Comparison

Pixelizator vs Enpixelate

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

Enpixelate

This app allows users to create and manage custom color palettes for dithered images. It offers multiple ways to build palettes, real-time editing, and export options for backup and sharing. Achieve unique retro or pixelated looks with precise creative control.

Highlights
  • Custom color palette creation
  • Dither camera preview
  • Scalable dithering controls
  • Tone and brightness adjustments
  • Palette export as JSON
  • Guided tutorials
Features
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PIXEL CAMERA!!! Enpixelate puts custom color palettes at the center of your dither workflow. Create your own palette in multiple ways: pick colors from photos, add colors from the grid and wheel, edit saved palettes, and reuse them across projects. Export palettes as JSON to back up, share, or move between devices. Then dial in the final look with scalable dithering and tone controls. Features: • Multiple palette-building workflows (photo pick, color grid, color wheel, manual edits) • Save, rename, update, and delete custom palettes • Export palettes as JSON for backup and transfer • Real-time dither camera preview and loaded-photo editing • Scalable dithering controls (grid scale, color count, algorithm, strength) • Tone controls: strength, brightness, contrast, saturation • Save / Delete / Edit post-capture workflow • Optional instant-save camera mode • Guided tutorials (Basic and Advanced) From subtle retro texture to bold pixel graphics, Enpixelate gives you practical creative control from capture to export.

Screenshots

Pixelizator3 screens
Enpixelate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Enpixelate at 100% against Pixelizator's 50%. Enpixelate also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Pixelizator's advantage is ratings volume (317 vs 5) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On ads, 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

Pixelizator costs $0.99 and Enpixelate $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Enpixelate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixelizator has 317 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Pixelizator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Enpixelate's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pixelizator versus Enpixelate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelizatorEnpixelate
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (317 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings317 — better5
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrzegorz SurmaBenjamin Kotis

Customer experience

Pixelizator

All ratings317 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

Enpixelate

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 1 more
  • Display pixel dimensions on screen

Enpixelate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pixelizator

No in-app purchases

None

Enpixelate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixelizator free?
Pixelizator costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Enpixelate free?
Enpixelate costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixelizator or Enpixelate?
Enpixelate is rated higher. Pixelizator averages 4.5 out of 5 from 317 ratings, while Enpixelate averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Pixelizator or Enpixelate have ads?
Neither Pixelizator nor Enpixelate shows ads.

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