Comparison

PixelPencil vs doodloop

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

Head to head
About

PixelPencil

Create pixel art with a robust set of tools, including layers, blend modes, and various brushes. Easily zoom, rotate, and manage multiple projects. Export your creations as animated GIFs.

Highlights
  • Layer editing with grouping and blend modes
  • Comprehensive set of drawing tools
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • Animated GIF export
  • Color creation tools
  • Pinch-to-zoom and canvas rotation
  • Save multiple works with iCloud support
Features
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PixelPencil is an app that was created to comfortably draw pixel art. In addition to the layer function, there are also functions such as layer grouping and blend mode. You can pinch in and out to zoom in and out, and you can rotate the canvas for intuitive operation. The main functions are as follows. ・ Layer editing Add, delete, duplicate, show / hide, sort, transparent, blend, group There are abundant functions such as. ・ Various tools Pen, eyedropper, eraser, fill, move, selection, flip, rotate, scale, shape We have all the basic tools. ・ UndoRedo Of course you can also undo redo. ・ Animated GIF export function Each layer becomes one frame and you can create an animation. ・ Color creation You can easily create your own favorite color. ・ Pinch in / out You can zoom in and out and rotate by pinching in and out. ・ Saving multiple works Since it uses a file system, you can save multiple projects. You can also save it on iCloud. ・ Canvas size setting You can set any size from 5 * 5 to 512 * 512.

About

doodloop

Features
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doodloop is a drawing pad for kids and grown-ups. Your lines stay yours — wobbly, naive, in the colours you picked — and then, if you want, the drawing becomes one short loop. DRAW, FOR FREE • Pencil, ink pen, marker, crayon, chalk, watercolour, spray, highlighter, neon and rainbow — real-feeling strokes with pressure and tilt on Apple Pencil, and with your finger too. • Sizes that match the tool: a pencil has three, a brush has five. • A floating paint palette: tap a well, mix shades, keep your recent colours. A colour wheel and an eyedropper when you want any colour. • Hold still at the end of a stroke and it snaps to a clean line, circle or rectangle. Turn it off in Settings if you like the wobble. • Symmetry: draw one side, the other side follows. • Photo → sketch: turn a photo into faint grey lines under your drawing and trace over it. The photo never ends up in your picture. • Timelapse: replay how the drawing was made and save it as a video. • Up to 8 layers, undo with a two-finger tap, redo with three. Everything saves by itself. A gallery keeps every drawing. • Share a clean white PNG of the drawing only — no buttons, no chrome. LOOP Tap Loop, choose 6, 10 or 15 seconds, and the drawing becomes one muted looping clip. The instructions we send always say: one clip, one shot, do not redraw, do not restyle, no 3D, no photoreal — keep every wobbly stroke. Save it as a video or a GIF. Loops use credits (6 s = 1, 10 s = 2, 15 s = 3). Credits come in packs of 3, 10 and 30. There is no subscription and nothing is unlimited. Drawing tools are always free. Purchases sit behind a grown-up gate. WHAT doodloop DOES NOT DO No account. No chat. No ads. No social feed. Drawings stay on your device unless you save or share them. When you make a loop, only the white drawing PNG and the text instructions leave the device, to generate that one clip. For iPad and iPhone.

Screenshots

PixelPencil4 screens
doodloop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: doodloop at none against PixelPencil's shown. doodloop also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. PixelPencil sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and doodloop sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixelPencil ships an update every 2 weeks, doodloop every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PixelPencil versus doodloop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelPencildoodloop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (110 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings110 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYosuke SekiYongsu Lim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PixelPencil

One-time1
  • Remove ads$4.99
3 purchases

doodloop

One-time3
  • 3 Loop Credits$5.99
  • 10 Loop Credits$17.99
  • 30 Loop Credits$49.99

Questions

Is PixelPencil free?
PixelPencil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is doodloop free?
doodloop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PixelPencil or doodloop have ads?
PixelPencil shows ads; doodloop does not.
Which is updated more often, PixelPencil or doodloop?
PixelPencil ships an update every 2 weeks, and doodloop every 5 days. Most recently, PixelPencil was updated on November 3, 2026 and doodloop on October 31, 2026.

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