Pixelate Photos vs Value Study
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixelate Photos
Easily obscure faces, license plates, or any sensitive information in your photos. This tool allows you to adjust pixelation intensity and brush size for precise censoring. Save and share your modified images directly from the app.
- Import photos from camera or library
- Adjust pixelation intensity
- Customizable brush size
- Zoom and pan for precision
- Save and share edited photos
- Reset to original photo
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Protect your privacy and censor sensitive content in photos with Pixelate photos - censor photo, the ultimate photo editing tool for blurring and pixelating. Whether you need to obscure faces, private information, or any other confidential details, this app makes it easy and effective. Features: ■ Import photo from Camera, files app or from photo library ■ Change pixelate intensity and brush size ■ Zoom and Pan photo to precisely pixelate photo portions ■ Save pixelated photo to library ■ Share pixelated photo on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter ■ Instant mail pixelated photo ■ Reset photo to it's default at any time
Value Study
This app helps artists improve their skills by analyzing light and shadow in reference images. It allows users to break down tones step-by-step, from simple black and white to more complex value ranges, aiding in the understanding of depth and form. It's a tool to enhance traditional art studies.
- Step-by-step tone breakdown
- Highlighting areas of same value
- Focus on light, shadow, and form
- Greyscale value studies
- Works with reference images
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In art, value (or tone) refers to how light or dark a colour is. If you're learning to paint or draw, doing value studies is one of the best ways to improve. These small, loose sketches in greyscale help you understand where shadows fall and highlights appear—essential for capturing depth and form. Value Study is a simple, focused tool designed to help you see values more clearly in your reference images. Instead of just converting a photo to black and white, this app lets you break down tones step by step. Start with just black and white to map out the biggest shapes, then gradually add more values to refine your understanding. You can also highlight all areas of an image that share the same value, making it easier to see subtle shifts in tone. This is especially useful in complex references, like portraits, where different parts of the image might have the same level of shadow but look completely different in colour. Value Study isn’t here to replace traditional studies—it’s here to enhance them. Whether you're sketching, painting, or working digitally, this tool makes it easier to focus on the fundamentals of light, shadow, and form. Try it for free with all features enabled on sample images from Unsplash before deciding to unlock the full app with a low-cost yearly or lifetime purchase. All Value Study Pro upgrades count as lifetime purchase. Either option will unlock Value Study across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Annual: Auto-renews yearly. Lifetime: One-time payment, no fees. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Value Study at 92% against Pixelate Photos's 25%. Value Study also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). Pixelate Photos's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price 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
Both are free to download. Value Study sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Pixelate Photos asks for nothing beyond the download.
Value Study holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Value Study has 3.3K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Pixelate Photos's written reviews are positive against 92% of Value Study's.
Pixelate Photos ships an update every 22 months, Value Study fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixelate Photos | Value Study |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (20 ratings) | 4.8 (3.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 92.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sounak Sarkar | Diem Limited |
Customer experience
Pixelate Photos
Value Study
Bugs and requests
Pixelate Photos
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Value Study
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes or fails to launch on some devices
- Occasional issues with image processing
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to adjust value midpoint
- Include color study/color adjustment options
- Provide side-by-side comparison of original and simplified images
- Add customizable grid overlay
In-app purchases
Pixelate Photos
No in-app purchases
Value Study
- Value Study Pro$3.991 Year
- Value Study Pro (yearly)$6.991 Year
- Appreciation$2.99
- Value Study Pro (Lifetime)$9.99
- Generous boost$9.99
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- Value Study$17.99
- Amazing supporter$24.99
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