Comparison

Swift Pixels vs Carousel Collage Maker

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

Head to head
About

Swift Pixels

Create pixel art with a unique color palette and diverse rendering options. Save your creations as PNGs with transparency or high-resolution images to share. Import photos from your library or camera to use as a base for your designs.

Highlights
  • Unique color palette with universal categories
  • Render pixels as squares, 3D boxes, beads, towels, or hexels
  • Save images as PNG with transparency
  • High-resolution export and sharing
  • Import photos from library or camera
Features
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Simple and easy to use drawing application to create pixel art. Features: * Unique color palette based on universal color categories. Each color category expands a continuous gamut for that color. * Render pixels as simple squares, 3D boxes, beads, a towel, or as hexagons (hexels). * Save small images as PNG images with transparency (alpha/mask), or save them in hi-res and share them with the world :) * Load and import pictures from your Photo Library, or directly take a picture from your camera.

About

Carousel Collage Maker

Design multi-page, swipeable carousel collages with your photos. Customize with colors, filters, cropping, and shapes for a unique visual story. Preview your creation before saving it to your device.

Highlights
  • Create swipeable carousel collages
  • Multiple pages and photos per collage
  • Customize with color options
  • Apply filters
  • Custom cropping and shapes
  • Full swiper carousel preview
  • Save to photo library
Features
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Create swipeable carousel collages wth multiple pages and multiple photos. Add images from your photo library to create beautiful collages in a swipeable carousel format with multiple seamless pages. Customize with color options, filters, custom cropping, shapes and more. Tap 'Preview' to see your final collage in a full swiper carousel preview. When finished, tap 'Save to Photo Library' to export into your photo library. Enjoy! • Payment and Subscription Information: Your subscription will be charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription will auto renew unless you cancel it within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed by the user and auto renewal can be turned off by going to the iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Visit our Privacy Policy at: https://www.tlogicsofthouse.com/privacy Visit our Terms of Service at: https://www.tlogicsofthouse.com/terms • Customer Support You can reach us at contact@tlogicsofthouse.com and we will do our best to solve all of your problems and questions related to the app. We would love to hear from you! Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns or suggestions by sending an email to: contact@tlogicsofthouse.com

Screenshots

Swift Pixels4 screens
Carousel Collage Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Carousel Collage Maker at Free against Swift Pixels's $1.99. Carousel Collage Maker also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (139 vs 14). Swift Pixels's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 24%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads and iOS requirement 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

Carousel Collage Maker is free to download; Swift Pixels costs $1.99 up front. Carousel Collage Maker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.39 per 7 days. Swift Pixels asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Swift Pixels holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carousel Collage Maker has 139 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Swift Pixels's written reviews are positive against 24% of Carousel Collage Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swift Pixels ships an update every 5 months, Carousel Collage Maker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Swift Pixels versus Carousel Collage Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwift PixelsCarousel Collage Maker
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (14 ratings) — better4.4 (139 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better23.8% of reviews
Number of ratings14139 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.7 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid GavilanT-Logic

Customer experience

Swift Pixels

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Carousel Collage Maker

All ratings139 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

None

Swift Pixels

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Carousel Collage Maker

Subscriptions3
  • Plus Membership7 Days trial$1.397 Days
  • Plus Membership7 Days trial$6.491 Month
  • Plus Membership7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plus$4.99

Questions

Is Swift Pixels free?
Swift Pixels costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Carousel Collage Maker free?
Carousel Collage Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Swift Pixels or Carousel Collage Maker?
Swift Pixels is rated higher. Swift Pixels averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Carousel Collage Maker averages 4.4 from 139 ratings.
Do Swift Pixels or Carousel Collage Maker have ads?
Neither Swift Pixels nor Carousel Collage Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swift Pixels or Carousel Collage Maker?
Swift Pixels ships an update every 5 months, and Carousel Collage Maker every 2 months. Most recently, Swift Pixels was updated on September 21, 2026 and Carousel Collage Maker on September 23, 2026.

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