Comparison

EDGE touch (pixel art tool) vs Pixel Art Studio for drawing

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

Head to head
About

EDGE touch (pixel art tool)

Create pixel art on your iPhone or iPod touch with this comprehensive editor. Easily draw pixels, utilize basic shapes, and manage colors with an eyedropper tool. Supports layers, animation, and exporting in various formats.

Highlights
  • Supports up to 1024x1024 pixels
  • Basic drawing and shape tools
  • Eyedropper color copying
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • Layer support
  • Animation and onionskin
  • Multiple export formats
Features
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EDGE touch is a full featured pixel art editor for the iPhone and iPod touch. Pixels can be drawn directly by tapping. It makes creating pixel art enjoyable and easy anytime, anywhere. Main Features: - Supports from 1x1 to 1024x1024 pixels - Basic drawing functions like freehand, straight line, square, ellipse, etc - Tap & hold to copy colors like an eyedropper tool - Cancel actions by tapping with a second finger while drawing - Undo and Redo - Grid display (configurable) - Adjustable RGB and HLS color space in the color palette - Layers - Layer link, for editing two or more layers at the same time (move, copy, paste, etc. within the range of selection) - Two views at the same time: one actual size, the other zoomed in - Animation - Onionskin (Tracing) - File Sharing (PNG / GIF / Animated GIF / EDGE touch file format)

About

Pixel Art Studio for drawing

Create pixel art with a versatile editor. Design characters, maps, and more on custom-sized canvases with layers and a full color picker. Export your creations with or without a grid and choose transparent or opaque backgrounds.

Highlights
  • Custom canvas size (4x4 to 300x300)
  • Layers support
  • Advanced color picker (HEX, RGB)
  • Export with/without grid
  • Transparent/opaque background export
  • Pencil, eraser, filler, eyedropper tools
Read full description

If you like pixel graphics, then Pixel Art is a great application for drawing your characters, game level maps and much more using pixels - It’s all up to your imagination. In the menu you can send feedback or tell us why you use the application directly or share what you think about it on the AppStore to help other users make a choice. Features: - Custom canvas size from 4x4 to 300x300 pixels; - Layers; - Color picker with color circle, HEX and RGB input; - Export image with or without a pixel grid; - Export image with transparent or opaque background. Tools: - Pencil; - Eraser; - Filler; - Eyedropper. To see a list of image actions do long press on the selected image on Gallery screen. Please, share only your feedback on the AppStore, if you have any difficulties or issues using the application or you want to request additional features send us a message to pixelart.rk@gmail.com A subscription purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Thank you.

Screenshots

EDGE touch (pixel art tool)4 screens
Pixel Art Studio for drawing2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixel Art Studio for drawing at Free against EDGE touch (pixel art tool)'s $2.99. Pixel Art Studio for drawing also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (268 vs 11). EDGE touch (pixel art tool)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). 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

Pixel Art Studio for drawing is free to download; EDGE touch (pixel art tool) costs $2.99 up front. Pixel Art Studio for drawing sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. EDGE touch (pixel art tool) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EDGE touch (pixel art tool) holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Art Studio for drawing has 268 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of EDGE touch (pixel art tool)'s written reviews are positive against 69% of Pixel Art Studio for drawing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EDGE touch (pixel art tool) ships an update every 5 months, Pixel Art Studio for drawing every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
EDGE touch (pixel art tool) versus Pixel Art Studio for drawing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEDGE touch (pixel art tool)Pixel Art Studio for drawing
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better4.3 (268 ratings)
Positive reviews83.1% of reviews — better68.8% of reviews
Number of ratings11268 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#98 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.3 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAKABO SOFTRoman Kotov

Customer experience

EDGE touch (pixel art tool)

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive83.1%
Neutral11.7%
Negative5.2%

Pixel Art Studio for drawing

All ratings268 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral10.1%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral14.3%
Negative16.9%

Bugs and requests

EDGE touch (pixel art tool)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pixel Art Studio for drawing

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • Data loss after saving
  • Images deleted or changed
  • Undo/redo buttons are buggy
  • Hiding/revealing layers affects unintended layers
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  • App crashes when creating folders
  • App crashes after update
  • App crashes when trying to save drawing
  • App crashes when exporting image
  • Part of image is cut off during export
  • App glitches and returns to main menu on unfinished drawings
  • Undo function returns incorrect states
  • Grid disappears and white background appears after undo
  • Paintbucket tool causes freezing
  • Fill tool fills entire canvas
  • Autosave not working
  • Save button not working
  • App crashes repeatedly, autosave fails

Requested features

28 requests
  • Add custom color sets as default
  • Allow deletion of pixels in copied projects
  • Add selection tool for moving parts of layers
  • Implement palette saving for new drawings
  • Add ability to import pictures for pixelating
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  • Enable creation of moving pixel art
  • Allow changing resolution of final PNG
  • Add more saving options
  • Implement folders for organization
  • Add brush size adjustment
  • Allow importing images for tracing
  • Add collaboration system
  • Add RGBA table
  • Add infinite canvas
  • More color wheel options/color box
  • Add ability to delete previous drawings
  • Add ability to rename projects
  • Add ability to select color ID in picker
  • Add black and white color palettes
  • Allow image transparency
  • Remove grid on export
  • Add erasing size options
  • Add online art community
  • Add ability to save and load as another file
  • Add zoom out functionality
  • Add preset colors and saved color row
  • Add ability to crop when saving
  • Fix saving problem completely

In-app purchases

None

EDGE touch (pixel art tool)

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Pixel Art Studio for drawing

Subscriptions3
  • Premium access and no ads$0.497 Days
  • Premium access and no ads$1.491 Month
  • Premium access and no ads3 Days trial$17.491 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited Pro 1$24.99

Questions

Is EDGE touch (pixel art tool) free?
EDGE touch (pixel art tool) costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Art Studio for drawing free?
Pixel Art Studio for drawing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EDGE touch (pixel art tool) or Pixel Art Studio for drawing?
EDGE touch (pixel art tool) is rated higher. EDGE touch (pixel art tool) averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Pixel Art Studio for drawing averages 4.3 from 268 ratings.
Do EDGE touch (pixel art tool) or Pixel Art Studio for drawing have ads?
Pixel Art Studio for drawing shows ads; EDGE touch (pixel art tool) does not.
Which is updated more often, EDGE touch (pixel art tool) or Pixel Art Studio for drawing?
EDGE touch (pixel art tool) ships an update every 5 months, and Pixel Art Studio for drawing every 10 days. Most recently, EDGE touch (pixel art tool) was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pixel Art Studio for drawing on November 2, 2026.

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