Comparison

Pixelable vs 16bit avatar

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

Head to head
About

Pixelable

Create pixel art with intuitive tools and advanced features like layer editing and color customization. Export your creations as animated GIFs or PNG files. Save multiple projects and adjust canvas sizes for detailed artwork.

Highlights
  • Layer editing
  • Color making
  • Basic drawing tools
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Animated GIF export
  • Pinch-to-zoom canvas
  • Multiple project saving
Features
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Here is a pleasant pixel art editor! This is an app which pursue the stress-free and intuitively drawing of pixel art. The app has genuine functions, like layer editing, color making, and various tools. Also, you can operate intuitively. For example you can enlarge and reduce the canvas by pinch in or pinch out. Main functions are below. - Layer editing You can add and erase, and copy layers. Also, you can select display or non-display mode, change the order of layers, and make a layer transparent. - Tools The app has basic tools to draw pixel arts. (For example, pen, spuit, filling and transfer) ・Undo and redo You can cancel drawing. - Animated GIF export Each layer is going to be one frame. - Color making You can make your favorite color easily. You can save 150 colors in maximum by a work. - Pinch in and pinch out You can enlarge and reduce the canvas by pinch in and out. It enables you to draw more details. - Saving multiple pictures You can save several projects, so that you can edit other projects later. - Setting canvas size You can select the size of canvas from 5*5 to 256*256. - Setting a exporting pixel size You can select exporting size. Pictures will be saved to camera roll as a png file. - Reflection function You can reflect the selected layer vertical and horizontal. ※There is another flunked app, ‘Dottable’. ※To prevent a crash, you need more than 150MB of free space to make a new project. Sorry for the inconvenience.

About

16bit avatar

Design unique pixel art characters and save them as videos or images. Easily share your creations on social media or use them as profile pictures.

Highlights
  • Pixel art character creation
  • Save as video
  • Save as image
  • Social media sharing
  • Profile image creation
Features
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Create your avatar with pixel art! Save the created character as a video or image and share it on SNS or make it a profile image!.

Screenshots

Pixelable4 screens
16bit avatar2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 16bit avatar at none against Pixelable's 1. 16bit avatar also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Pixelable's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 23) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pixelable sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 16bit avatar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixelable holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixelable has 3.4K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Pixelable's written reviews are positive against 73% of 16bit avatar's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pixelable versus 16bit avatar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelable16bit avatar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.4K ratings) — better4.3 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3.4K — better23
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYosuke SekiTakuya Soneda

Customer experience

Pixelable

All ratings3,364 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews357 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral13.4%
Negative8.7%

16bit avatar

All ratings23 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral13.0%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral27.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pixelable

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when trying to save or create new projects
  • Issues with layers not working as expected
  • Color picker and eyedropper tool not functioning properly
  • Mirroring tool not aligning pixels correctly
  • Resizing canvas causes loss of work

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add ability to import/trace images
  • Increase canvas size limit
  • Add more layer management options
  • Improve color palette management
  • Add animation timeline and better animation tools
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  • Implement auto-save and better save/load functionality
  • Add option to remove ads for a one-time fee

16bit avatar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixelable

One-time1
  • Remove ads$3.99
None

16bit avatar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixelable free?
Pixelable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 16bit avatar free?
16bit avatar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixelable or 16bit avatar?
Pixelable is rated higher. Pixelable averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.4K ratings, while 16bit avatar averages 4.3 from 23 ratings.
Do Pixelable or 16bit avatar have ads?
Pixelable shows ads; 16bit avatar does not.

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