pixelizer vs Comic Scroll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time camera pixelation
- Adjustable pixel size
- Face and eye pixelation modes
- Pixelize existing photos
- Save and share pixelated images
- Grid on/off option
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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.
Comic Scroll
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
pixelizer ships an update every 2 months, Comic Scroll monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | pixelizer | Comic Scroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | icot | DC-Matic |
In-app purchases
pixelizer
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Big Tip$9.99
Comic Scroll
No in-app purchases









