Divoom vs Max
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Max
Control hardware to capture photos and record videos wirelessly. Adjust resolution settings to optimize storage for your media.
- Wireless photo and video capture
- Hardware control
- Wi-Fi protocol integration
- Resolution switching
- Media storage optimization
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This app can be used to control hardware to take photo and record video by via wifi protocol, at the same time, it can also switch resolution to save photo and video .
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Divoom at 4.7 against Max's 2.4. Divoom also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 280) and review sentiment (44% vs 25%). Max's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Divoom holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Divoom has 12K ratings behind it against 280, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Divoom's written reviews are positive against 25% of Max's.
Divoom ships an update every 2 weeks, Max every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Divoom | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12K ratings) — better | 2.4 (280 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.2% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 280 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Divoom Lab (Hong Kong) International Co.,Limited | Shenzhen Joyhonest Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Divoom
Max
User reviews
Divoom
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Amazing
- 🤩 Awesome
- 🎨 Great for pixel art
- 👍 Cute community
- 🎉 Fantastic
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy
- 🔍 Difficult to use
- 🤖 Bots in community
- 🔌 Connectivity issues
- 🔒 Concerns around safety/privacy
Max
From 280 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Works well
- 💡 Great for seeing things up close
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 App crashes or freezes
- 🐛 Compatibility problems with newer devices
- 🔒 Security concerns with unsecured WiFi
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
Max
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not recognizing connected microscope
- Constant prompts to connect to WiFi even when connected
- Distorted or stretched image quality
Requested features
3 requests- Add image/video saving and editing capabilities
- Improve instructions and onboarding
- Add support for Bluetooth connectivity
In-app purchases
Divoom
No in-app purchases
Max
No in-app purchases









