PixMaestro vs Retro Pixel Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PixMaestro
Create unique images by combining existing photos, camera shots, text, and stickers. Enhance your creations with editing tools like color adjustments, filters, and background changes. Save, share, or print your masterpieces.
- Combine photos, text, and stickers
- Move, scale, and rotate objects
- Adjust color, brightness, and saturation
- Apply vintage or black/white filters
- Change photo background for faces
- Save and restore editing sessions
- Add picture frames and lines to labels
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This app allows you to create amazing new pictures from any combination of your old photos, new photos taken by your device's camera, labels, app-provided stickers and/or background images. Furthermore, you may move and scale any of the aforementioned objects, change the font of text labels, and/or rotate stickers or sub-photos to design your perfect masterpiece pictures. Added to the above, the app allows you to change the contrast, brightness and saturation color of your new pictures, and you may apply a vintage or black/white filter to render your new pictures appear as old photos. Moreover, you may change the background image of any photo which depicts human face(s) as main subject. and creating a new photo from that. Once you are done creating your new pictures, you may send them to friends via emails or messages, save them to your device's photo album or print them via your printer. The unique features of the app are: 1. You may scale and place labels, stickers and sub-photos at anywhere in the new picture. 2. You may change the text color, background color, style and opacity of labels. 3. You may add a line to a label to point to any object in the new picture. 4. You may set the color, style and width of each label line. 5. You may change the shape of sub-photos. 6. You may choose from a wide selection of interesting stickers and background images to embellish your new pictures. 7. You may rotate sub-photos. 8. You may add/remove picture frame for sub-photos and the top-level picture. 9. You may save and restore your photo editing sessions. Sessions can be viewed and edited later by the app on IOS or MacOS devices. 10..You may store your saved sessions to iCloud, and access those sessions across your iPhone and iPad. 11. You may lock/unlock the location of sub-photos. text labels and stickers to make it easier to collage them. 12. You may change the background image of any photos that depict human faces, and creating new photos accordingly.
Retro Pixel Camera
Apply real-time retro pixel art effects to your camera feed. Adjust pixel size, use classic color palettes, or create your own. Capture and share unique pixelated photos and videos.
- Real-time pixelation
- Adjustable pixel size
- Classic retro color palettes
- Custom palette editor
- Photo and video recording
- Built-in gallery
- Seamless orientation support
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Retro Pixel Camera applies real-time retro effects directly to your phone's camera feed. Adjust pixel size, apply palettes inspired by classic hardware, and edit your own custom palettes. Capture photos and videos in sweet pixel style, browse your gallery, and share your creations. Key Features: - Real-Time Pixelation: Watch your surroundings morph into pixel art live on your screen. What you see is what you capture! - Adjustable Pixel Size: Dial in the perfect look! Easily increase or decrease the pixel resolution on the fly to control the level of abstraction and detail. - Classic Retro Palettes: Instantly apply iconic color schemes inspired by legendary consoles and systems like the NES, SNES, EGA, and Game Boy. Give your creations an authentic vintage feel with a single tap. - Powerful Palette Editor: Unleash your inner artist! Modify the built-in palettes or create entirely new ones from scratch. Choose up to 16 colors, name your custom palette, and save it for later use. Your unique vision, your colors! - Photo and Video Recording: Capture stunning pixelated still photos or record full-length videos drenched in retro style. Perfect for unique social media content, artistic projects, or just having fun! - Built-In Gallery: Access all your creations directly within the app. Browse your saved images and videos, replay your pixelated movies, share your favorites with friends, or delete unwanted files easily. - Seamless Orientation Support: The app adapts to you, working in both portrait and landscape modes, with support for front and back cameras. - Easy Saving: Your pixelated photos and videos are backed up to your device's media library so you can always reach them. Unleash Your Creativity: Retro Pixel Camera isn't just a filter; it's a creative tool. Experiment with different resolutions and color palettes to find the perfect aesthetic. Capture mundane scenes and turn them into captivating, stylized art. Create unique video clips that stand out from the crowd. The possibilities are unlimited. Whether you're a retro gaming enthusiast, a digital artist, or just looking for a fun new way to capture memories, Retro Pixel Camera offers a unique and engaging experience. Reimagine Your World in 8-Bit!
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Verdict
PixMaestro and Retro Pixel Camera both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Retro Pixel Camera's written reviews are positive against 75% of PixMaestro's. Retro Pixel Camera also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). PixMaestro's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
PixMaestro costs $0.99 and Retro Pixel Camera $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PixMaestro against 5.0 for Retro Pixel Camera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of PixMaestro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Retro Pixel Camera's.
| Parameter | PixMaestro | Retro Pixel Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynetix Design Solutions Inc | Cognichine |
Customer experience
PixMaestro
Retro Pixel Camera
In-app purchases
PixMaestro
No in-app purchases
Retro Pixel Camera
No in-app purchases
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