Pixel Shape vs Silhouette Magic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Shape
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Use words or shapes to remake a picture. Bored of zero-dimensional pixels, replace them with words or shapes that you choose or create your own shapes to remake your pictures with them. Non-Latin characters allowed
Silhouette Magic
Easily create stunning silhouette effects with an intelligent object masking tool. Apply various decorations like colors, images, and borders to your silhouettes, and compose them with background images for unique artwork. Save your creations as transparent stickers.
- Intelligent one-step object masking
- Apply fill, gradient, and image colors to silhouettes
- Add borders and vignette effects
- Save silhouettes as transparent stickers
- Compose with background images
- Use preset or custom images for silhouettes and backgrounds
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Create amazingly beatiful silhouette effect with powerful object masking tool and tons of silhouette decoration options. • Super intelligent one step object masking. • Create silhouette within just a few seconds. No complex editing needed. • Apply fill color to silhouette. • Apply gradient colors to silhouette. • Apply image to silhouette. • Supports beautiful silhouette image presets. You can also use your own photos. • Apply darkness and vignette effect to silhouette. • Apply border to silhouette. • Save silhouette image as sticker image with transparent background. • Compose silhouette with background image to create stunning artwork. • Supports beautiful background image presets. You can also use your own photos as background.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pixel Shape at Free against Silhouette Magic's $2.99. Pixel Shape also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Silhouette Magic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Pixel Shape is free to download; Silhouette Magic costs $2.99 up front. Pixel Shape sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Silhouette Magic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixel Shape ships an update every 2 weeks, Silhouette Magic monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Shape | Silhouette Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | — | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fluocode | Dongwook Cho |
In-app purchases
Pixel Shape
- Long text and Fonts$4.99
- Shape Editor$4.99
Silhouette Magic
No in-app purchases
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