StampFX vs myKando Pixel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StampFX
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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!
myKando Pixel
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Pixel by pixel to artwork. myKando Pixel is your creative break – free, ad-free, and works offline. Screens, feeds, interruptions all day. Pixel is the opposite: calm, focus, zero pressure. Just paint and lose track of time. FOUR MODES – ONE FOR EVERY MOOD - Free pixeling: Blank canvas, your colors, your idea - Templates: Coloring designs in multiple difficulty levels - Guided mode: Color-by-numbers for relaxed pixeling - Photo to pixel: Upload a photo and watch it turn into pixel art TOOLS - Pencil, fill, eraser, eyedropper - Zoom, pan, toggle the grid - Undo and redo - PNG export for every finished piece YOUR GALLERY All your work in one place. Mark favorites, continue works in progress, share finished pieces. Synced across all your devices – iPhone and iPad. LEVELS & PROGRESS Each completed project levels you up. Unlock new palettes, larger grids, additional modes. Streak counter for daily pixeling. No time pressure, no leaderboards – just you and your next pixel. OFFLINE-READY Pixel on the train, on a plane, in the woods. The internet can wait. Your work is saved locally and syncs as soon as you are back online. FREE & AD-FREE No ads. No in-app purchases. No trackers. Period. PRIVACY Your account works for all myKando apps. Data is encrypted and stored on servers in Europe. Delete your account anytime. LIGHT & DARK MODE Easy-on-the-eyes design, exactly the way you like it. PART OF myKando One account, all apps: Family, Lists, Pixel, Ideas. For everyone who needs a break from doomscrolling. For kids 8+, hobby artists, commuters, anyone seeking a moment of mindfulness. For anyone who just wants to create something small and beautiful again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: myKando Pixel at none against StampFX's 1. myKando Pixel also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). StampFX's advantage is device support. On price 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. StampFX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. myKando Pixel asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | StampFX | myKando Pixel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cyclic Software Development Inc. | Steffen Schmutterer |
In-app purchases
StampFX
- StampFX Pro$1.99
myKando Pixel
No in-app purchases





