Comparison

Chesspie vs PixelPencil

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

Head to head
About

Chesspie

Easily create and customize chess diagrams on your mobile device. Add figures, colors, symbols, text, and images to design professional-looking boards. Save, print, or share your creations instantly.

Highlights
  • Create chess diagrams
  • Customize figure forms and field colors
  • Add symbols, text, and images
  • Save diagrams in PNG or PDF
  • Print diagrams directly
  • Share diagrams via social networks
Features
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App for creation of chess diagrams of all kind. Create chess diagrams easily with your smartphone or tablet from everywhere. Using the menue you can insert the kind of figures, the field colours, symbols (arrows, geometrical forms), markings, texts and even pictures. All created chess diagrams will be safed in the APP. Anytime you will be able to work on safed files and add or delete data. Designing within the Chesspie App is unbelievable simple! The user interface is self-explaining and designed intuitively. It will allow you to create your first diagram very simple. All chess diagrams can be safed, printed or sent immediately in PNG or PDF format. Chesspie App applications: - create chess diagrams - safe your diagrams in PNG or PDF within the application - print your diagrams using your smartphone or tablet - send your data or public them in social networks Chesspie App selection options: - figure forms (e. g. Staunton, Berlin) - field colours (e. g. 256 colours, for every field separately or completely) - symbols ( arrows, geometrical forms) - comments within diagrams - texts within diagrams - upload of pictures and usage within field Let's start! Create very beautiful chess diagrams by using this App. Force your creativity in any direction. Safe your diagrams. Send your chess tasks to your friends! https://www.gunter-aunkofer.de/meine-projekte/schach-app---chesspie

About

PixelPencil

Create pixel art with a robust set of tools, including layers, blend modes, and various brushes. Easily zoom, rotate, and manage multiple projects. Export your creations as animated GIFs.

Highlights
  • Layer editing with grouping and blend modes
  • Comprehensive set of drawing tools
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • Animated GIF export
  • Color creation tools
  • Pinch-to-zoom and canvas rotation
  • Save multiple works with iCloud support
Features
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PixelPencil is an app that was created to comfortably draw pixel art. In addition to the layer function, there are also functions such as layer grouping and blend mode. You can pinch in and out to zoom in and out, and you can rotate the canvas for intuitive operation. The main functions are as follows. ・ Layer editing Add, delete, duplicate, show / hide, sort, transparent, blend, group There are abundant functions such as. ・ Various tools Pen, eyedropper, eraser, fill, move, selection, flip, rotate, scale, shape We have all the basic tools. ・ UndoRedo Of course you can also undo redo. ・ Animated GIF export function Each layer becomes one frame and you can create an animation. ・ Color creation You can easily create your own favorite color. ・ Pinch in / out You can zoom in and out and rotate by pinching in and out. ・ Saving multiple works Since it uses a file system, you can save multiple projects. You can also save it on iCloud. ・ Canvas size setting You can set any size from 5 * 5 to 512 * 512.

Screenshots

Chesspie4 screens
PixelPencil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PixelPencil at 79% against Chesspie's 0%. Chesspie's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chesspie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PixelPencil sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chesspie versus PixelPencil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChesspiePixelPencil
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (110 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—110 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBastian AunkoferYosuke Seki

Customer experience

Chesspie

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

PixelPencil

All ratings110 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral10.0%
Negative11.4%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chesspie

Subscriptions2
  • Basic7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro$4.991 Year
1 purchases

PixelPencil

One-time1
  • Remove ads$4.99

Questions

Is Chesspie free?
Chesspie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PixelPencil free?
PixelPencil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chesspie or PixelPencil have ads?
PixelPencil shows ads; Chesspie does not.

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