Comparison

Pixel Designer vs Focus Line

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Designer

Features
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Pixel Designer is a no nonsense easy to use editor for pixel art. The main goal of Pixel Designer is to provide an easy to use and intuitive pixel art application to use whenever inspiration strikes you. All you need is to have your phone at hand. It does not offer a full tool focus on the most relevant, such as pencil, brush, bucket and color picker. Features: - Save and export your designs as editable lossless matrix images (LMI) - Export your art as either pixel accurate PNG or as shown on the screen - Zoom x5 - Quick color select - Custom canvas size - Import Lossless Matrix Images and edit them - Access your designs using finder when attached to your computer Other apps that support import or export of Lossless Matrix Images are BeadMaster (+pro) and Led Picture Frame

About

Focus Line

Effortlessly transform photos into line art with a single click. This app offers various styles, enhances image clarity, and supports multiple export options, including transparent and high-resolution formats. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience without needing a network connection.

Highlights
  • One-click line art generation
  • Multiple line art styles
  • Image super resolution
  • Adjustable line draft accuracy
  • Transparent line draft export
  • 4K high-resolution export
Features
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No ads. No network required. Private. 【One click generation of line draft】 Fast speed, supporting various styles of image line draft generation 【Super Resolution Support】 Blur the image to make it clearer 【Support multiple export methods】 Support for adjusting the accuracy level of online drafts Support for exporting transparent line drafts Support for exporting 4k high-resolution line drafts and full size line drafts

Screenshots

Pixel Designer4 screens
Focus Line4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixel Designer at Free against Focus Line's $0.29. Focus Line's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 16 months) and chart position (#57 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

Pixel Designer is free to download; Focus Line costs $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Designer ships an update every 16 months, Focus Line every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on May 16, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Pixel Designer versus Focus Line: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel DesignerFocus Line
PriceFree — better$0.29
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#57 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonatan Yde鑫鑫 陈

In-app purchases

None

Pixel Designer

No in-app purchases

None

Focus Line

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Designer free?
Pixel Designer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Line free?
Focus Line costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Designer or Focus Line have ads?
Neither Pixel Designer nor Focus Line shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Designer or Focus Line?
Pixel Designer ships an update every 16 months, and Focus Line every 5 weeks. Most recently, Pixel Designer was updated on May 16, 2026 and Focus Line on September 9, 2026.

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