Comparison

Emojise Lite vs Pixel Painter

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

Head to head
About

Emojise Lite

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Emojise Lite is the basic version of Emojise for iPadOS, a new way of inserting and managing emojis in your iPad. With Emojise Lite, you can insert emojis simply by a drag and drop. It eliminates the need for going back and forth between the emoji keyboard and the normal keyboard layout. When used in Slide Over, it is possible Emojise Lite to swipe from right onto any app to easily insert emojis. In addition, you can search emojis to discover new ways to express yourself. Emojise Lite uses globally-applied skin tones so that you can see tones in all applicable emojis at once. Upgrading to the full version converts Emojise Lite into an Emoji manager with * Phrases: Save and manage emoji phrases, emoji combinations to create richer expressions * Favorites: Create a list of your favorite emojis * Frequently Used emojis: See your most frequently used emojis * Recently Used emojis: See your emojis used in the last 7 days (It is one day in Emojise Lite) * Context menu, to manage emojis (Remove from frequently and recently used emojis and favorites list) * External Keyboard support (Cmd + C) * Clipboard Support: Ability to copy emojis into the clipboard so that you can paste the emojis multiple times.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

Pixel Painter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Emojise Lite at none against Pixel Painter's 1. Pixel Painter's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Pixel Painter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Emojise Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emojise Lite ships an update every 3 months, Pixel Painter every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Emojise Lite versus Pixel Painter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmojise LitePixel Painter
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.1 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZafer ARICAN光建 张

In-app purchases

None

Emojise Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Painter

One-time1
  • Size Limits Removal$1.99

Questions

Is Emojise Lite free?
Emojise Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Painter free?
Pixel Painter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Emojise Lite or Pixel Painter have ads?
Neither Emojise Lite nor Pixel Painter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emojise Lite or Pixel Painter?
Emojise Lite ships an update every 3 months, and Pixel Painter every 4 days. Most recently, Emojise Lite was updated on October 27, 2026 and Pixel Painter on October 24, 2026.

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