Stitcher Pixel Art vs Pixel Painter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stitcher Pixel Art
Create pixel art and cross-stitch patterns on a digital canvas. Easily draw, fill, and trace images, with tools like a palette selector and eraser. Export your designs as images for sharing or further use.
- Pixel art canvas
- Cross-stitch pattern design
- Palette selection
- Drawing and filling tools
- Image tracing
- Export designs as images
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Simple utility for pixel art and cross-stitching patterns. Features include: • Palette selection • Eraser • Drag or tap to draw • Long press to fill • Image trace • Gridline toggle • Export as image Also available in the Mac App Store for cross-platform creation.
Pixel Painter
Create pixel art with a variety of tools and export options. Customize your creations with different pixel styles and built-in color palettes. The app features a scrollable canvas for easy pattern creation and selection tools for precise editing.
- Basic drawing and editing tools
- Apply various pixel export styles
- Erase mode for clearing colors
- Selection and cropping tools
- Scrollable canvas for patterns
- Customizable color palettes
- Downsample/Upsample pixel resolution
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Create pixel art with various pixel styles. Pixel Painter is an easy to use pixel art editor, with these main features: • Basic Tools: pencil tool, block tool, color bucket tool, selection tool, eyedropper tool, scroll tool. • Pixel Styles: apply a style to pixels when export, such as perler, circle, square. • Erase Mode: in this mode, pencil, block tool and color bucket tool are used to clear colors. • Selection: crop to selection, duplicate selected pixels, or remove selected pixels. • Scrollable Canvas: the canvas is scrollable, which allow you create repeatedly patterns more easier. • Color Palette: select a builtin color palette, then customize it if you like. • Downsample/Upsample pixels to get less/more pixels. If you have any questions, please contact me at email: arrowgraphics@icloud.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stitcher Pixel Art at 43% against Pixel Painter's 0%. Stitcher Pixel Art also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Pixel Painter's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 27.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Pixel Painter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stitcher Pixel Art asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stitcher Pixel Art holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stitcher Pixel Art has 125 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Stitcher Pixel Art's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pixel Painter's.
Stitcher Pixel Art ships an update every 3 months, Pixel Painter every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Stitcher Pixel Art | Pixel Painter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (125 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harry Shamansky | 光建 张 |
Customer experience
Stitcher Pixel Art
Pixel Painter
Bugs and requests
Stitcher Pixel Art
Reported bugs
10 issues- App opens to a blank/black screen
- Existing patterns not loading
- Cannot open old or make new designs after iOS update
- Work disappears after switching apps
- Pattern deleted after an hour of work
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- App crashes when trying to save
- Fills all squares with one color when holding down
- Cannot undo mistakes
- App closes when starting a pattern
- Design erases near completion
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to save work reliably
- Larger grid size options
- Zoom functionality for larger patterns
- Backstitching for lettering/outlining
- Ability to move colors in the palette
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- Option to put a color behind squares with opacity
- Save pattern with tracing image behind
Pixel Painter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stitcher Pixel Art
No in-app purchases
Pixel Painter
- Size Limits Removal$1.99
Questions
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