out or you have been making pixel art for years, Pixel Draw keeps things clean and fun. Start from a blueprint or open a blank canvas, then bring your idea to life one square at a time. FEATURES • Simple tools — pencil, eraser, fill, eyedropper, and a full color picker • 100+ blueprints — hearts, stars, animals, food, and more, sorted into easy, medium, and hard • Pinch to zoom and pan for precise work • Undo and redo anytime • Transparent background — export clean PNGs with no white box behind your art • Save to your gallery, share with friends, or save straight to Photos • Rename and duplicate your drawings • A calm, distraction-free design No accounts. No ads. No clutter. Just you and the canvas. Download Pixel Draw and start creating today.
Rainbowy
A minimalist drawing application for all ages, featuring a simple interface and classical music for a relaxing creative experience. Users can draw on photos and save their colorful creations with or without the background.
- Minimalist drawing interface
- Classical music relaxation
- Draw on photos
- Save drawings with/without background
- Shake to save functionality
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This is a very simple but fascinating drawing app, suitable for kids and grown ups of all ages. Enjoy the revolutionary, ultrasimple minimalistic interface and relax with quality classical music while you create colorful rainbow drawings. When you are finished, simply shake the device and your work is saved. Rainbowy also lets you draw on photos and save your results with or without the background. It is so easy and entertaining to make colorful sketches with this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rainbowy at 100% against Pixel Draw's 36%. Rainbowy also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Pixel Draw's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Pixel Draw is free to download; Rainbowy costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pixel Draw ships an update every 2 months, Rainbowy every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Draw | Rainbowy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bahtiyar Polat | Martin Koppenhoefer |
Customer experience
Pixel Draw
Rainbowy
In-app purchases
Pixel Draw
No in-app purchases
Rainbowy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Pixel Draw or Rainbowy have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pixel Draw or Rainbowy?
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