Pixel Art Studio for drawing vs Pixel Designer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Art Studio for drawing
Create pixel art with a versatile editor. Design characters, maps, and more on custom-sized canvases with layers and a full color picker. Export your creations with or without a grid and choose transparent or opaque backgrounds.
- Custom canvas size (4x4 to 300x300)
- Layers support
- Advanced color picker (HEX, RGB)
- Export with/without grid
- Transparent/opaque background export
- Pencil, eraser, filler, eyedropper tools
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If you like pixel graphics, then Pixel Art is a great application for drawing your characters, game level maps and much more using pixels - It’s all up to your imagination. In the menu you can send feedback or tell us why you use the application directly or share what you think about it on the AppStore to help other users make a choice. Features: - Custom canvas size from 4x4 to 300x300 pixels; - Layers; - Color picker with color circle, HEX and RGB input; - Export image with or without a pixel grid; - Export image with transparent or opaque background. Tools: - Pencil; - Eraser; - Filler; - Eyedropper. To see a list of image actions do long press on the selected image on Gallery screen. Please, share only your feedback on the AppStore, if you have any difficulties or issues using the application or you want to request additional features send us a message to pixelart.rk@gmail.com A subscription purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Thank you.
Pixel Designer
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Pixel Designer is a no nonsense easy to use editor for pixel art. The main goal of Pixel Designer is to provide an easy to use and intuitive pixel art application to use whenever inspiration strikes you. All you need is to have your phone at hand. It does not offer a full tool focus on the most relevant, such as pencil, brush, bucket and color picker. Features: - Save and export your designs as editable lossless matrix images (LMI) - Export your art as either pixel accurate PNG or as shown on the screen - Zoom x5 - Quick color select - Custom canvas size - Import Lossless Matrix Images and edit them - Access your designs using finder when attached to your computer Other apps that support import or export of Lossless Matrix Images are BeadMaster (+pro) and Led Picture Frame
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Designer at none against Pixel Art Studio for drawing's 4. Pixel Designer also leads on ads (none vs shown). Pixel Art Studio for drawing's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 16 months). On price, device support 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
Both are free to download. Pixel Art Studio for drawing sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Pixel Designer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixel Art Studio for drawing ships an update every 10 days, Pixel Designer every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Art Studio for drawing | Pixel Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (268 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 268 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Kotov | Jonatan Yde |
Bugs and requests
Pixel Art Studio for drawing
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes on opening
- Data loss after saving
- Images deleted or changed
- Undo/redo buttons are buggy
- Hiding/revealing layers affects unintended layers
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- App crashes when creating folders
- App crashes after update
- App crashes when trying to save drawing
- App crashes when exporting image
- Part of image is cut off during export
- App glitches and returns to main menu on unfinished drawings
- Undo function returns incorrect states
- Grid disappears and white background appears after undo
- Paintbucket tool causes freezing
- Fill tool fills entire canvas
- Autosave not working
- Save button not working
- App crashes repeatedly, autosave fails
Requested features
28 requests- Add custom color sets as default
- Allow deletion of pixels in copied projects
- Add selection tool for moving parts of layers
- Implement palette saving for new drawings
- Add ability to import pictures for pixelating
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- Enable creation of moving pixel art
- Allow changing resolution of final PNG
- Add more saving options
- Implement folders for organization
- Add brush size adjustment
- Allow importing images for tracing
- Add collaboration system
- Add RGBA table
- Add infinite canvas
- More color wheel options/color box
- Add ability to delete previous drawings
- Add ability to rename projects
- Add ability to select color ID in picker
- Add black and white color palettes
- Allow image transparency
- Remove grid on export
- Add erasing size options
- Add online art community
- Add ability to save and load as another file
- Add zoom out functionality
- Add preset colors and saved color row
- Add ability to crop when saving
- Fix saving problem completely
Pixel Designer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pixel Art Studio for drawing
- Premium access and no ads$0.497 Days
- Premium access and no ads$1.491 Month
- Premium access and no ads3 Days trial$17.491 Year
- Unlimited Pro 1$24.99
Pixel Designer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pixel Art Studio for drawing free?
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Which is updated more often, Pixel Art Studio for drawing or Pixel Designer?
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