Comparison

Pixaki 4 Pro vs Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art

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

Head to head
About

Pixaki 4 Pro

Create detailed pixel art and animations with a comprehensive suite of tools. Features include pixel-perfect painting, advanced animation layers, and versatile import/export options. Ideal for game sprites, animated backgrounds, and more.

Highlights
  • Pixel-perfect painting mode
  • Dither brushes and line tool
  • Animation layers with scrubbable timeline
  • Onion skinning and blend modes
  • Multiple color selection modes
  • Advanced selection and transform tools
  • Import/export Aseprite, PSD, GIF, PNG
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Pixaki is the best pixel art app for iPad. It packs a whole load of features into a clean, modern interface, and it works great with Apple Pencil. So now you can make game sprites on the couch, animated backgrounds on your commute, or music videos in the park. DRAWING • Pixel perfect painting mode automatically removes double pixels when doing line art. • Round, square, and matrix dither brushes. • Line tool, which can be locked to isometric angles. • Rectangle and ellipse tools. LAYERS OF ANIMATION • Layers are shared across the whole project, which means every layer has its own timeline. • Static image layers for background and foreground elements that are the same on every frame. • 18 layer blend modes. • Rename layers. • Reorder layers and frames by using drag and drop. • Scrubbable timeline. • Advanced onion skin options. • Select multiple layers or frames at once to quickly make bulk adjustments. • Use high resolution reference layers to pixel over your sketches and photos. COLOR • Four color selection modes: a square picker with an infinitely scrolling hue slider, sliders for HSB and RGB, hex code input, and the project palette. • Eyedropper to sample any color from the canvas. • Bucket fill, with contiguous or discontiguous options. • Color replace across the whole project. SELECTION • Freehand, rectangular, and color selection. • Use the active selection as a mask. • Cut or copy the selected pixels and paste them to any app that supports pasting images. TRANSFORM • Move without needing to select. Position the image on or off the canvas without clipping. • Scale uniformly up and down, or squash and stretch. • Rotate by any angle. • Flip horizontally and vertically. IMPORT & EXPORT • Import any static image, or a GIF. • Import and export Aseprite documents (requires iPadOS 13 ore newer). • Import and export Photoshop documents (PSDs). • Use magnification when sharing to upscale without the results looking blurry. • Export as a single image or image sequence as PNG, TIFF, or JPEG-2000. • Export animated images as GIF or APNG. • Export QuickTime movies with H264 or HEVC codecs. • Export as a sprite sheet, with configurable columns. Screenshot artwork by Genuine Human, waneella, Chelsea Faust, and rachels_ham. Find out more at pixaki.com.

About

Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art

This app is a powerful yet user-friendly pixel art editor designed for artists and game developers. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools for creating detailed pixel art, including support for layers, animations, and custom palettes. Seamlessly sync your work across devices and share your creations with a vibrant community.

Highlights
  • Layers for advanced editing
  • Frame-by-frame animation
  • MP4 video export with music
  • Google Drive sync
  • Customizable palettes
  • Cross-platform compatibility
Features
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Pixel Studio is a new pixel art editor for artists and game developers. Simple, fast and portable. No matter whether you are a beginner or a professional. Create amazing pixel art anywhere and anytime! We support layers and animations and have a ton of useful tools - all you need to create cool projects. Add music to your animations and export videos to MP4. Use Google Drive to sync your work between different devices and even platforms. Join Pixel Network™ - our new pixel art community! Don't doubt, just try it and make sure you've chosen the best pixel art tool ever! Over 2.000.000 downloads around the world, translated to 23 languages! Features: • It's super simple, intuitive and user friendly • It's cross-platform, use it on mobile and desktop with Google Drive sync • Use layers for advanced pixel art • Create frame-by-frame animations • Save animations to GIF or sprite sheets • Extend animations with music and export videos to MP4 • Share arts with friends and Pixel Network community • Create custom palettes, use built-in or download palettes from Lospec • Advanced color picker with RGBA and HSV modes • Simple zoom and move with gestures and joysticks • Use Portrait mode for mobile and Landscape for tablets and PC • Customizable toolbar and a lot of other settings • We support Apple Pencil! • We support all popular formats: PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, PSP (Pixel Studio Project), ASE (Aseprite) • Autosave and backup - don't lose your work! • Discover a ton of other useful tools and features! More features: • Shape Tool for primitives • Gradient Tool • Built-in and custom brushes • Sprite Library for your image patterns • Tile Mode for brushes • Symmetry drawing (X, Y, X+Y) • Dot Pen for precise drawing with a cursor • Text Tool with different fonts • Dithering Pen for shadows and flares • Pixel art rotation with Fast RotSprite algorithm • Onion Skin for advanced animation • Apply palettes to images • Grab palettes from images • Mini-map and Pixel Perfect preview • Unlimited canvas size • Canvas resizing and rotation • Customizable background color • Customizable grid • Multithreaded image processing • JASC Palette (PAL) format support • Aseprite files support (import only) You can support us by purchasing PRO (it's one-time purchase): • No ads • Google Drive sync (cross-platform) • Dark Theme • 256-color palettes • Tile mode for making seamless textures • Extended max project size • Unlimited color adjustment (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) • Unlimited export to MP4 • Extended storage in Pixel Network System requirements: • 2GB+ of RAM for large projects and animations • Powerful CPU (AnTuTu score 100.000+) Sample images made by lorddkno, Redshrike, Calciumtrice, Buch, Tomoe Mami are used under CC BY 3.0 license. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/hippogamesunity/PixelStudioHub/wiki/Privacy-Policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixaki 4 Pro at none against Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art's 5. Pixaki 4 Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art's advantage is price ($12.99 vs $20.00) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). On ratings volume and update cadence 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

Pixaki 4 Pro costs $20.00 and Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art $12.99 up front. Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pixaki 4 Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 136 and 74 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Pixaki 4 Pro's written reviews are positive against 85% of Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixaki 4 Pro ships an update every 2 months, Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Pixaki 4 Pro versus Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixaki 4 ProPixel Studio PRO for pixel art
Price$20.00$12.99 — better
Rating4.1 (136 ratings)4.5 (74 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings136 — better74
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#42 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB133 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRizer Creative LtdFarida Yarullina

Customer experience

Pixaki 4 Pro

All ratings123 ratings
Positive69.1%
Neutral16.3%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral14.0%
Negative20.7%

Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art

All ratings73 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.5%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative8.8%

Bugs and requests

Pixaki 4 Pro

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when exporting animated images
  • Layers disappearing or getting corrupted
  • Selection tool issues causing unintended changes
  • Unreliable cloud/file sync
  • Zooming and panning glitches

Requested features

9 requests
  • Layer groups/folders
  • Clipping masks
  • Layer blend modes
  • Gradient tools
  • Symmetry/mirroring tools
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  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Spritesheet import/export
  • Onion skinning improvements
  • Multiple animation sequences per file

Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pixaki 4 Pro

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art

Subscriptions1
  • PREMIUM subscription$3.991 Month
One-time4
  • PROMOTION IN PIXEL NETWORK$0.99
  • EXTRA STORAGE IN PIXEL NETWORK$3.99
  • PRO CROSS GIFT -50%!$8.99
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  • PRO CROSS$17.99

Questions

Is Pixaki 4 Pro free?
Pixaki 4 Pro costs $20.00, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art free?
Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art costs $12.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixaki 4 Pro or Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art?
Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art is rated higher. Pixaki 4 Pro averages 4.1 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art averages 4.5 from 74 ratings.
Do Pixaki 4 Pro or Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art have ads?
Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art shows ads; Pixaki 4 Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixaki 4 Pro or Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art?
Pixaki 4 Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pixaki 4 Pro was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pixel Studio PRO for pixel art on November 7, 2026.

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