Sprite Pencil vs Pixelss
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sprite Pencil
Create pixel art sprites easily on your mobile device. This app offers a powerful drawing engine with a simple toolset, supporting iCloud Drive and Apple Pencil. Edit existing pixel art files and share your creations with various scaling options.
- Pixel art sprite creation
- iCloud Drive support
- Apple Pencil support
- Import and edit existing pixel art
- Symmetric drawing mode
- Automatic shading brushes
- Share with scaling options
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Sprite Pencil enables you to create beautiful pixel art sprites on the go. Sprite Pencil has a simple set of tools, and a powerful drawing engine. Sprite Pencil allows you to open and edit pixel art images you may already have in Files. Sprite Pencil supports in-place file editing so you can use your own file organization. FEATURES: • iCloud Drive support • Apple Pencil support • Drawing engine built exclusively for Apple platforms • Handpicked color palettes • Import color palettes • Move, rotate, flip, fill, and posterize sprites • Easy outlines • Symmetric drawing mode • Automatic shading brushes • Share your pixel art with scaling options • Create pixel art stickers in the iMessage app • Display your sprites in a widget
Pixelss
Create pixel art animations with this intuitive application. Design your characters and scenes frame by frame, bringing your creations to life with simple tools. Perfect for aspiring animators and pixel art enthusiasts.
- Pixel art animation creation
- Frame-by-frame design
- Intuitive animation tools
- Character and scene design
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A pixel animation app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sprite Pencil at none against Pixelss's 4. Sprite Pencil also leads on ratings volume (59 vs 1). Pixelss's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). On price, ads 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. Pixelss sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Sprite Pencil asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixelss holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sprite Pencil has 59 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Sprite Pencil's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pixelss's.
Sprite Pencil ships an update monthly, Pixelss daily. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sprite Pencil | Pixelss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (59 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 256 Arts | Sounds Creative LLC |
Customer experience
Sprite Pencil
Pixelss
In-app purchases
Sprite Pencil
No in-app purchases
Pixelss
- Unlock Five Save Slots$1.99
- Unlock Higher Resolution$4.99
- Unlock 64 Frames$4.99
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- Unlock All Save Slots$9.99
