Bricks Camera vs Pixellate Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bricks Camera
This app allows you to capture photos and GIFs in a unique "brick mode." You can customize the brick size, apply various filters, and even edit existing photos and videos. Easily share your brick-style creations or get instructions to build them in real life.
- Capture photos and GIFs in brick mode
- Adjustable brick size
- Apply and change filters
- Edit captured photos/GIFs
- Brick existing library photos
- Real-life building instructions
- Share creations easily
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Capture your favorite moments in brick mode! With Bricks you can take selfies and GIFs in brick mode, change the brick size, apply filters and share your creations with everyone! It's that easy! - Change the brick size by swiping to match your style. - Tap anywhere to change filter. - Tap the record button for photos or tap and hold it for videos and GIFs. - Switch cameras by double tapping even while recording. - Brick your Photo Library photos! - Get an instruction booklet on how to build your photo in real life! - Change the brick size or filter even after capturing a photo or GIF! - Shoot both vertical and horizontal photos and GIFs! - Share them with everyone with just one tap! - Save your creations to the Camera Roll! Feel free to contact us at bricks@horizon.camera ;)
Pixellate Camera
Capture photos with a retro, 4-color dithered aesthetic. Adjust camera settings in real-time or import existing images to apply unique color schemes and advanced metadata.
- Retro 4-color dithered aesthetic
- Adjust zoom, sharpness, contrast, brightness
- Import and filter existing photos
- Create custom color schemes
- Advanced metadata with geotagging
- 4x upscaled or pixel-perfect saves
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Shoot in four colors. Pixellate is a live camera with the eye of a 1998 handheld. Every frame in the viewfinder is dithered down to four colors you can choose. Pick a palette, dial in brightness, contrast and dither, and shoot. Zoom in and out, flip to the front camera, and capture Live Photos and video in the same four colors as your stills. • Live four-color viewfinder for stills, Live Photos and video • 25 built-in palettes, or mix your own from any four colors • Brightness, contrast, dither and zoom controls • Import any photo, crop it, and pixellate it • Save upscaled copies for your library, or pixel-perfect 160 x 144 originals for homebrew projects • Optional geotagging and full capture metadata • Open the camera from Control Center, the Lock Screen or the Action button
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixellate Camera at 100% against Bricks Camera's 55%. Pixellate Camera also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Bricks Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (955 vs 7). On price and ads 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. Bricks Camera sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pixellate Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixellate Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bricks Camera has 955 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Bricks Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pixellate Camera's.
Bricks Camera ships an update every 8 days, Pixellate Camera every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Bricks Camera | Pixellate Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (955 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 955 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PZ Mobile Limited | Zachary Coleman |
Customer experience
Bricks Camera
Pixellate Camera
Bugs and requests
Bricks Camera
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera roll import not working
- Incorrect color rendering
- Inconsistent performance
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust brick size and resolution
- Option to save images without watermark
- Import photos from camera roll
- More customization options
Pixellate Camera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bricks Camera
- Tip Jar$0.99
- Booklet Addon$1.99
- Remove Watermark$2.99
Pixellate Camera
No in-app purchases
Questions
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