Comparison

iCPainter vs imgPixel

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

Head to head
About

iCPainter

Transform your photos into artistic paintings using custom or imported brushes. Features include face detection for detailed enhancements, brush size control, masking, and adding edges and textures. Compatible with other creative apps for expanded possibilities.

Highlights
  • Convert photos to paintings
  • Use custom or imported brushes
  • Face detection for detail
  • Brush size controller
  • Masking
  • Add edges and texture
Features
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- Convert your photos in artistic paintings! - You can use your own brushes or import Photoshop brushes. - Face detection for enhanced details. - Use together with iColorama and MetaBrush apps. - Brush size controller - Mask - Add edges and texture For examples of the images, you can create with this app just visit Instagram: @icolorama_one and @icolorama Join our FB group with more than 4000 members: http://facebook.com/groups/icolorama

About

imgPixel

Features
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imgPixel is a photo editing app for creating pixel-style art photos. With imgPixel, you can generate pixel-style photos with one click Product Features - Normal pixel : Convert photos into pixel-style effects with a specified number of grids - Shape pixel : Use dozens of built-in preset shapes to replace square pixels to redraw new pixel-style effects - Multi colors pixel : Reduce the number of colors in the photo to make the pixel effect more compact and coordinated - 1 Bit pixel : Use only 2 colors as pixel effect colors - Text pixel : Use text content color to replace pixel blocks - Emoji pixel : Use Emoji patterns of different colors to replace pixel blocks - Support one-click high-definition quality export Download and try it, maybe it's the software you want! Privacy Policy:https://note.youdao.com/s/E5AXtqMd Terms of Service: https://note.youdao.com/s/b68DbWk0

Screenshots

iCPainter4 screens
imgPixel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: imgPixel at $0.99 against iCPainter's $1.99. iCPainter's advantage is iOS requirement (14.2 vs 16.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

iCPainter costs $1.99 and imgPixel $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCPainter ships an update every 4 months, imgPixel every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iCPainter versus imgPixel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCPainterimgPixel
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.5 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnrique Garcia晓航 郑

In-app purchases

None

iCPainter

No in-app purchases

None

imgPixel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCPainter free?
iCPainter costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is imgPixel free?
imgPixel costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iCPainter or imgPixel have ads?
Neither iCPainter nor imgPixel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCPainter or imgPixel?
iCPainter ships an update every 4 months, and imgPixel every 6 months. Most recently, iCPainter was updated on November 2, 2026 and imgPixel on October 27, 2026.

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