Pixel Paint vs 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Paint
Create 8-bit pixel art with a retro camera and powerful editing tools. Capture photos in vintage styles, customize color palettes, and import images with advanced dithering. Sync your creations across devices with iCloud.
- Retro camera modes
- Customizable color palettes
- Photo import with dithering
- Image editor
- iCloud sync
- Indexed color support
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Brought to you by the creator of C64 Paint, Pixel Paint is THE 8-bit paint program for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Shoot photos in retro game system camera modes, draw pixels with colors compatible with home computers, customize your color palette, or import photos with state-of-the-art dithering and adaptive color palettes. Supports iCloud sync across all of your devices. Features: - Camera with 4 retro modes and brightness/contrast controls. - Import Photos: select from 5 different color palettes and 4 dithering modes. - Image Editor. - iCloud sync. Image Editor features: - Create images up to 256 x 256 pixels in size. - Indexed color with up to 16 colors. - Customizable color palette. - RGBA, HSB, and Swatch color pickers. - Copy/Paste colors. - Selection tool with ability to cut, copy, paste, move, and fill. - Hand tool for pan and zoom. - Brush tool with selectable brush size. - Supports two-finger pan and zoom. - Bucket Fill. Unlock the app to: - Save more than 5 images in the Gallery. - Import photos. - Export all images as PNG files inside a Zip file. - Backup and restore all images. BRK BRK BRK
2
Recreate vintage 2-bit photographic styles with this app. It allows you to capture images with a retro aesthetic reminiscent of older technologies, no extra hardware required.
- 2-bit image capture
- Vintage photo recreation
- No adapters needed
- Simple interface
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Shoot 2-bit images like in the olden times. 2-Bit Camera gives you the power to recreate the photos of your youth without any adapters. Batteries neither included nor necessary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 2 at 4.5 against Pixel Paint's 3.1. 2 also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 56%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). Pixel Paint's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 15) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Pixel Paint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 2 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
2 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Paint has 77 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Pixel Paint's written reviews are positive against 88% of 2's.
Pixel Paint ships an update every 6 months, 2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and July 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Paint | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (77 ratings) | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.5% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Felt Tip Inc. | Enie Weiss |
Customer experience
Pixel Paint
2
Bugs and requests
Pixel Paint
Reported bugs
5 issues- Color changes on canvas
- Camera rotated on iPad
- App crashes on save
- App won't open photo/new project
- Background is black after import
Requested features
18 requests- Add extra color slots/folders
- Video to pixel format conversion
- Ability to type exact hex codes
- Flipbook animation feature
- Transparency support
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- Save custom color palettes
- Import multiple images onto one canvas
- Delete multiple items at once
- Sort images into order
- Fill tool
- Line, box, and circle tools
- Layering for tiles
- GIF animation
- Online library for sharing
- NES color palettes
- C64 multicolor resolution option
- Increase canvas size limit
- HSB color mode
2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pixel Paint
- Unlock Features$2.99
2
- Video Clips$0.99
- Photo Import$0.99
