Comparison

Color By Number! Pixel Art vs String Art

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

Head to head
About

Color By Number! Pixel Art

This app offers a vast collection of pixel art images for users to color by number. It provides a relaxing and creative experience with daily updates and a wide variety of categories suitable for all ages. Enjoy creating digital art and sharing your masterpieces.

Highlights
  • Thousands of pixel art images
  • Daily new artwork added
  • Over 60 categories
  • Stress relief coloring
  • Suitable for kids and adults
  • Digital art creation
Features
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10k+ Color by Number Pixel Art Game is one of the best free anti-stress apps you can find. Browse tons of pictures and paint pixel boxes by numbers in the palette. Enjoy your final color book results and share it with your friends. Pixel coloring is easy with 10k+! We make sure to update our app daily and add 500 pictures every day entirely for free. Why choose our app among others? - 25000+ artwork available; - 60+ categories to choose from; - 500+ artwork added daily; - Perfect fit for kids and adults; - Easy and Complex stress relief book with Coloring Pages; Create best digital art by filling in numbers with colors. Be sure to tell your friends about our app, have the best 2018 pixel art coloring experience! Browse a lot of categories and make your stress go away with sandbox drawing games like 10k+. Premium Coloring Book Access subscription - You can subscribe to get instant access to all 25000+ pixel art images, with no ads; - Subscription is $2.99 USD per week; - All prices are subject to change without notification. We occasionally run promotion prices as incentives or limited time opportunities for qualifying purchases made during the promotional time period. Due to the time sensitive and promotional nature of these events, we are unable to offer price protection or retroactive discounts or refunds for previous purchases in the event of a price reduction or promotional offering. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - You will be able to color all available images for the duration of the subscription; - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original "one week" package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package (weekly, monthly or yearly package). - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. - You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information. - You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via your iTunes Account Settings. However, you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. - Any unused portion of a free-trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a Color Unlimited subscription. Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below Privacy Policy: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yv1saro5ol103xv/Privacy%20Policy.pdf?dl=0 Terms of Use: https://www.dropbox.com/s/obavfsvnwfq5w7u/Terms%20of%20Use.pdf?dl=0 * Prices are equal to the value that "Apple's App Store Pricing Matrix" determines as the equivalent of the subscription price in $ USD

About

String Art

Create unique visual art using digital strings. Design intricate patterns and colorful masterpieces with an intuitive interface. Unleash your creativity and explore endless artistic possibilities.

Highlights
  • Create string art
  • Design intricate patterns
  • Use digital strings
  • Explore artistic possibilities
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Use strings to make your art!

Screenshots

Color By Number! Pixel Art4 screens
String Art3 screens

Verdict

The call

Color By Number! Pixel Art and String Art both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Color By Number! Pixel Art's written reviews are positive against 37% of String Art's. Color By Number! Pixel Art also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). String Art's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (26K vs 8.8K). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Color By Number! Pixel Art sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and String Art sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Color By Number! Pixel Art against 4.6 for String Art. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.8K and 26K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Color By Number! Pixel Art's written reviews are positive against 37% of String Art's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color By Number! Pixel Art ships an update every 5 weeks, String Art every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Color By Number! Pixel Art versus String Art: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor By Number! Pixel ArtString Art
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.8K ratings) — better4.6 (26K ratings)
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews — better37.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8.8K26K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB208 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperViredeSUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD

Customer experience

Color By Number! Pixel Art

All ratings8,795 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews337 reviews
Positive73.6%
Neutral11.6%
Negative14.8%

String Art

All ratings25,463 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews211 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral10.9%
Negative52.1%

User reviews

Color By Number! Pixel Art

From 8.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing and fun to play
  • 🎨 Variety of pictures to color
  • 💰 Free pictures
  • 🌙 Dark mode option

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Progress not saved when app is closed
  • 🔄 Accidental color changes overwriting previous work
  • 🕰️ Slow performance and freezing issues
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding specific pictures

String Art

From 26K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Great game
  • 👍 Fun and satisfying
  • 😌 Relaxing and calming

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads
  • ⏱️ Takes too long to complete pictures
  • 🔍 Finished art doesn't match the reference

Bugs and requests

Color By Number! Pixel Art

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Numbers and highlights disappearing
  • Imported pictures going blank
  • Entire progress reset after closing the app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to lock in completed colors
  • Swiping tool to color large areas
  • Personalized picture/category organization
  • Voting on new pictures to add
  • More difficult picture options
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  • Separate categories for specific franchises (e.g. Marvel, DC, etc.)

String Art

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads don't go away even with paid ad-free option
  • Game resets settings when moving to next level

Requested features

3 requests
  • More level variety
  • Offline play mode
  • Ability to customize art frames

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Color By Number! Pixel Art

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Coloring Book Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
3 purchases

String Art

One-time3
  • No Ads$2.99
  • No Ads+10,000 Money$3.99
  • No Ads+10,000 Money+1000 Gem$5.99

Questions

Is Color By Number! Pixel Art free?
Color By Number! Pixel Art is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is String Art free?
String Art is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Color By Number! Pixel Art or String Art?
Color By Number! Pixel Art is rated higher. Color By Number! Pixel Art averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.8K ratings, while String Art averages 4.6 from 26K ratings.
Do Color By Number! Pixel Art or String Art have ads?
Both Color By Number! Pixel Art and String Art show ads.
Which is updated more often, Color By Number! Pixel Art or String Art?
Color By Number! Pixel Art ships an update every 5 weeks, and String Art every 2 weeks. Most recently, Color By Number! Pixel Art was updated on November 7, 2026 and String Art on November 8, 2026.

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