Pixelet vs PixelPad
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.
PixelPad
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Pixelet | PixelPad |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tatsuya Tobioka | DAEHONG MIN |
In-app purchases
Pixelet
No in-app purchases
PixelPad
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pixelet free?
Is PixelPad free?
Do Pixelet or PixelPad have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pixelet or PixelPad?
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