New Pixels vs DinnerDice Roll
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)
DinnerDice Roll
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DinnerDice is a focused decision-making tool that eliminates dinner indecision through randomized selection mechanics. Core Functionality: - Cuisine Mode: randomly selects from 12 default or custom cuisines - Cook Mode: fairly assigns cooking duty among family members - Activity Mode: decides between cooking, takeout, dining out, and more - Multi-Roll: resolves all three decisions simultaneously Data and Customization: - Add unlimited custom cuisines to your personal list - Manage family members for fair rotation - All preferences stored locally via SwiftData - Full roll history with date and time stamps - Mark favorite results for quick reference Analytics Dashboard: - Total rolls count and usage streaks - Most popular cuisine and mode distribution - Weekly activity chart with 7-day view - Longest streak tracking for engagement User Experience: - Physical shake detection triggers rolls automatically - Spring-based animations simulate real dice physics - Haptic feedback provides tactile confirmation - Confetti celebration on each result - One-tap sharing via system share sheet - 5 customizable color themes Technical Specifications: - Built with SwiftUI and SwiftData - Requires iOS 17.0 or later - Zero network permissions - Zero data collection - Zero third-party SDKs - Entire app runs offline on device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DinnerDice Roll at Free against New Pixels's $3.99. New Pixels's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On 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
DinnerDice Roll is free to download; New Pixels costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | New Pixels | DinnerDice Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (415 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 415 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 丽 张 | 晓 郭 |
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
DinnerDice Roll
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
New Pixels
No in-app purchases
DinnerDice Roll
No in-app purchases
