Divoom vs Emerald
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
Emerald
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Emerald is a conversation card app for friends who want something better than small talk. Whether you're meeting someone new, hosting a game night, or catching up with close friends, Emerald gives you 900 curated prompts across six decks: • Getting to Know • Deep Talks • Fun & Games • Memories • Dreams & Goals • Would You Rather What you'll get: • 900 built-in conversation cards • Turn-based play for groups • Save favorite prompts for later • 25 themes to personalize the app • English and Japanese support • Works offline • No ads • No subscription Open a deck, take turns, and keep the conversation moving.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Divoom at Free against Emerald's $2.99. Divoom also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Divoom is free to download; Emerald costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Divoom | Emerald |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (12K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Divoom Lab (Hong Kong) International Co.,Limited | Can Kirsallioba |
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
Emerald
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Divoom
No in-app purchases
Emerald
No in-app purchases








