Comparison

Pixel Edit Lite vs DALL E 3 AI Art Generator

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Edit Lite

Create detailed pixel art on a 16x16 canvas with a minimalist interface. This tool focuses on a clean design to help you craft beautiful retro sprites and artwork.

Highlights
  • 16x16 canvas
  • Minimalist interface
  • Retro sprite creation
  • Pixel art design
  • Clean editor
Features
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The pocket sprite editor for PICO-8. Copy a sprite on your Mac, edit it on your iPhone, paste it straight back. Pixel Edit Lite is a small, touch-first pixel art and sprite editor for iPhone. Draw with your finger, work offline, and create retro sprites whenever inspiration strikes. Work on a single sprite or build out a full sprite sheet — navigate between sprites, duplicate them, and copy and paste between sprites. Choose 8×8, 16×16, 32×32, or 64×64 canvases for sprites, game art, icons, and other pixel art projects. Built with PICO-8 and TIC-80 style sprite workflows in mind, with real PICO-8 clipboard format support: copy a sprite in PICO-8 on your Mac, paste it here, edit, and paste it back. Features • Clean, minimal interface • Always-on sprite sheet with navigation, duplication, and copy/paste • 8×8, 16×16, 32×32, and 64×64 canvases • Precision pixel drawing with pencil, eraser, and fill • Shape tools: line, rectangle, and circle, outlined or filled • Undo and redo • PICO-8 and TIC-80 color palettes • Grid-based editing • Rotate, flip, and shift tools • Fast, responsive touch controls • Automatic local saving • Recent Projects — reopen past sheets in one tap • Import and export through Files, including iCloud Drive • Share via the native Share Sheet — AirDrop, Messages, save to Photos, and more • Real PICO-8 sprite clipboard format support • Works offline Pixel Edit Lite is intentionally simple. No complicated desktop-style workflow — just a small pixel editor you can keep with you when you're away from your computer.

About

DALL E 3 AI Art Generator

Transform text prompts into stunning AI-generated art, images, and videos using advanced DALL-E 3 and DALL-E 2 technology. Simply describe your vision, and the app creates unique visuals for you to save and share.

Highlights
  • Text-to-image generation
  • Text-to-video generation
  • Powered by DALL-E 3 and DALL-E 2
  • Save and share creations
  • User-friendly prompt interface
Features
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DALL E 3 AI Art Generator turns a few words into art, tattoo designs, photo edits and short videos, right on your iPhone. Images are created by OpenAI's newest image model, the successor to DALL·E 3, so every result is sharp, detailed and ready to share. TATTOO DESIGNER • 12 tattoo styles: Fine Line, Traditional, Neo-Traditional, Tribal, Japanese, Blackwork, Realism, Watercolor, Minimalist, Geometric, Dotwork and Script • Try it on: see your design on a photo of your arm, chest, back or leg before you commit • Stencil export: turn any design into a clean black outline to bring to your artist • Every design is created fresh from your idea, never a template AI ART GENERATOR • Describe anything and get an image in seconds • 20+ art styles from anime to oil painting to cinematic • Tap a suggestion or write your own prompt • Square, portrait or landscape output EDIT PHOTOS WITH WORDS • Choose a photo, type what should change ("make it a cartoon", "add sunglasses", "turn day into night") and it's done • Works on your own photos and on anything you create in the app BRING IT TO LIFE • Turn any image into a 5-second video with real motion and optional sound • Describe the camera move or let the AI decide • Save to Photos or share anywhere SHARPEN IN HD • Upscale to 2x or 4x with crisp, faithful detail • Enhance mode adds painted detail for a dramatic before-and-after • Compare the result against the original with a slider SHARE AND DISCOVER • Publish to the community feed and browse what others are creating • Save everything to My Creations in full resolution PRO MEMBERSHIP • 300 creations every month included • All tattoo and art styles unlocked • Credits for extra creations, videos and upscales HOW IT WORKS 1) Pick Art, Tattoo or Edit 2) Describe what you want, or tap a suggestion 3) Generate, then try it on, animate it, sharpen it or share it ABOUT DALL·E 3 AI Art Generator This app launched as one of the first iPhone apps built on the DALL·E 2 and DALL·E 3 API. OpenAI has since retired DALL·E 3, and the app now creates images with OpenAI's newest image model, its successor. DALL E 3 AI Art Generator is independently created by EllisApps Inc. and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by OpenAI. Terms of use: https://ellisapps.com/terms.html Privacy policy: https://ellisapps.com/privacy.html DALL E 3 AI Art Generator offers a paid subscription for Pro features and one-time credit packs.

Screenshots

Pixel Edit Lite4 screens
DALL E 3 AI Art Generator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel Edit Lite at 100% against DALL E 3 AI Art Generator's 37%. Pixel Edit Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). DALL E 3 AI Art Generator's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (5.9K vs 6). On 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

DALL E 3 AI Art Generator is free to download; Pixel Edit Lite costs $2.99 up front. DALL E 3 AI Art Generator sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Pixel Edit Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Edit Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DALL E 3 AI Art Generator has 5.9K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pixel Edit Lite's written reviews are positive against 37% of DALL E 3 AI Art Generator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Edit Lite ships an update every 5 days, DALL E 3 AI Art Generator fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Pixel Edit Lite versus DALL E 3 AI Art Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Edit LiteDALL E 3 AI Art Generator
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.6 (5.9K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better37.2% of reviews
Number of ratings65.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB65 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperApurva MehtaEllisapps Inc.

Customer experience

Pixel Edit Lite

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DALL E 3 AI Art Generator

All ratings5,935 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews242 reviews
Positive37.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative55.4%

Bugs and requests

Pixel Edit Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DALL E 3 AI Art Generator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent image quality
  • Prompt restrictions and safety filters
  • Disappearing credits and account issues
  • Unreliable upload and generation functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save and edit generated images
  • More artist styles and options
  • Free credits or ad-supported model
  • Improved prompt handling and error messages

In-app purchases

None

Pixel Edit Lite

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

DALL E 3 AI Art Generator

Subscriptions3
  • Unlock AI Art Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Unlock AI Art Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Unlock AI Art Annual$99.991 Year
One-time4
  • 40 Credits Pack$14.99
  • 100 Credits Pack$29.99
  • 200 Credits Pack$49.99
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  • 500 Credits Pack$99.99

Questions

Is Pixel Edit Lite free?
Pixel Edit Lite costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DALL E 3 AI Art Generator free?
DALL E 3 AI Art Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Edit Lite or DALL E 3 AI Art Generator?
Pixel Edit Lite is rated higher. Pixel Edit Lite averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while DALL E 3 AI Art Generator averages 4.6 from 5.9K ratings.
Do Pixel Edit Lite or DALL E 3 AI Art Generator have ads?
DALL E 3 AI Art Generator shows ads; Pixel Edit Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Edit Lite or DALL E 3 AI Art Generator?
Pixel Edit Lite ships an update every 5 days, and DALL E 3 AI Art Generator fortnightly. Most recently, Pixel Edit Lite was updated on November 7, 2026 and DALL E 3 AI Art Generator on November 7, 2026.

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