Comparison

Pixelizator vs Pixelize Me

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

Head to head
About

Pixelizator

Transform your photos into retro 8-bit art or censor sensitive areas. This app allows for precise selection of pixelation regions, offering creative control for artistic effects or privacy.

Highlights
  • Create retro 8-bit style
  • Precisely select pixelation area
  • Censor images
  • Play with pixels
Features
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With Pixelizator you can: • create retro 8-bit style • precisely select pixelation area • censor your images • or simply play with the pixels!

About

Pixelize Me

Features
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Pixelize turns any photo into real pixel art: authentic retro palettes, true dithering and a live preview that updates as you tweak. Pick a photo, then pick a look. Game Boy Camera, PICO-8, NES sprite, 1-bit Mac, CRT arcade: every style renders on your own photo before you tap it. Fine-tune pixel size, palette, dithering and tone, then export a crisp PNG or an animated GIF. REAL PIXELS, NOT A BLUR FILTER Pixelize snaps your photo to an actual pixel grid and maps every pixel to a real palette. Export at 1× for game sprites and pixel-art references, or up to 4K for prints and wallpapers. 50 RETRO PALETTES • Consoles: NES, Sega Master System, PICO-8, Sweetie 16 • Handhelds: Game Boy and its variants, Virtual Boy • Computers: Commodore 64, CGA, Apple II, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC • Moods: Vaporwave, Cyberpunk, Synthwave, Thermal, Risograph and more • Palette Studio: build and save your own SMART PALETTE Let Pixelize pick the 4 to 32 colors that best represent your photo, for pixel art that still looks like the original. 6 DITHERING STYLES Floyd-Steinberg, Atkinson, two Bayer matrices, blue noise and halftone, with adjustable strength: the patterns that gave 8-bit and 16-bit art its texture. 18 ONE-TAP STYLES Game Boy Camera, PICO-8, NES Sprite, 1-bit Mac, C64 Demo, CRT Arcade, Vaporwave, Newspaper, Sticker, Thermal, Poster and more. ANIMATED GIFS Export a "pixel reveal" GIF that resolves from chunky blocks into your finished art. Made for chats and socials. STICKERS AND EFFECTS Remove the background for a transparent sticker, add a die-cut border, cel-shaded outlines and CRT scanlines. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your device. Photos are never uploaded, there is no account, and the editor works offline. FREE, WITH OPTIONAL PRO The editor, 25 classic palettes and 10 styles are free, with ads. Pixelize Pro adds Smart Palette, 25 more palettes, 8 Pro styles, 4K export, GIFs without the watermark and unlimited custom palettes, and removes all ads. Pixelize Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription: pay once and keep it. To get it back on a new device or after reinstalling, tap Restore purchases in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pixel.chinesepowered.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Pixelizator3 screens
Pixelize Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixelize Me at Free against Pixelizator's $0.99. Pixelizator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). 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

Pixelize Me is free to download; Pixelizator costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixelizator ships an update weekly, Pixelize Me every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pixelizator versus Pixelize Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelizatorPixelize Me
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (317 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings317 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.3 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrzegorz SurmaNelson Lai

Bugs and requests

Pixelizator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App crashes on iPad mini 4
  • Frame selection unresponsive

Requested features

6 requests
  • Numeric control for pixel count
  • Numeric control for color palette
  • Select multiple areas to pixelate
  • Ability to zoom in on image
  • Round selector option
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  • Display pixel dimensions on screen

Pixelize Me

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pixelizator

No in-app purchases

None

Pixelize Me

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixelizator free?
Pixelizator costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixelize Me free?
Pixelize Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixelizator or Pixelize Me have ads?
Pixelize Me shows ads; Pixelizator does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixelizator or Pixelize Me?
Pixelizator ships an update weekly, and Pixelize Me every 4 months. Most recently, Pixelizator was updated on October 9, 2026 and Pixelize Me on October 8, 2026.

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