Comparison

Stixel vs CollaboWrite

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

Head to head
About

Stixel

Design unique pixel art stickers with a retro 80s aesthetic for messaging apps. Unleash your creativity to craft masterpieces or simple drawings and animations to share with friends.

Highlights
  • Pixel art sticker creation
  • Retro 80s aesthetic
  • Drawings and animations
  • Share to WhatsApp
  • Share to Messages
Features
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Create your own stickers in pixel art style, like it’s the 80's again! Wait…there wasn't WhatsApp or Messages stickers back in the 80's. Boom! An even more interesting experience then: A mashup of cultures. A triumph of art over time!!! Check out our very amateurish samples: you think you can do better? Let your creativity run wild, create masterpieces or just very simple, kiddish-like drawings and animations. It's your board and you do what you want with it. Then you can send your stickers to Whatsapp and share them with your BFFs. Have fun! Yours, The Stixel team.

About

CollaboWrite

Collaborate with friends or strangers to write stories remotely. Players take turns adding to a narrative, starting with a prompt and passing it on until the story is complete. Save and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Remote story collaboration
  • Turn-based writing
  • Story prompts and genre selection
  • Add media to stories
  • Save stories as PDF
  • Share stories online
Features
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Write stories together remotely using your phone or mobile device. Similar to the classic game “pass the story”, up to six collaborators take turns writing parts of a story. The player that starts is given a story prompt such as “Once Upon a Time…” they write their portion of the story which can be as long or as short as they like. When their story entry is complete, they then pass the story to the next player who continues the story and the cycle repeats until all the writers feel the story is finished. CollaborWrite can be used for both serious writers looking to create a masterpiece or even a group of friends looking for a fun party game! Features: - Choose the genre of your story using prompt bundles - Write stories with friends or ask to join other users online - Send pictures or short videos to add to the story during your turn - Save your finished story as a PDF - Share your story to the online catalog so other users can read your work

Screenshots

Stixel3 screens
CollaboWrite3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stixel at none against CollaboWrite's 5. Stixel also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 2). CollaboWrite's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. CollaboWrite sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Stixel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stixel holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stixel has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Stixel's written reviews are positive against 100% of CollaboWrite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stixel versus CollaboWrite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStixelCollaboWrite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (25 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarina PalladinoCollaboWrite Inc

Customer experience

Stixel

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

CollaboWrite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stixel

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

CollaboWrite

One-time5
  • Fantasy Prompts Bundle$0.99
  • Drama Prompts Bundle$0.99
  • Fairy Tale Prompts Bundle$0.99
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  • Horror Prompts Bundle$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Stixel free?
Stixel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CollaboWrite free?
CollaboWrite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stixel or CollaboWrite?
Stixel is rated higher. Stixel averages 4.7 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while CollaboWrite averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Stixel or CollaboWrite have ads?
Both Stixel and CollaboWrite show ads.

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