Qixel vs Stickman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Qixel
Create short, retro-style pixel animations using a 20x20 grid of stylized blocks. Perfect for fans of 8-bit graphics and character design practice. Add music loops and save your creations to a gallery.
- Create 6-frame pixel animations
- Use stylized 'Qixel' blocks
- 20x20 grid for animation
- Add music loops
- Save animations to gallery
- Easy mobile/tablet use
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Become a Qixel animator in seconds with with Qixel Animate! Remember how the animated sprite loops in the original pixel games were short and sweet? We challenge you to make a great looking animation in no more than 6 frames - old school! Draw in stylised 'Qixel' blocks (think 3d pixels) to create awesome little pixel animations in a 20 x 20 grid. Great for retro games fans who like 8bit pixel graphics and artists who want to practice character design for Minecraft skins. - Choose from 3 frame speeds - Add music loops when you play back your animations - Save your animations to a gallery - Designed to be easy to use on mobiles and tablets for simple repeat play How to use Press the info button on the home page for a basic guide and press the Tutorial button on the home page to view the detailed guide. Examples Press the 'Examples' button on the home page to see some ready made pixel animation to give you some ideas. Don't forget to add some music to groove to! Qixel - Pixel Art Maker If you like this app and want to draw with 4 qixel shapes, check out our original Qixel app. Draw full screen and export your Qixel art to your iOS Photos app.
Stickman
Create your own cartoons by drawing frame by frame. This app offers an easy-to-use interface, drawing lessons, and the ability to color your creations and add stickers. Save your animations as GIFs to share with friends.
- Frame-by-frame drawing
- Coloring and stickers
- Save as GIF
- Share animations
- Drawing lessons
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Become a real animator with our application: draw frame by frame and turn your drawings into a cartoon. Application features: - Easy to use interface: anyone can create cartoons - Color your drawing and add colorful stickers - Save the result as GIF and share with your friends - Drawing lessons for beginners
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Stickman at none against Qixel's shown. Stickman also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Qixel's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Qixel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stickman sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stickman holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stickman has 333 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Qixel's written reviews are positive against 40% of Stickman's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Qixel ships an update every 7 months, Stickman every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Qixel | Stickman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (16 ratings) | 4.0 (333 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 39.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 333 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 352 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frosby Designs Ltd. | Appache apps and games ltd |
Customer experience
Qixel
Stickman
Bugs and requests
Qixel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Stickman
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frames disappearing during animation
- Inability to access saved projects
- Loading issues and white screens
- Unexpected app crashes
Requested features
5 requests- Add sound and audio support
- Improve export quality
- Implement more advanced animation tools
- Increase frame limit for free version
- Add ability to move and edit objects
In-app purchases
Qixel
- Remove Ads$1.99
Stickman
- Premium version$10.99
Questions
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