# Pixaki 4 Pro vs POLYCAM

The clearest difference is price: POLYCAM at $4.99 against Pixaki 4 Pro's $20.00. POLYCAM also leads on chart position (#55 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). Pixaki 4 Pro's advantage is ratings volume (136 vs 6) and review sentiment (65% vs 50%). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Pixaki 4 Pro costs $20.00 and POLYCAM $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Pixaki 4 Pro against 4.0 for POLYCAM. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixaki 4 Pro has 136 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Pixaki 4 Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of POLYCAM's.

Pixaki 4 Pro ships an update every 2 months, POLYCAM every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pixaki 4 Pro | POLYCAM |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $20.00 | **$4.99** |
| Rating | **[4.1 (136 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixaki-4-pro/id1447665380/reviews)** | [4.0 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/polycam/id1485113666/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **136** | 6 |
| Positive reviews | **65.2% of reviews** | 50.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | **#55** |
| Size | 29 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Rizer Creative Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/341335746) | [Narumi Inada](https://appshunter.io/developer/1347729163) |

## What reviewers say

### Pixaki 4 Pro

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixaki-4-pro/id1447665380)

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

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Efficient workflow
- 👍 Intuitive user interface
- 💡 Powerful animation tools
- 🚀 Seamless Apple Pencil integration
- 👍 Great for pixel art on iPad

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- 🐛 Glitches causing loss of work
- 🐛 Unintuitive color picker and palette management
- 🐛 Unreliable file management and saving
- 🐛 Lack of layer management features

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- Layer groups/folders
- Clipping masks
- Layer blend modes
- Gradient tools
- Symmetry/mirroring tools


### POLYCAM

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/polycam/id1485113666)

**Currently charting:** #55 Top Paid · Graphics & Design (US App Store)

Create unique visual effects by combining over 150 built-in filters. This app allows for real-time camera input manipulation, loading existing media, and exporting high-quality videos. Customize parameters with sliders, LFOs, or sensor data for interactive visualizers.

**Highlights:** Combine over 150 built-in filters, Create and save custom filter chains, Real-time camera input processing, Load and export existing images/videos, Adjustable filter parameters, Interactive audio visualizers, Full-screen output with smooth transitions

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pixaki 4 Pro free?

Pixaki 4 Pro costs $20.00, with no in-app purchases.

### Is POLYCAM free?

POLYCAM costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Pixaki 4 Pro or POLYCAM?

Pixaki 4 Pro is rated higher. Pixaki 4 Pro averages 4.1 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while POLYCAM averages 4.0 from 6 ratings.

### Do Pixaki 4 Pro or POLYCAM have ads?

Neither Pixaki 4 Pro nor POLYCAM shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Pixaki 4 Pro or POLYCAM?

Pixaki 4 Pro ships an update every 2 months, and POLYCAM every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pixaki 4 Pro was updated on October 22, 2026 and POLYCAM on October 26, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*