Comparison

Pixel Painter vs Dot Pic Creator

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Painter

Create pixel art with a variety of tools and export options. Customize your creations with different pixel styles and built-in color palettes. The app features a scrollable canvas for easy pattern creation and selection tools for precise editing.

Highlights
  • Basic drawing and editing tools
  • Apply various pixel export styles
  • Erase mode for clearing colors
  • Selection and cropping tools
  • Scrollable canvas for patterns
  • Customizable color palettes
  • Downsample/Upsample pixel resolution
Features
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Create pixel art with various pixel styles.  Pixel Painter is an easy to use pixel art editor, with these main features: • Basic Tools: pencil tool, block tool, color bucket tool, selection tool, eyedropper tool, scroll tool. • Pixel Styles: apply a style to pixels when export, such as perler, circle, square. • Erase Mode: in this mode, pencil, block tool and color bucket tool are used to clear colors. • Selection: crop to selection, duplicate selected pixels, or remove selected pixels. • Scrollable Canvas: the canvas is scrollable, which allow you create repeatedly patterns more easier. • Color Palette: select a builtin color palette, then customize it if you like. • Downsample/Upsample pixels to get less/more pixels. If you have any questions, please contact me at email: arrowgraphics@icloud.com

About

Dot Pic Creator

Features
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Create amazing pictures from dots using Dot Pics extensive tools. Tap a dot to change the color. Tap it again to remove color. Use your device's camera to take pictures of anything that inspires you or select a photo from your device's gallery and watch it transform into a Dot Pic. Use the fill button to fill any empty areas with the selected color. Use the switch color button to change an area of colors to the selected color. Did you just make a mistake? Use the Undo/Redo buttons to go back or forward. Pinch for zoom in and out to make fine grain edits. Can't find the color that you want? Hold any of the colors in the Color selector row and open the color picker. Did you just make the Mona Lisa? Save it using the button. Here you can save your work as a new item, continue working on a previous Dot Pic, or print the Dot Pic of your choice.

Screenshots

Pixel Painter4 screens
Dot Pic Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot Pic Creator at none against Pixel Painter's 1. Pixel Painter's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 41 months). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Pixel Painter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dot Pic Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Painter ships an update every 4 days, Dot Pic Creator every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pixel Painter versus Dot Pic Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel PainterDot Pic Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 41 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer光建 张Brian Marx

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Painter

One-time1
  • Size Limits Removal$1.99
None

Dot Pic Creator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Painter free?
Pixel Painter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dot Pic Creator free?
Dot Pic Creator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Painter or Dot Pic Creator have ads?
Neither Pixel Painter nor Dot Pic Creator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Painter or Dot Pic Creator?
Pixel Painter ships an update every 4 days, and Dot Pic Creator every 41 months. Most recently, Pixel Painter was updated on June 4, 2026 and Dot Pic Creator on September 15, 2026.

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