Colors! Lite vs Pixilart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colors! Lite
Engage in a simple yet powerful painting experience and explore a vibrant online gallery of user-created artwork. Replay your own creations or learn from others by watching their painting process.
- Simple painting tools
- Online art gallery
- Painting process playback
- High-resolution canvas
- Branching from existing paintings
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Colors! Lite provides a fun and simple painting experience and invites the user to browse and participate in an online gallery consisting of countless beautiful paintings. If you like Colors! Lite, you should check out the full version of Colors! which allows you use unlimited save-slots, upload your works to the Colors! Gallery and export your paintings in a higher resolution. Go to http://colorslive.com/downloads_iphone to learn more. SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL Designed to have a quick and non-intrusive workflow, Colors! provides the tools you need, without any of the distractions. INTEGRATED GALLERY Half of the fun of painting is to show others the result. Visit the Colors! Gallery to see all the amazing works other are doing in Colors!. PLAYBACK ANY PAINTING Colors! always records the full painting process. View your own playback, and branch it off at any point to take it in a different direction. Or view the playback of any painting in the gallery to learn from other artists. HIGH RESOLUTION Taking full advantage of the Retina screens, you can paint in 2048x1536 resolution!
Pixilart
Create and share pixel art with a vibrant community. Easily design pixel art, animate GIFs with layers, and connect with other artists. Upload your creations, receive feedback, and discover new art on the go.
- Easy-to-use pixel art drawing
- GIF creation with layers and frames
- Cloud profile for cross-device access
- Public and private drawing uploads
- Social sharing and feedback
- Follow artists and activity feeds
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Create pixel art on the go. Pixilart is a community of passionate art enthusiasts who enjoy pixels. Easily make pixel art, and then share your art and even follow others who have created their own pixel art creations. Become part of the largest pixel art community and understand why Pixilart is a growing community for feedback, sharing, art and more! It's fun and easy to create pixel art on the go with Pixilart. KEY FEATURES • Create pixel art on the go with our easy-to-use drawing feature • Create GIFs with layers & frames • Push Notifications • Create from bases or blank canvases • Create profiles to upload drawings in the cloud for easier access on different devices • Upload drawings in private, or in public so others can see • Share drawings with others for feedback or simply to show off! • Receive notifications from likes, comments, mentions, and new followers • Follow your favorite artists on activity feeds PARENT INFORMATION Pixilart is a social platform for everyone. There is no private messaging system. All conversations are public. Swearing filters are enabled by default. Spam filters are enabled by default. Users can easily block/un-follow others. All drawings are monitored. SUBSCRIPTIONS There are no subscriptions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Colors! Lite at none against Pixilart's shown. Colors! Lite also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (71% vs 55%). Pixilart's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 56 months) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 16). On price, rating, 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.
Colors! Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixilart has 2.2K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Colors! Lite's written reviews are positive against 55% of Pixilart's.
Colors! Lite ships an update every 56 months, Pixilart fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colors! Lite | Pixilart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better | 4.4 (2.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better | 54.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 56 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Collecting Smiles AB | Bryan Ware |
Customer experience
Colors! Lite
Pixilart
User reviews
Colors! Lite
From 16 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Intuitive and simple drawing interface
- 🖼️ Amazing gallery with playback feature to watch artwork creation
- 💰 Free lite version available
- 🌈 Excellent color wheel for easy color selection
- 📱 Works well on multiple platforms (iPhone, iPad, 3DS, DS)
Room to improve
- 💸 Full version is expensive ($4.99-$5.00)
- 🚫 Cannot save drawings in lite version
- 🚫 Cannot upload to gallery in lite version
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🐛 App closes unexpectedly when switching apps
Pixilart
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient mobile access
- 💡 Good for pixel art
- 👍 Chill community
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Limited features compared to website
- 💰 Too many ads
- 🎨 Limited color palette and tools
Bugs and requests
Colors! Lite
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes on startup or during loading
- Cannot connect to gallery servers
- Drawings disappear when exiting and re-entering app
- Playback shows invisible lines or incomplete drawings
- Undo function corrupts entire artwork
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- Finger input registers in wrong location on screen
- Playback flips screen orientation
- Gallery navigation resets to first image when exiting
- App incompatible with older iOS versions (3.0 requirement)
- Occasional crashes when drawing
- Drawing doesn't appear on screen while creating
Requested features
14 requests- Save functionality in lite version (at least 2-3 drawings)
- Built-in eraser tool
- Layers support
- Lower price for full version ($1.99-$2.99 suggested)
- Auto-save when exiting app
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- Ability to import photos from camera roll
- Comment feature on gallery paintings
- Search button for gallery
- Cross-device purchase compatibility
- Undo/redo buttons
- Brush customization with tilt control for both opacity and thickness
- Pressure sensitivity on iPhone/iPad
- Ability to view gallery without full version purchase
- Promotional sales or free events
Pixilart
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes on login
- Drawings not saving properly
- Buttons and tools not working as expected
- Inconsistent behavior when navigating
Requested features
5 requests- Add color wheel
- Increase canvas size options
- Implement undo/redo functionality
- Allow importing images
- Add layers and animation tools
In-app purchases
Colors! Lite
No in-app purchases
Pixilart
No in-app purchases
Questions
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