pixel565 vs Simple Black and White Photo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
pixel565
Design sprites and icons by drawing individual pixels or importing and editing photos. Convert your creations into RGB565 hex code for use with Arduino and NeoPixel libraries, enabling display on NeoPixel matrices. Send RGB565 code to ESP8266 devices via Wi-Fi.
- Pixel art creation
- Photo import and editing
- RGB565 hex code conversion
- Arduino and NeoPixel compatibility
- Wi-Fi data transfer to ESP8266
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Create sprites and icons by drawing individual pixels. Import photos and edit them within the app, adding and altering colour pixels. Save the finished art into your files app. With the app, you can convert your designs into a format readable by the arduino and neopixel library. This allows you to show images on a neopixel matrix. The pixels in the photo are converted into RGB565 hex code. If you are using an edp8266 you can also send the RGB565 code to the device via wifi as long as you are using the NeoPixel library and suitable Arduino code
Simple Black and White Photo
Easily transform color photos into striking black and white images. Create unique, artistic, and tasteful monochrome visuals with a simple, user-friendly interface. Ideal for quick image processing and artistic expression.
- Color to black and white conversion
- Monochrome image creation
- Artistic image processing
- Easy to use interface
- Unique visual effects
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A simple function application that converts color images to black and white images. By making monochrome or black and white images, you can create unique images or tasteful art-like images. For those who want to process images easily
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Black and White Photo at 75% against pixel565's 0%. Simple Black and White Photo also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). pixel565's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). On price and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
pixel565 holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Black and White Photo has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of pixel565's written reviews are positive against 75% of Simple Black and White Photo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
pixel565 ships an update daily, Simple Black and White Photo every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | pixel565 | Simple Black and White Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carl Stevenson | Ryouhei Azuma |
Customer experience
pixel565
Simple Black and White Photo
In-app purchases
pixel565
No in-app purchases
Simple Black and White Photo
No in-app purchases
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