Pixel Editor vs Resprite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Editor
Create pixel art from scratch or transform photos into retro-style artwork. Design unique avatars with a vast array of combinations. Offers tools for precise editing with layers and custom palettes.
- Photo to pixel art conversion
- Custom avatar creation
- Pixel art editor tools
- Layer support
- Custom color palettes
- Save and share creations
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Bring retro aesthetics together with modern tools. With Pixel Avatar Generator you can draw pixel art from scratch or turn your photos into pixel-style artwork in moments. -Photo to pixels Pick an image from your library and convert it with an AI-assisted engine. Compare before and after so you can see the transformation clearly. -Avatar creator Combine faces, hair, outfits, and accessories to build a look that feels like you—or something entirely new. Thousands of combinations mean a fresh character every time. -Pixel editor Use pencil, eraser, fill, line, and more. Work with layers and custom color palettes for precise control on the grid. -Gallery & export Keep your projects in one place and save finished pieces to your Photos library to share anywhere. Whether you are making game assets, a profile picture, or art just for fun, level up your creativity in the pixel world. ### An in-app purchase subscription is required to use this app. Access to the main functionality is only available after purchasing a subscription. ### Premium Subscriptions: Monthly Subscription with 3-Day Trial Annual Subscription Auto-Renewable Subscription Terms: - The payment will be charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription renews automatically unless the auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of your selected subscription. - Your subscriptions can be managed, and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to your App Store Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://sunshine-dev.com/?page_id=98
Resprite
This professional pixel art editor offers desktop-class features optimized for touch and pen input. Create pixel illustrations, animations, and game assets with an extensive toolset, advanced layers, and a high-performance renderer, all on your mobile device.
- High-performance drawing engine
- Innovative palette and coloring tools
- Advanced layers and timeline system
- Optimized gesture and pen controls
- Flexible interface layout
- Import/export GIF, spritesheet, and PSD files
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Resprite is a professional pixel art editor. Desktop-class features combined with touch/pen optimizations let you create efficiently anywhere. Resprite brings together a complete pixel toolset, an innovative coloring system, advanced layers and timelines, and a Metal-powered high-performance renderer so you can easily make pixel illustrations, spritesheets, GIF animations, and game art assets. Wherever you are—at home, camping, on the beach, or waiting at the gate—you can start creating. Resprite is your mobile pixel art studio. Resprite includes: - High-performance drawing engine - Innovative and efficient palette and coloring tools - Complete dithering pattern support - Flexible interface layout, always one tap away - Optimized gesture and pen controls for precision Flexible interface layout: - Arrange floating panels freely - All panels can be minimized - Shorten the distance between pen and target to boost efficiency - Cohesive pixel-styled UI All-in-one toolset: - Brushes, innovative coloring tools, three selection tools, eyedropper, paint bucket, three shape tools, plus rich sub-options - Pixel Perfect, Alpha Lock, dithering textures, and other advanced features - Place the toolbar anywhere for instant access - Copy, paste (including across files), flip horizontally/vertically, rotate, scale - Zoom and transform both canvas and image - Quick outline, HSV tuning, brightness/contrast adjustment, blur filter - Insert multi-line or vertical text, with custom fonts Convenient reference images: - Load multiple reference images - References can be zoomed and minimized - Place them anywhere Innovative palette: - Free placement layout - Linked workflow with coloring tools - Interpolate to create intermediate colors - Palette import and export - Automatically sample palettes from the canvas Import and sharing: - Import/export GIF, spritesheet, and Resprite packages - Export with scale, frame margin, spritesheet layout options, and more - Export per animation clip or by row - Import/export palettes (GPL, RPL formats) - Export PSD files - Import/export APNG animations - Export timelapse recordings of your drawing Layer and timeline system: - Comprehensive features for flexible layer-based creation - Copy, merge, flatten, rasterize, and other advanced operations - Onion Skin support - Set multiple animation clips and select them individually - Reliable performance—smooth even with hundreds of frames - Color tags, multi-level grouping, and opacity control Fast gesture operations: - Supports low-tilt and heavy-press stylus gestures - Two-finger/three-finger tap for undo/redo - Customizable pen Double-Tap actions - One-finger gestures to switch frames, play, and toggle onion skin - Long-press gesture - Flexibly map gestures to actions Pixel art in the demos comes from these artists: 史大巴、斯尔娜娜、扑倒奥利奥、吱小墨、妘归、KATLEE十三、石睐暮 PREMIUM: Your Resprite PREMIUM unlocks: - Remove export limits - Color adjustments - Stroke - Symmetry tool - Text tool All app features are available, and Premium is shared between iPad and iPhone. Customer support: Docs: https://resprite.fengeon.com/ Email: support@fengeon.com Optional in-app purchases: Charges are deducted from your iTunes account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. After purchase, you can manage auto-renewal anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms and conditions: Your use of this app is governed by the Terms at https://resprite.fengeon.com/terms and the Privacy Policy at https://resprite.fengeon.com/privacy, including future versions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Resprite at 80% against Pixel Editor's 0%. Resprite also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (4.7 vs 4.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pixel Editor sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Resprite sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Resprite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Resprite has 1.5K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pixel Editor's written reviews are positive against 80% of Resprite's.
Pixel Editor ships an update every 6 weeks, Resprite every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Editor | Resprite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (15 ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 79.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ozan AYAZ | Fengeon |
Customer experience
Pixel Editor
Resprite
Bugs and requests
Pixel Editor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Resprite
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tools disappearing from the UI
- Importing Aseprite files not working properly
- Export function counting against trial limit even when cancelled
Requested features
6 requests- Add keyframe animation support
- Implement tile set creation tools
- Allow importing/exporting more file formats
- Improve undo/redo functionality
- Add cursor/crosshair display option
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- Increase free export limit
In-app purchases
Pixel Editor
- Get Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Annual Limited VIP$9.991 Year
- 3 Days Trial and Get Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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- Annual VIP$29.991 Year
- Get Premium One Time Purchase$4.99
Resprite
- 1 Month$1.991 Month
- 12 Months$14.991 Year
- A Coffee$0.99
- Lifetime$19.99
- Lifetime Standard$29.99
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