Rect Simple vs Picotap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rect Simple
This app allows you to add frames and filters to your photos, creating a retro, instant camera style. It offers simple controls for adjusting frame shapes and angles, applying vintage filters, and adding digital date and location labels. Save your edited images instantly.
- Adjustable frame shape and angle
- Retro photo filters
- Digital date labels
- Location labels
- Simple UI
- Instant save
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Rect Simpleは写真をフレーム付き写真に加工するアプリです。 写真にフィルターをかけることもできます。 シンプルなUIなので簡単操作 作った作品はすぐに保存 ■ 特徴 ■ ・フレームの形や角度の変更 ・レトロな写真フィルタ ・デジタルなフォントの日付ラベル ・写真の撮影場所ラベル
Picotap
Create pixel art with intuitive controls designed for mobile. Features include a magnifier for detail work, selection tools, and multiple brush patterns. Supports various canvas sizes and offers undo, auto-save, and backup functionalities.
- One-finger drawing with swipe controls
- Magnifier for precise 1-pixel work
- Selection tools (select, move, copy, flip)
- 8 brush patterns for efficient filling
- Reference image tracing
- Flexible canvas sizes up to 512x512
- 50 levels of undo and auto-save
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Easy controls. Draw the pixel art and animations you imagine. Picotap is a pixel art app built for easy phone controls. Trace the Swipe Area at the bottom of the screen to move the cursor, then press a button to place color. Your finger never hides your artwork, so precise pixel-by-pixel work stays comfortable. Easy to start, and it does what you need. From your first icon to game assets and animations, it handles it all. ◆ New: Bring Your Pixel Art to Life with Animation • Up to 64 frames. Make animations just like a flip book • Onion Skin shows the previous and next frames faintly, so smooth motion is easy to draw • Play back your animation right away to check it • Export as GIF or APNG for social media or your games ◆ Precise Control at Your Fingertip • Trackpad-style cursor: move fast to go far, move slowly to go one cell at a time. Tap the Swipe Area to draw right where the cursor is • Switch to One Cell at a Time or D-Pad controls if you prefer • Pinch to zoom the canvas • The draw and Undo buttons you use most sit within easy reach of your thumb, with haptic feedback so you feel every press • A hands-on tutorial teaches the basics as you draw ◆ Tools for Whatever You Want to Make • Layers: up to 8. Show or hide them and adjust their opacity • Shape tool: line, rectangle, and ellipse. Outline only, filled, or drawn from the center • Tool switching: Pen, Brush, Eraser, Fill, Eyedropper, and Shape. Choose the size and shape of the Brush and Eraser • Selection: move, copy, cut, flip, and rotate. Swap parts or make symmetrical art with ease • References: load multiple reference images, then pinch and drag to fit their position and size for tracing. Show or hide them frame by frame in your animation • Brush patterns: 8 types, including checker and stripes, to cover large areas efficiently • Canvas size: from tiny 8×8 icons to 512×512 masterpieces. Over 50 presets plus custom sizes ◆ Free Colors and Saving • Palette: set any number of colors from 1 to 256. Includes 60 preset palettes that give you a matching color scheme in one tap • Transparent areas are shown as an easy-to-see checkerboard • Choose the background when saving images: transparent, white, black, or a palette color • Export multiple artworks at once ◆ Create with Peace of Mind • Undo up to 50 times: try anything without worrying about mistakes • Auto-save: your work is saved automatically as you go • Backup and restore: switch devices worry-free • Trash: recover artworks you deleted by accident ◆ Perfect For • Anyone who wanted to try pixel art but struggled because their finger covered the screen • Anyone who wants to make cute retro pixel animations (GIFs) to post on social media • Anyone who wants to make their own social media icon • Anyone who wants to create pixel art or animated character assets for game development • Anyone who wants to casually draw pixel art on their phone while on the go or in spare moments • Anyone who wants to start by tracing a photo or illustration You can also use the app ad-free with the one-time purchase Remove Ads. Anytime, anywhere, right at your fingertip. Create your own pixel art and animations with Picotap.
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Verdict
Rect Simple and Picotap both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Rect Simple's written reviews are positive against 50% of Picotap's. Rect Simple also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Picotap sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Rect Simple asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rect Simple against 5.0 for Picotap. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Rect Simple's written reviews are positive against 50% of Picotap's.
| Parameter | Rect Simple | Picotap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shuya Komiya | Twispace |
Customer experience
Rect Simple
Picotap
In-app purchases
Rect Simple
No in-app purchases
Picotap
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
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- Large Tip$6.99









