Comparison

Pixelet vs PixelPad

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

PixelPad

Features
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PixelPad is a focused pixel art and sprite animation studio for iPad and iPhone. Draw precise pixels with Apple Pencil or touch, build frame-by-frame animations, and export assets without leaving your device. DRAW WITH PRECISION • Work on crisp 8×8 to 128×128 canvases • Use Pencil, Eraser, Fill, Eyedropper, and Selection tools • Pan and zoom without losing the pixel grid • Undo and redo complete strokes ANIMATE FRAME BY FRAME • Add, duplicate, delete, and reorder frames • Set a project frame rate or tune timing per frame • Compare neighboring frames with color-coded onion skins • Preview animation with the same timing used for GIF export BUILD YOUR PALETTE • Add, remove, and reorder colors • Start with built-in palettes • Save reusable custom palette presets EXPORT GAME-READY ASSETS • Export transparent or solid-background PNGs • Create animated GIFs • Arrange sprite sheets by rows and columns • Control frame spacing and 1×, 2×, or 4× scale PRIVATE BY DEFAULT PixelPad currently works offline, requires no account, and stores projects on your device. Export through the standard share sheet whenever you are ready. The app starts in English. Korean is available at any time in Settings.

Screenshots

Pixelet4 screens
PixelPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PixelPad at every 2 days against Pixelet's every 4 months. Pixelet's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixelet ships an update every 4 months, PixelPad every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pixelet versus PixelPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixeletPixelPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatsuya TobiokaDAEHONG MIN

In-app purchases

None

Pixelet

No in-app purchases

None

PixelPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixelet free?
Pixelet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PixelPad free?
PixelPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixelet or PixelPad have ads?
Both Pixelet and PixelPad show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixelet or PixelPad?
Pixelet ships an update every 4 months, and PixelPad every 2 days. Most recently, Pixelet was updated on September 17, 2026 and PixelPad on October 9, 2026.

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