Pixelet vs SimplePixels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixelet
Create pixel art and animations by writing simple programs. This tool offers editing assistance, syntax highlighting, and sharing capabilities for your pixel art creations. It's designed to make pixel art accessible through code.
- Create pixel art from programs
- Create animations from programs
- Editing assistance with toolbar
- Share images and animations
- Syntax highlighting and line numbers
- Customizable settings for size and animation
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Let's draw pixel art with coding! Pixelet is an app to create pixel art by writing a program instead of editing each pixel. It sounds difficult, but it's easy because you only have to learn a few patterns. You can also copy and paste the program, making it easy to repeat and reuse. # Features - Create pixel art from the program - Create animation from programs - Editing assistance with toolbar - Share the created images/animations - Syntax highlighting and line numbers - Settings for sizes, animation, anti-aliasing, grid, etc. This app is completely free. * Advertisement will be displayed. Feel free to draw something.
SimplePixels
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A casual pixel art app for all. Create simple pixel art and export as an image or GIF. Step #1: Create a new project - Choose a frame size between 8 and 16 pixels Step #2: Draw a frame - Tap to draw or import an image Step #3: Repeat and export - Duplicate and draw up to 15 frames - Export a single frame as an image, or all frames as a GIF Step #4: Showcase your favorite - Showcase your favorite project on the home screen Subscribe to SimplePixels Pro for all features: 1. Predefined color palettes 2. More board sizes 3. Two-finger pinch/swipe to zoom in and move around for large boards 4. Swipe to draw Even more coming soon Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.logicui.com/simplepixels/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixelet at none against SimplePixels's 2. SimplePixels's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. SimplePixels sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pixelet asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixelet ships an update every 4 months, SimplePixels fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixelet | SimplePixels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tatsuya Tobioka | Wen Hao Chong |
In-app purchases
Pixelet
No in-app purchases
SimplePixels
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
Questions
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