Comparison

pixelizer vs Comic Scroll

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

Head to head
About

pixelizer

Transform your camera feed and photos into pixelated art. Adjust pixel size, apply effects to faces or eyes, and save or share your creations. Easily pixelize images from your camera or photo library.

Highlights
  • Real-time camera pixelation
  • Adjustable pixel size
  • Face and eye pixelation modes
  • Pixelize existing photos
  • Save and share pixelated images
  • Grid on/off option
Features
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Welcome to the 8-bit world. pixelizer turns everything your camera sees into real-time pixel art. Before you even press the shutter, you're already living inside a retro video game — complete with Game Boy greens, PICO-8 blues, LED-style dot matrices, and CRT scanlines. ■ Real-time pixelization • Live camera feed becomes pixel art instantly • Pick your pixel shape: classic squares or LED dots • Retro palettes built in: Off / Game Boy / PICO-8 / Grayscale / Apple II / MSX / Arcade • Bayer 4×4 ordered dithering for authentic pixel-art shading • Optional CRT scanline effect for extra nostalgia • Adjustable pixel size (5–50) via slider • Toggle cell borders on/off to change the mood ■ Gestures • Tap: focus • Double-tap: toggle the controls • Pinch: zoom • Shutter: tap to shoot, hold to record ■ A great camera experience • Full-screen preview, edge to edge • Tap anywhere to focus and lock exposure • Pinch to zoom • Press and hold the peek button to see the original frame • Shoot with the volume buttons or the Camera Control button • Shutter sound and one-tap save to a dedicated "pixelizer" album ■ Gallery & sharing • Browse, share, or delete your shots right inside the app • One-tap share with a built-in #pixelizer tag • Import photos from your library to pixelize anything you've already shot ■ System integration • Siri & Shortcuts support — just say "Open pixelizer" • Full Japanese / English localization Your street, your selfie, your lunch, your pet — everything becomes an 8-bit adventure. Start cropping the world in pixels today.

About

Comic Scroll

Features
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Add your purchased or scanned comic books to Comic Scroll from the Files document browser, AirDrop, a Mac, or another iPadOS app. Read in landscape to make every page as large as possible, with portrait supported when you need it. Pages scale to use the full width of your device, and you can zoom out whenever you want to fine-tune the fit. Navigation is simple: tap near the bottom of the screen to move one page down, tap near the top to move one page up, and tap the center or long-press to open the reader menu. Supported file types: PDF, CBZ, CBR, RAR, ZIP Supported languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese (Hong Kong), Italian, Swedish, Turkish, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and Catalan.

Screenshots

pixelizer2 screens
Comic Scroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Comic Scroll at none against pixelizer's 3. Comic Scroll also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). pixelizer's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

pixelizer costs $0.99 and Comic Scroll $1.99 up front. pixelizer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Comic Scroll asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pixelizer ships an update every 2 months, Comic Scroll monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
pixelizer versus Comic Scroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpixelizerComic Scroll
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB86 MB
Age rating4++4
DevelopericotDC-Matic

In-app purchases

3 purchases

pixelizer

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Big Tip$9.99
None

Comic Scroll

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is pixelizer free?
pixelizer costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Comic Scroll free?
Comic Scroll costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do pixelizer or Comic Scroll have ads?
Neither pixelizer nor Comic Scroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pixelizer or Comic Scroll?
pixelizer ships an update every 2 months, and Comic Scroll monthly. Most recently, pixelizer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Comic Scroll on September 12, 2026.

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