Comparison

Swift Pixels vs PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio

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

PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio

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PixelMode is a pixel art studio for iPhone and iPad. Draw sprites, tiles and animations with tools made for hard pixels, then export them for your game. Use AI tools to generate pixel art and speed up your creative process! DRAW • Pencil, eraser, line, shapes, fill, gradients and dithering built for crisp pixels • Layers, groups, masks and blend modes • Indexed and RGBA color with palettes, ramps and color cycling • Pixel grid, symmetry, tiled preview and guides • Apple Pencil and touch, left- or right-handed ANIMATE • Frame timeline with onion skinning and tags • Eight-direction animation setup • Export animated GIF and PNG AI THAT STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE • Text to Item: describe an item and get four pixel-art sprites or tiles to choose from • Image to Image: repaint your current art while keeping its composition • Results arrive as editable layers on your canvas, never flattened images • Runs entirely on your iPhone or iPad. Your prompts and artwork are never uploaded • Requires iOS 26 and a one-time 1.2 GB download EXPORT • PNG, sprite sheets, GIF, animated PNG • Aseprite (.aseprite) and PixelMode project files • Share straight to Files, Photos and other apps

Screenshots

Swift Pixels4 screens
PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio at Free against Swift Pixels's $1.99. PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Swift Pixels's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).

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

PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio is free to download; Swift Pixels costs $1.99 up front. PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Swift Pixels asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swift Pixels has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Swift Pixels versus PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwift PixelsPixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.7 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid GavilanWhite Bread Games

In-app purchases

None

Swift Pixels

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio

One-time1
  • PixelMode Lifetime Unlock$12.99

Questions

Is Swift Pixels free?
Swift Pixels costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio free?
PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Swift Pixels or PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio?
PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio is rated higher. Swift Pixels averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Swift Pixels or PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio have ads?
PixelMode AI Pixel Art Studio shows ads; Swift Pixels does not.

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