Comparison

Pixel Studio vs Paletto

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Studio

Create pixel art, animated sprites, and game assets with a comprehensive suite of drawing, animation, and color tools. Supports layers, frame-by-frame animation, and various export formats. Offers Apple Pencil support and a customizable workspace for efficient design.

Highlights
  • Layer-based pixel art drawing
  • Frame-by-frame sprite animation
  • Onion skinning for animation
  • Customizable brushes and tools
  • Palette creation and management
  • Export as GIF, MP4, and sprite sheets
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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Create pixel art, animated sprites and game assets on iPhone and iPad. Draw with layers, animate frame by frame, and export your work as images, GIFs or sprite sheets. Start with a small character or build a detailed scene. Pixel Studio brings drawing, animation and color tools together, with Apple Pencil support and a customizable workspace. DRAW PIXEL ART • Work with layers, built-in and custom brushes, shapes and gradients • Draw symmetrically and add shading with the Dithering Pen • Use Dot Pen for precise drawing with a cursor • Customize your grid, background and toolbar • Resize and rotate your canvas, with pixel art scaling and rotation tools ANIMATE YOUR SPRITES • Create frame-by-frame animations with Onion Skin • Export animations as GIFs or sprite sheets • Add music and export videos to MP4 WORK WITH COLOR • Create your own palettes or use built-in palettes and palettes from Lospec • Pick colors with RGBA and HSV controls • Extract palettes from images and apply palettes to your artwork SAVE AND SHARE • Use autosave and backups to help protect your projects • Work with PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, TGA and Pixel Studio Project files • Import Aseprite files • Share your artwork with the Pixel Network community UPGRADE TO PRO PRO is a one-time purchase. It removes ads and unlocks Google Drive sync, a dark theme, 256-color palettes, seamless texture tile mode, larger projects, unlimited color adjustments and MP4 exports, additional format support and extended Pixel Network storage. Google Drive sync requires PRO. Some export options and advanced features also require PRO. Sample images by lorddkno, Redshrike, Calciumtrice, Buch and Tomoe Mami are used under CC BY 3.0. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/hippogamesunity/PixelStudioHub/wiki/Privacy-Policy Terms of Use: https://github.com/hippogamesunity/PixelStudioHub/wiki/EULA

About

Paletto

Features
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Paletto là studio phối màu và trích xuất bảng màu chuyên nghiệp dành riêng cho UI/UX designer, lập trình viên và người sáng tạo trên iOS. TÍNH NĂNG NỔI BẬT: TRÍCH XUẤT MÀU THÔNG MINH • Trích xuất bảng màu tự động từ hình ảnh bằng thuật toán phân cụm K-Means trong không gian màu CIE LAB chuẩn xác. • Bắt màu thời gian thực bằng camera kèm kính lúp phóng đại siêu nét. • Điều chỉnh số lượng màu trích xuất linh hoạt từ 3 đến 8 màu. QUY LUẬT PHỐI MÀU NÂNG CAO • Khám phá các quy tắc phối màu kinh điển: Bổ túc (Complementary), Tương đồng (Analogous), Tam giác (Triadic), Tương phản bổ sung (Split-Complementary), Chữ nhật (Tetradic), Đơn sắc (Monochromatic) và Hình vuông (Square). • Tinh chỉnh sắc thái (Tint) và bóng (Shade) cho từng dải màu. KIỂM TRA ĐỘ TƯƠNG PHẢN WCAG 2.1 • Đảm bảo tính tiếp cận (Accessibility) chuẩn quốc tế với ma trận kiểm tra độ tương phản WCAG 2.1. • Đánh giá mức độ đạt chuẩn tức thì: AA, AAA cho văn bản thông thường và văn bản lớn. • Mô phỏng mù màu thực tế với 4 dạng: Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia và Achromatopsia (mù màu toàn phần). XUẤT MÃ ĐA NỀN TẢNG CHO LẬP TRÌNH VIÊN • Xuất mã nguồn sạch, dùng ngay cho dự án của bạn: - Tailwind CSS (cấu hình theme colors) - SwiftUI & UIKit (Color extension) - Jetpack Compose & Flutter (Color definitions) - CSS Variables & SCSS - Mã màu HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK - Bảng màu vector SVG và file JSON • Chia sẻ bảng màu tiện lợi qua liên kết deep link giữ nguyên đầy đủ vai trò màu và thẻ phân loại. ĐỒNG BỘ ĐÁM MÂY & TIỆN ÍCH WIDGET • Đồng bộ hóa bảng màu an toàn qua Firebase Cloud Sync, hoạt động mượt mà ngoại tuyến (offline-first). • Đưa các bảng màu yêu thích ra màn hình chính với Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets trực quan. Không quảng cáo phiền toái. Tối ưu pin và hiệu năng vượt trội với 100% SwiftUI thuần túy.

Screenshots

Pixel Studio4 screens
Paletto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paletto at none against Pixel Studio's 10. Paletto also leads on ads (none vs shown). Pixel Studio's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Pixel Studio sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Paletto asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Studio ships an update monthly, Paletto every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pixel Studio versus Paletto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel StudioPaletto
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFarida YarullinaTran Cuong

Bugs and requests

Pixel Studio

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Exporting animations not working as expected
  • Unexpected behavior when merging layers
  • Inconsistent performance on larger canvases
  • Glitches with the reference image feature

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add custom brush options
  • Improve layer management
  • Implement a color wheel
  • Add canvas resizing capabilities
  • Introduce mirroring/symmetry tools
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  • Enhance the animation workflow
  • Provide a more intuitive file management system

Paletto

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pixel Studio

Subscriptions1
  • PREMIUM subscription$3.991 Month
One-time9
  • Sprite collection$0.99
  • PROMOTION IN PIXEL NETWORK$0.99
  • Disable Ads$1.99
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  • PRO -50%!$5.99
  • PRO PROMO -50%$5.99
  • PRO CROSS -50%!$8.99
  • PRO CROSS GIFT -50%!$8.99
  • PRO$12.99
  • PRO CROSS$17.99
None

Paletto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Studio free?
Pixel Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paletto free?
Paletto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Studio or Paletto have ads?
Pixel Studio shows ads; Paletto does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Studio or Paletto?
Pixel Studio ships an update monthly, and Paletto every 4 months. Most recently, Pixel Studio was updated on November 5, 2026 and Paletto on November 5, 2026.

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