Comparison

Divoom vs Draw A Pixel

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

Head to head
About

Divoom

Create, share, and discover pixel art animations with a global community. This app offers professional drawing tools, animation features, and a point redemption program for free products. Participate in contests and convert images or GIFs into pixel art.

Highlights
  • Pixel art editor with layers
  • Animation creation tools
  • Online pixel art gallery
  • Community interaction and sharing
  • Import/export designs
  • Color by Number games
  • Point redemption program
Features
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This is a pixel art editor APP with an integrated online pixel art gallery and community.Create and share your pixel art animations, and interact with other pixel art fans around the world. [Pixel Art community] *Over 700 thousands pixel art designs and 1 million users community. Communicate and interact with fellow community members. *More than 12 categories, and hashtag your design with selected topic *Professional moderator team for the community, recommend animation by AI. [Point redemption program] *Recommend animation will receive additional points, which can be redeem into free products. [Pixel Art Drawing Contest] *Monthly drawing contest, submit contest themed design for a chance to win free prizes [Import & Export] *Import and convert picture/GIF/animation into design, and export your designs to share them on the social media platform [Pixel Art Editor] *Professional drawing & animations tools, including: multiple layers, color canvas, text editors etc... *Support animation creation, duplicate, merge, bgm recording function. *Painting canvas with full RGB coloring support *Support area selection, duplicate, move. Support layers duplicate, move, combine, hidden function. [Gif & Video] *Convert GIF and video into pixel art animations* [Color by Number] *Free Color by Number games. [Message] *Like, comments, follows notification. Support in-app instant messaging. aseprite,pixel art,pixel painter,pixel art maker,pixilart,pixel studio,pixel pencil,8 bit,8bit

About

Draw A Pixel

Create pixel art with a unique drawing experience. Utilize your device's gyro to rotate the canvas and add points, lines, or fill areas with various colors and brush sizes. Save your creations or export them as images.

Highlights
  • Gyroscope for canvas rotation
  • Draw points and lines
  • Fill color functionality
  • Adjustable brush size and colors
  • Color picker from canvas
  • Canvas movement and resizing
  • Export pixels or screenshots
Features
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This App is used for drawing pixel art. You can use the device's gyro to rotate the view and draw pixels. Functions: - Draw point and line - Undo and redo - Fill color - Choose brush size - Choose different colors - Choose a color from the canvas - Move all the pixels in the canvas - Set the width and height of the canvas respectively (2-128) - Exporting all the pixels in the canvas or screenshots

Screenshots

Divoom4 screens
Draw A Pixel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Divoom at none against Draw A Pixel's 1. Divoom also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (12K vs 3). Draw A Pixel's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 44%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Draw A Pixel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Divoom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Divoom against 4.7 for Draw A Pixel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Divoom has 12K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Divoom's written reviews are positive against 67% of Draw A Pixel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Divoom ships an update every 2 weeks, Draw A Pixel every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Divoom versus Draw A Pixel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDivoomDraw A Pixel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12K ratings)4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews44.1% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDivoom Lab (Hong Kong) International Co.,Limited驰 王

Customer experience

Divoom

All ratings11,564 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews860 reviews
Positive44.1%
Neutral12.4%
Negative43.5%

Draw A Pixel

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Divoom

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Login/registration issues
  • Crashes/freezes
  • Disconnection problems
  • Alarm/clock malfunctions
  • Inaccurate weather data
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  • Inability to save artwork

Requested features

7 requests
  • Folders for favorite art
  • Randomize art in custom channels
  • Customize clock format/color
  • Add pomodoro timer
  • More weather/data integrations
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  • Ability to input hex color codes
  • Offline mode

Draw A Pixel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Divoom

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Draw A Pixel

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Divoom free?
Divoom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Draw A Pixel free?
Draw A Pixel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Divoom or Draw A Pixel?
Divoom and Draw A Pixel are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 12K and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Divoom or Draw A Pixel have ads?
Neither Divoom nor Draw A Pixel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Divoom or Draw A Pixel?
Divoom ships an update every 2 weeks, and Draw A Pixel every 3 months. Most recently, Divoom was updated on September 28, 2026 and Draw A Pixel on September 16, 2026.

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