Comparison

Pixel Gaka vs Ultimate Media Player

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Gaka

Create pixel art with a variety of tools, including pen, fill, and dropper. Import photos to convert them into pixel art, record your drawing process as a movie, and export your creations. Offers features like symmetrical drawing and layer manipulation.

Highlights
  • Pixel art creation
  • Photo to pixel conversion
  • Drawing time-lapse recording
  • Layer management
  • Symmetrical drawing
  • Grid customization
Features
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Create your own Pixel Art with this app. Best for creating small sized pixel picture. Easy to use, yet have many great functions you ever wanted. ◆ Features □ Basic Painting Feature - Pen, erase, fill and dropper □ Import and convert photo to pixel □ Import from other canvas □ Record while you are drawing, then save as a movie □ Change Grid width and color □ Change Pen Size - from 1 to 5 □ Draw Symmetrical □ Inverse Layer (Vertically and Horizontally) □ Export to Photo Library, AirDrop etc... □ TimeLapse Recording (Full Screen or In Canvas) □ Auto Save every 5 minutes ( You can switch off in setting of canvas ) □ Zoom in/out with Pinch gesture □ Move Canvas with one Finger (Hand Mode on the left bottom)  □ Delete, Duplicate and Merge Layer by tapping the layer button twice. □ Canvas Width and Height from 2 to 42 □ Maximum number of layers is from 3 to 10, depending of Canvas Size

About

Ultimate Media Player

Features
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Ultimate Media Player plays the media you already own. Point it at your own Jellyfin or Plex server, or an SMB, FTP or WebDAV share, and it builds a browsable library with artwork, cast, ratings and subtitles — with resume positions that follow you between your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Ultimate Media Player includes no content of its own and streams nothing from us. Everything you watch comes from a server or share that you control.

Screenshots

Ultimate Media Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ultimate Media Player at none against Pixel Gaka's shown. Ultimate Media Player also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Pixel Gaka's advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Gaka ships an update every 2 months, Ultimate Media Player every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pixel Gaka versus Ultimate Media Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel GakaUltimate Media Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTenna Churikivishal singh

In-app purchases

None

Pixel Gaka

No in-app purchases

None

Ultimate Media Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Gaka free?
Pixel Gaka is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultimate Media Player free?
Ultimate Media Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Gaka or Ultimate Media Player have ads?
Pixel Gaka shows ads; Ultimate Media Player does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Gaka or Ultimate Media Player?
Pixel Gaka ships an update every 2 months, and Ultimate Media Player every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pixel Gaka was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ultimate Media Player on October 29, 2026.

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