Subtilizer vs PIXEL86
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subtilizer
This application allows users to apply subtle image processing effects like posterization, detail filtering, and edge enhancement. It transforms images into a more refined aesthetic. The tool is designed for creative image manipulation.
- Posterization effect
- Detail filtering
- Edge enhancement
- Subtle image conversion
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Posterization, filtering detail and edge enhance and convert to a little subtle image. Subtilizer is such an application.
PIXEL86
Transform photos and videos with vintage pixel art aesthetics. Apply true black-and-white dithering, custom color palettes, and unique dithering styles to create retro media. Supports video editing and sharing your creations.
- True B/W dithering
- Video editing support
- Customizable color palettes
- Three dithering styles (Natural, Pattern, Flat)
- Vintage-inspired aesthetics
- Social media sharing
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PIXEL86 — Retro Dithering for Photos & Videos Make your media look like it came from a cooler, glitchier timeline. Bring back the charm of vintage tech with PIXEL86, the ultimate tool to transform your photos and videos into pixel-perfect black-and-white or limited-palette art. Inspired by early computer graphics, old-school printers, and classic GIFs — this is retro done right. True B/W Dithering No grays. Just black or white pixels smartly arranged to simulate shadows and depth — exactly how early screens did it. Now Supports Video Editing Apply your favorite dithering style to video clips. Make every frame look like a piece of pixel-art history. Color Palettes, Reimagined Choose from curated vintage-inspired palettes Hit random for a fresh surprise every time Or build your own custom palette for a personalized look Three Dithering Styles Natural — Smooth, classic error diffusion. Clean and expressive. Pattern — Retro dot-matrix vibes. Adjustable matrix for custom textures. Flat — Not technically dithering, but perfect for dramatic, posterized effects in both stills and motion. Share Your Style Use #pixel86 on social and tag @pixel86app on Instagram — we love featuring the coolest creations from the community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Subtilizer at none against PIXEL86's 2. Subtilizer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). PIXEL86's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (40 vs 5). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. PIXEL86 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Subtilizer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Subtilizer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PIXEL86 has 40 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Subtilizer ships an update every 22 months, PIXEL86 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subtilizer | PIXEL86 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Itoh Tomoaki | Peter Tretyakov |
Customer experience
Subtilizer
PIXEL86
In-app purchases
Subtilizer
No in-app purchases
PIXEL86
- License Discount$9.99
- Perpetual License$19.99
