Pixel Scaler vs Pipeline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Scaler
Enlarge pixel art, sprites, and icons while maintaining sharp, square pixels. This tool allows you to scale images up to 100x, preserving transparency and exporting high-resolution PNGs.
- Lossless pixel art scaling
- Enlarge images up to 100x
- Preserves transparency
- Export high-resolution PNGs
- Supports input images up to 2,500 pixels
- Export up to 100 megapixels
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Enlarge pixel art, sprites and icons while keeping their pixels sharp and square. Pixel Scaler is an easy-to-use image scaling tool that helps you to enlarge your images without losing quality. Choose one image from Photos, select a whole-number scale, and export a PNG that preserves transparency. - See the original and output dimensions as you choose a scale up to 100x. - Export PNG images up to 100 megapixels. - Save the result or share through the native share sheet. PNG is recommended for pixel art. JPEG and other readable images can also be scaled after a warning. Input images can be up to 2,500 pixels per side. Exports can be up to 100 megapixels and 100,000 pixels per side. The maximum scale depends on the input dimensions. Note: If you have any issues, please feel free to contact us with our support email support@limedeck.io
Pipeline
This open-source application provides a digital compositing and post-processing pipeline for images, shaders, filters, and effects. It allows hobbyist and professional photographers, graphic experts, and programmers to create, design, and extend image manipulation capabilities.
- Digital compositing pipeline
- Image post-processing
- Shader creation and design
- Filter and effect application
- Open-source repository
- Metal Shader development
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Nodef Pipeline is an open-source digital compositing and graphics post-processing Pipeline for photos, images, shaders, filters, and effects. Who is this for? Hobbyist photographers - Apply a wide variety of modern image post-processing techniques to your photos. Professional photographers - Post-process photos with an open-source Digital Compositing Pipeline. Graphic experts - Create, design, test, and invent new image filters, shaders, or animations with a Digital Compositing Pipeline. Graphic programmers - Extend the Open Digital Compositing Pipeline by developing Metal Shaders in our open-source repository. Open Digital Compositing Pipeline https://github.com/Misfits-Rebels-Outcasts/Nodef Open Digital Compositing with Shaders https://github.com/Misfits-Rebels-Outcasts/ShaderMuse This app is available under the Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pipeline at 100% against Pixel Scaler's 0%. Pipeline also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.0 vs 3.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Pipeline is free to download; Pixel Scaler costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pipeline holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pixel Scaler's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pipeline's.
Pixel Scaler ships an update every 8 months, Pipeline fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Scaler | Pipeline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LimeDeck, s. r. o. | ConnectCode Pte Ltd |
Customer experience
Pixel Scaler
Pipeline
In-app purchases
Pixel Scaler
No in-app purchases
Pipeline
No in-app purchases
