Comparison

Pixel Map vs Blocked

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Map

Transform your photos into unique abstract pixel art. Sample pixels from your images and create custom color palettes to recolor your creations. Export your pixel maps for further use.

Highlights
  • Sample pixels from photos
  • Create custom color palettes
  • AI-powered color suggestions
  • Recolor pixel maps
  • Export pixel maps
  • Identify pixels by row/column
Features
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The central idea of Pixel Map is that you can take samples with different pixel sizes from your own photographs, and subsequently that you can compose one or two different color palettes to select which colors are used to recolor your pixel map. In Pixel Map you can select one of your own photos as the basis for a pixel map. Also, you can select the number of pixels to be used for your Pixel map (the app generates pixel map samples based on the original colors and the aspect ratio of your photo), and you can compose your own palettes by selecting colours from two separate sets of color patches. You can define your color palettes based either on the colors from your pixel sample, or from a fresh set of color patches. One set of color patches is based on the original pixel sample by employing Artificial Intelligence techniques. The other set of color patches contains a predefined set of several grey values, skin tones and general colors. The proces of recoloring your images also employs Artificial Intelligence techniques. Only a small thumbnail and of course the pixel maps and their palettes are stored locally on your device. The app supports manually copying your pixel map to an external canvas. You can also export your pixel map by email. To ease the process of copying, a detail view can identify each pixel by a row- and column number.

About

Blocked

Transform your photos or drawings into unique mosaic art using toy blocks or tiles. Customize block size, color palettes, and even generate a list for ordering physical pieces online. Save or share your personalized creations.

Highlights
  • Create mosaics from photos or drawings
  • Customize block size and color groups
  • Filter source images
  • Omit specific colors
  • Generate brick order lists for online purchase
  • Save and share creations
Features
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Create a mosaic out of toy blocks or tiles. Create a gift of a personalized work of art. Blocked generates mosaics using images from the Photo Library or from whatever you dream up and draw. Blocked allows for fine tuning of mosaics: filter the source source image, change the block size, select particular color groups, and omit colors from a mosaic. Commonly found color collections of bricks that can be purchased online are available by default. Generate a brick order list to automate online ordering of mosaic pieces on the lego.com website. Additional colors from photos can be added and grouped. Mosaics can be saved locally or shared with the public.

Screenshots

Pixel Map4 screens
Blocked4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blocked at 5.0 against Pixel Map's 4.0. Blocked also leads on chart position (#189 vs unranked) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Pixel Map's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ads, 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

Pixel Map costs $0.99 and Blocked $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blocked holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pixel Map versus Blocked: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel MapBlocked
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#189 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRob Duell PhDEugene Liu

Customer experience

Pixel Map

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Blocked

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pixel Map

No in-app purchases

None

Blocked

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Map free?
Pixel Map costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blocked free?
Blocked costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Map or Blocked?
Blocked is rated higher. Pixel Map averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Blocked averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pixel Map or Blocked have ads?
Neither Pixel Map nor Blocked shows ads.

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