Pixelable vs Survival
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Layer editing
- Color making
- Basic drawing tools
- Undo/redo functionality
- Animated GIF export
- Pinch-to-zoom canvas
- Multiple project saving
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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.
Survival
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Survival: Pick 3 is a scenario-based decision game. Every level drops you into a new crisis: ten possible items, but you can only carry three. Your loadout is scored, story outcomes change, and only a “Perfect Survival” result unlocks the next challenge. It’s more than a quiz—each level encourages you to think about shelter, water, fire, first aid, navigation, and risk in tough conditions. The scenarios are for awareness and fun, not a substitute for real emergency services or training. FEATURES • 100 hand-crafted levels, from deserts and mountains to home and urban situations • One perfect three-item answer per level—can you find it? • Clear outcomes, survival tips, and a simple share flow to challenge friends • Designed for both quick sessions and replay to beat your best results No account required. No in-app purchases in the core experience described here. Play in your language when your device is set to English; Simplified Chinese is also supported for interface and content. **Disclaimer:** Content is educational entertainment. Always follow local authorities, official safety guidance, and professionals in a real emergency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pixelable at Free against Survival's $0.99. Pixelable also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.2). Survival's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) 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
Pixelable is free to download; Survival costs $0.99 up front. Pixelable sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Survival asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixelable ships an update every 5 weeks, Survival every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixelable | Survival |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yosuke Seki | 飞鹏 曾 |
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
Survival
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pixelable
- Remove ads$3.99
Survival
No in-app purchases









