Comparison

Procreate Dreams vs Pixel Companion

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

Head to head
About

Procreate Dreams

Create stunning 2D animations, expressive videos, and captivating stories with powerful yet intuitive tools. This app offers a rich brush library, advanced frame-by-frame animation features, and seamless integration of video, audio, and text for professional-quality creations.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame animation tools
  • Multi-track timeline
  • Keyframe animation
  • 300+ textured brushes
  • Video, photo, and audio editing
  • Real-time rendering engine
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Procreate Dreams is an award-winning animation app, packed with powerful tools that anyone can use. Create rich 2D animations, expressive videos, and breathtaking stories on iPad. With over 300 beautifully textured Procreate brushes, Procreate Dreams is perfect for creating gorgeous hand drawn, frame-by-frame animations. Highlights: - Powerful frame-by-frame animation tools. - Responsive Multi-track timeline. - Keyframes for motion and cinematic animations. - Record motion or effects effortlessly through touch. - Handcrafted animation brush library. - Next generation, realtime rendering engine. Create frame-by-frame animations: - Explore over 300 beautifully textured brushes to bring artistic soul to your work. - Compatible with all Procreate brushes - Up to 16K resolution for drawings. - Paint outside your stage. - Customizable onion skins. - Automatic, freehand/lasso, and shape selections. - Permanently transform, warp and distort your drawings. - Blend modes and clipping, luminance, and layer masking - Apply permanent filters & adjustments. Compose video, photos, audio, and type: - Import, edit and trim video. - Draw-over your content. - Add voice-overs and music. - Craft titles, type and credits with typography styling, and design attributes. Add animated motion and effects: - Add keyframes to your content for precise transitions of motion and effects. - Modify easing to refine your timing. - Move, scale, rotate, warp & distort animations. - HSB, opacity, gaussian blur, lens blur, noise, and sharpen effects. - Group content to unlock the power of layered animations. Import existing assets and content: - Import video & photos in JPG, PNG, TGA, Procreate, MP4, GIF, and ProRes format. - Import audio in MP3, AIFF, WAV, FLAC, AAC, CAFF, M4A, AC3, and MP2 format. - Import custom and purchased Procreate brushes. - Import layered Procreate files. - Import Procreate Animation Assist as a Flipbook. Share your work with the world: - Export MP4s and MOVs in H264, HEVC, and ProRes codecs. - Export transparent video. - Export PNG sequences with transparency for professional pipelines. - Export your current frame as a transparent image. - Share your .drm files with your audio and video included. Next generation technology - Seamlessly mix drawing, frame-by-frame animation, keyframing, video editing, and compositing. - Real-time rendering makes waiting a thing of the past. - Never lose artwork again with continuous auto-save and undo history.

About

Pixel Companion

Enhance your pixel art with a powerful upscaler and integrated tools. Seamlessly work with Procreate, explore color palettes, and share your high-resolution creations instantly. Perfect for artists seeking crisp, vibrant pixel art.

Highlights
  • Lossless pixel art scaling
  • Procreate integration
  • Online color palette explorer
  • One-tap sharing and export
  • High-resolution creation
Features
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Pixel Companion: a pixel art scaler and color palette explorer. Scale your pixel art without blur, integrated with your favorite pixel art editors like Procreate and more. Key Features - Lossless Scaling Instantly scale your pixel art to higher resolutions while preserving every crisp edge. Perfect for pixel artists tired of blurry pixel art and in need of a powerful pixel art scaler. Pixel Companion might find pictures other than pixel art that could be scaled from your photo library too, don't worry this app works fully on your device, there's 0 data collection by all means. - Online Color Palette Explorer Browse curated color palettes and inspiring example artworks to make your pixel art truly pop. Discover new hues that complement your style and save palettes for later. - One‑Tap Sharing & Export After scaling, share your perfected pixel art in seconds—save to photos, export to Procreate, or send to friends with just a tap. - Seamless Integration Work directly from your favorite pixel art editor like Procreate. Scale and refine your pixel art without ever leaving your favorite editor app. Whether you’re crafting retro sprites, game assets, or digital illustrations, Pixel Companion empowers both hobbyists and professionals with the best pixel art scaler technology. Say goodbye to blurry pixel art and hello to vibrant, high‑res creations! Download Pixel Companion now and scale your pixel art!

Screenshots

Pixel Companion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixel Companion at Free against Procreate Dreams's $12.99. Pixel Companion also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (75% vs 41%). Procreate Dreams's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (594 vs 1). On ads 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 Companion is free to download; Procreate Dreams costs $12.99 up front. Pixel Companion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Procreate Dreams asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Companion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Procreate Dreams has 594 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Procreate Dreams's written reviews are positive against 75% of Pixel Companion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Procreate Dreams ships an update monthly, Pixel Companion every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Procreate Dreams versus Pixel Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProcreate DreamsPixel Companion
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (594 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings594 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.3 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSavage Interactive Pty Ltd天文 张

Customer experience

Procreate Dreams

All ratings537 ratings
Positive71.9%
Neutral10.8%
Negative17.3%
Written reviews2,226 reviews
Positive41.0%
Neutral24.4%
Negative34.6%

Pixel Companion

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Procreate Dreams

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Undo/redo issues, sometimes undoing more than intended
  • Crashes and freezes when working with complex animations
  • Inconsistent behavior when importing assets from Procreate

Requested features

6 requests
  • Lasso tool for selecting and transforming parts of drawings
  • Ability to merge, reorder, and manage layers
  • Custom brush creation and import options
  • Improved timeline controls and onion skin visibility
  • More intuitive UI and better discoverability of features
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  • Ability to set custom canvas size and frame rate

Pixel Companion

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Procreate Dreams

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Companion

One-time1
  • Scaling Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Procreate Dreams free?
Procreate Dreams costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Companion free?
Pixel Companion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Procreate Dreams or Pixel Companion?
Pixel Companion is rated higher. Procreate Dreams averages 3.9 out of 5 from 594 ratings, while Pixel Companion averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Procreate Dreams or Pixel Companion have ads?
Neither Procreate Dreams nor Pixel Companion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Procreate Dreams or Pixel Companion?
Procreate Dreams ships an update monthly, and Pixel Companion every 2 weeks. Most recently, Procreate Dreams was updated on November 7, 2026 and Pixel Companion on November 3, 2026.

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