Comparison

Sprite Pencil vs Gridify

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

Head to head
About

Sprite Pencil

Create pixel art for games and icons with a focused set of tools. Features automatic shading brushes, symmetry mode, and easy palette management. Save and share your creations as crisp PNG files.

Highlights
  • Pencil, eraser, and fill tools
  • Automatic highlight and shadow brushes
  • Symmetry mode for mirrored strokes
  • Dithering for classic patterns
  • Handpicked and importable color palettes
  • Save as crisp PNG files
Features
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Pixel art, made simple and made to feel great. Sprite Pencil is a focused pixel-art editor for sprites, icons, and game assets. A small set of carefully chosen tools and a drawing engine built exclusively for Apple devices make every pixel land exactly where you meant it, whether you draw with a finger or with Apple Pencil. Draw • Pencil, eraser, and fill tools • Highlight and shadow brushes that shade automatically • Symmetry mode to mirror strokes as you draw • Dithering for classic checkered patterns • Flip, rotate, and outline a whole sprite in a tap • Full undo and redo Color • Handpicked palettes, plus seasonal picks • Building Bricks colors • Import any palette from Lospec Your Files, Your Way • Sprites are plain PNG files, so any app can open them • Edit images in place wherever they live, including iCloud Drive • Share your art scaled up so it stays crisp Show It Off • Pin a favorite sprite to your Home Screen with a widget • Draw and send pixel-art stickers right in Messages

About

Gridify

Features
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Think Spreadsheets Are Just for Numbers? Think Again! Have you ever imagined that the neat, orderly, and sometimes even boring grid of a spreadsheet could become a canvas for your creativity? Introducing Gridify - Pixel Art Maker, a revolutionary app that will change the way you see spreadsheets forever. It transforms your photos into stunning pixel art masterpieces, presented in a medium you never expected: a spreadsheet file! Unleash a New Form of Art Gridify deconstructs any of your favorite pictures—a selfie, your beloved pet, a majestic landscape—and then, like a digital artist, translates each pixel into a cell filled with a corresponding color. The result is an interactive, shareable work of art, perfectly encapsulated in a standard XLSX file. It's a unique form of digital pointillism for the 21st century! Creating Has Never Been Easier: - Choose Your Canvas: Pick any image from your photo library. - Define Your Detail: Select from various grid sizes to control the complexity of your masterpiece. Whether you want an abstract mosaic style or a detailed portrait, you are in full control. - Witness the Magic: With just a single tap, Gridify gets to work, meticulously "painting" thousands of cells to bring your vision to life. What Can You Do With It? - Surprise and Delight: Send a seemingly "boring" spreadsheet to your friends or colleagues. Imagine their surprise when they open it to reveal a beautiful work of art! - Unique Social Avatars: Create a one-of-a-kind pixelated profile picture that makes you stand out from the crowd. - Relax and Create: Unwind and de-stress by immersing yourself in a fun and incredibly satisfying new way of being creative. - The Ultimate Geek Gift: Craft a personalized pixel art message for that tech-loving friend in your life. Core Features: - Instant Conversion: A powerful algorithm ensures your photos are beautifully translated into pixel art. - Controllable Detail: You have the freedom to choose the level of detail for your generated artwork. - Universal Format Export: Generates standard .XLSX files, perfectly compatible with Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Apple Numbers, and more. - Simple and Intuitive Interface: No learning curve. Start creating right away. - Save and Share: Easily manage your creations and share your genius with the world. Your next masterpiece is just a tap away. Download Gridify now and start turning the ordinary into the extraordinary

Screenshots

Sprite Pencil4 screens
Gridify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sprite Pencil at Free against Gridify's $0.99. Gridify's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). On in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sprite Pencil is free to download; Gridify costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sprite Pencil versus Gridify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSprite PencilGridify
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings61 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS27.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer256 Arts镇 王

In-app purchases

None

Sprite Pencil

No in-app purchases

None

Gridify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sprite Pencil free?
Sprite Pencil is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridify free?
Gridify costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sprite Pencil or Gridify have ads?
Sprite Pencil shows ads; Gridify does not.

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