New Pixels vs Text2Art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
New Pixels
Explore a unique pixel art creation experience using basic shapes and colors. Craft your own miniature worlds and share them with a community gallery or friends. This app offers a creative outlet inspired by renowned artists.
- Unique pixel art creation
- Basic shapes and colors
- World building
- Share art with friends
- Cloud gallery submission
- Inspired by artists
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Love pixel art? This is a new form of pixel art you gotta check out. Using basic shapes and colors and a sprinkle of imagination, a little world is swirling under your fingertips. Share your art with friends or post it to our cloud gallery, we'd love to stumble upon your little world of new pixels :) Quotes from our favorite artists: "Using #newpixelsapp is my self care." - Ken Wong, lead designer of mobile game Monument Valley & Florence. "New Pixels puts me in such a fun state. Different than doodling... though oddly similar. Like solving a tough puzzle and not knowing where I'm going at the same time." - Bob Flynn, cartoonist & character designer. (We follow CC BY-SA Copyright License for user uploaded artwork)
Text2Art
Transform text prompts and images into stunning, high-quality artwork using advanced AI. Enhance photos with artistic elements or create unique pieces for social media and projects. Effortlessly turn your imagination into visual masterpieces.
- Generate images from text prompts
- Enhance photos with artistic elements
- Create art for social media
- AI-powered professional quality
- Easy to use interface
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Unleash your creativity with Text2Art — the AI-powered app that transforms your words and images into breathtaking, high-quality artwork! Whether you want to turn a simple text prompt into a vivid masterpiece or enhance your photos by adding artistic elements, Text2Art makes it effortless. - Generate stunning, detailed images from complex text prompts - Edit your photos by adding new objects or artistic touches - Create unique art pieces for social media, projects, or just for fun - Easy to use, fast, and powered by advanced AI for professional-quality results Download Text2Art now and turn your imagination into art like never before! --------------------------------------------------- Text2Art PREMIUM - Subscribe to unlock access to the PRO generating model, which produces high-quality images in various sizes and styles. - Subscriptions are auto-renewable and are billed weekly, monthly, or 3-months at the rate selected in the subscription plan description. - If you choose to purchase Text2Art PRO, payment will be charged to your Apple account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal can be turned off at any time in the settings of your App Store account after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. You can continue generating images using Text2Art for free. Privacy : https://walidlasseg.github.io/app-privacy/text2art-privacy.html Terms : https://walidlasseg.github.io/app-terms/text2art-terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Text2Art at Free against New Pixels's $3.99. Text2Art also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). New Pixels's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Text2Art is free to download; New Pixels costs $3.99 up front. Text2Art sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. New Pixels asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text2Art holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: New Pixels has 415 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of New Pixels's written reviews are positive against 100% of Text2Art's.
New Pixels ships an update every 2 weeks, Text2Art every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | New Pixels | Text2Art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (415 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 415 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 丽 张 | Walid LASSEG |
Customer experience
New Pixels
Text2Art
Bugs and requests
New Pixels
Reported bugs
11 issues- Canvas erased when changing size
- Upload/server functionality broken since server downtime
- App crashes when changing language settings
- iPad version stuck in foreign language
- Login authentication failing with correct credentials
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- Account creation button hidden behind keyboard
- Export to Photos not working (only Dropbox works)
- Top menu buttons inaccessible (grid size, grid lines)
- Image quality becomes fuzzy/has JPEG artifacts when saved
- Shapes not aligning properly
- Keyboard not dismissing after signup on iPad
Requested features
17 requests- Dark mode
- Larger canvas size options beyond 18x18
- Ability to lock selected shapes to avoid reselection
- Extended undo/redo history (multiple steps)
- More color combinations and wider color palette
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- Symmetry tool
- Shape rotation capability
- Landscape mode support
- PNG and SVG export support
- Color wheel for precise color selection
- Multi-finger undo/redo gestures (like Procreate)
- Artist follow/gallery features
- Ability to expand canvas without losing work
- Copy and paste functionality
- More shape variety
- Ability to drag elements
- Account recovery/forgot password feature
Text2Art
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
New Pixels
No in-app purchases
Text2Art
- Weekly Plan$4.997 Days
- Monthly Plan$14.991 Month
- 3 Months Plan$39.993 Months
