Comparison

Vector Sketch Limited vs Pixel Art Dev

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

Head to head
About

Vector Sketch Limited

Create vector drawings with a user-friendly interface on your iPad or iPhone. Easily draw, modify, and align shapes with grid and snapping tools. Print your creations on standard paper sizes.

Highlights
  • Vector line, circle, and rectangle drawing
  • Shape modification and color changes
  • Zoom and pan canvas
  • Adjustable grid for alignment
  • Snapping to grid points
  • Printable drawings
Features
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No ads… No subscription… Free. A vector drawing application for the iPad or iPhone that provides a very simple, user friendly interface to draw vector lines, circles, rectangles, and text labels. The shapes can be moved or modified after placement. For example, such as changing the width of the line or the color. A border line is drawn around the edges of the canvas to represent the drawing area of a standard size sheet of paper (8-1/2 X 11 inches). The canvas is initially displayed showing the entire border, and you can only draw inside of this border. You can use two fingers to zoom in on the canvas, in order to create a more detailed drawing. If you zoomed in such that any portion of the border can’t be seen, then you can use two fingers to pan the canvas around. A grid is displayed over the canvas to help with alignment. There are a couple of different ways to display this grid, or you can hide it completely if you would rather have a blank canvas. You can also change the background color of the canvas. This can be useful depending on your needs. For example, if you wanted to draw with a WHITE pen, you would probably want a darker background. Snapping can be turned ON or OFF. When snapping is ON, as you place new shapes on the screen, or move existing ones, the shape is “snapped” to nearest snap point location (on the grid). This allows you to easily align and place various shapes on the canvas. Snap points are invisible, and are located at the intersection of each line in the grid. Snapping can be still be used, even when the grid is "hidden". Drawings can be printed in landscape, on 8-1/2 X11 inch paper.

About

Pixel Art Dev

Create pixel art for retro games on a small canvas. This editor is designed for efficient development of pixel graphics with a focus on retro aesthetics. It offers a streamlined experience for artists and game developers.

Highlights
  • Small canvas focus
  • Retro game art creation
  • Streamlined interface
  • Pixel graphics editor
Features
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A pixel art editor with a focus on small canvas sizes used in retro game development.

Screenshots

Vector Sketch Limited3 screens
Pixel Art Dev3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixel Art Dev at Free against Vector Sketch Limited's $0.99. Pixel Art Dev also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Vector Sketch Limited's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Pixel Art Dev is free to download; Vector Sketch Limited costs $0.99 up front. Pixel Art Dev sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vector Sketch Limited asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Vector Sketch Limited against 5.0 for Pixel Art Dev. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Vector Sketch Limited versus Pixel Art Dev: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVector Sketch LimitedPixel Art Dev
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDennis ClayBenjamin Harris Jr

Customer experience

Vector Sketch Limited

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pixel Art Dev

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vector Sketch Limited

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Art Dev

One-time1
  • Pro Mode$3.99

Questions

Is Vector Sketch Limited free?
Vector Sketch Limited costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Art Dev free?
Pixel Art Dev is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vector Sketch Limited or Pixel Art Dev?
Vector Sketch Limited and Pixel Art Dev are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Vector Sketch Limited or Pixel Art Dev have ads?
Neither Vector Sketch Limited nor Pixel Art Dev shows ads.

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