Comparison

StampFX vs Pixel Art Canvas

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

Head to head
About

StampFX

Features
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Whether you're 8 or 80, a complete beginner or seasoned artist, StampFX makes pixel art animation approachable and fun for everyone. Create stunning animated stickers, GIFs, and pixel art with an intuitive frame-by-frame animation tool designed for all skill levels. No artistic experience required. Just tap, draw, and watch your creations come to life. Perfect for animated stickers, reaction GIFs, retro-style animations, and creative projects on your iPhone or iPad. POWERFUL ANIMATION TOOLS Bring your pixel art to life with intuitive creative features: • Frame-by-frame animation with instant preview • 12 specialized drawing tools (pixel, line, circle, rectangle, flood fill, and more) • Customizable brush sizes and shapes for pencil, eraser, ellipse, rectangle, and line tools • Quick frame cloning, duplication, and rearrangement • Pervasive undo for fearless creativity • Mini Sprites: stamp hand-picked 1-bit mini sprites right onto your canvas • Import Image: bring any photo or image onto your canvas to pixelate and remix • Rotation and flipping tools • Two-finger pinch and zoom for precise control • Eyedropper for perfect color matching CREATE FUN ANIMATIONS StampFX is perfect for making: • Animated stickers for iMessage • Reaction GIFs to share with friends • Pixel art characters and animations • Retro-style animated art • Creative projects and personal artwork BEAUTIFUL COLOR PALETTES Create your own, generate a palette from any image, or choose from carefully curated palettes inspired by: • Classic video game consoles • Retro operating systems • Nature themes (fire, ocean, forest) • Monochrome options (17 shades of gray, sepia) • Web-safe colors • Custom hue ranges FLEXIBLE CANVAS SIZES Create at your ideal resolution with canvases up to 512x512: • Tiny (perfect for 16x16 icons) • Small (great for 32x32 sprites) • Medium (ideal for detailed work) • Large (for high-resolution assets) • Custom sizes up to 512x512 pixels ANIMATION SPEED CONTROL Fine-tune your animation timing: • Slow (study details) • Medium (natural motion) • Fast (rapid action) EXPORT & SHARE ANYWHERE Your creations work everywhere: • Animated GIF export • iMessage sticker integration • AirDrop to Mac or other devices • Email sharing • Save to Files app • Compatible with any app that supports GIFs PRIVACY FIRST We respect your creativity: • Zero personal data collection • No analytics or tracking • Your art stays yours • Work offline anytime Whether you're creating animated stickers for messaging, making reaction GIFs for social media, or exploring pixel art as a creative hobby, StampFX gives you powerful frame-by-frame animation tools in a simple, fun iOS app. Download StampFX and start animating today!

About

Pixel Art Canvas

Features
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- Clean Interface - Easy Animations - Offline Anytime - Ad-Free Download Pixel Art Canvas today and start creating!

Screenshots

StampFX4 screens
Pixel Art Canvas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StampFX at Free against Pixel Art Canvas's $2.99. Pixel Art Canvas's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

StampFX is free to download; Pixel Art Canvas costs $2.99 up front. StampFX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pixel Art Canvas asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
StampFX versus Pixel Art Canvas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStampFXPixel Art Canvas
PriceFree — better$2.99
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCyclic Software Development Inc.SKY HORSE LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StampFX

One-time1
  • StampFX Pro$1.99
None

Pixel Art Canvas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StampFX free?
StampFX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Art Canvas free?
Pixel Art Canvas costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do StampFX or Pixel Art Canvas have ads?
Neither StampFX nor Pixel Art Canvas shows ads.

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