Comparison

Voxel vs Pixelable

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

Head to head
About

Voxel

Create 3D sculptures, icons, or game levels using a block-based editor. This app offers intuitive tools for both beginners and advanced users, including layering and animation features. Export your creations for use in other applications.

Highlights
  • 3D pixel art creation
  • Layering tools
  • Keyframe animation
  • Block-based modeling
  • Model export (.binvox)
  • Online gallery upload
Features
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Voxel is the original App Store 3D pixel editor! It's like Minecraft without all the mining. Use it to create simple sculptures, 3D icons, game-levels, or just to doodle with blocks. Voxel is easy enough for kids to enjoy, but it is also designed for creative adults. Advanced users will appreciate Voxel's layering and advanced keyframe animation tools. Upload your models to the online gallery! Simply tap in empty space to create the first block. From there you can attach new blocks to it by tapping any face. Or, toggle the grid guide to put blocks exactly where you want them. A color palette lets you change colors. Drag your finger on the selected block to rotate your view. Use a two-finger-swipe to rotate the view as well. Use the familiar two-finger pinch motion to zoom in or out -- or just hold your finger in one spot. Now make models for use with Minecraft -- Voxel now imports/exports .binvox format! Check out the stop motion made by printing 8 frames of a voxel animation: http://www.flatblackfilms.com/Voxel

About

Pixelable

Create pixel art with intuitive tools and advanced features like layer editing and color customization. Export your creations as animated GIFs or PNG files. Save multiple projects and adjust canvas sizes for detailed artwork.

Highlights
  • Layer editing
  • Color making
  • Basic drawing tools
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Animated GIF export
  • Pinch-to-zoom canvas
  • Multiple project saving
Features
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Here is a pleasant pixel art editor! This is an app which pursue the stress-free and intuitively drawing of pixel art. The app has genuine functions, like layer editing, color making, and various tools. Also, you can operate intuitively. For example you can enlarge and reduce the canvas by pinch in or pinch out. Main functions are below. - Layer editing You can add and erase, and copy layers. Also, you can select display or non-display mode, change the order of layers, and make a layer transparent. - Tools The app has basic tools to draw pixel arts. (For example, pen, spuit, filling and transfer) ・Undo and redo You can cancel drawing. - Animated GIF export Each layer is going to be one frame. - Color making You can make your favorite color easily. You can save 150 colors in maximum by a work. - Pinch in and pinch out You can enlarge and reduce the canvas by pinch in and out. It enables you to draw more details. - Saving multiple pictures You can save several projects, so that you can edit other projects later. - Setting canvas size You can select the size of canvas from 5*5 to 256*256. - Setting a exporting pixel size You can select exporting size. Pictures will be saved to camera roll as a png file. - Reflection function You can reflect the selected layer vertical and horizontal. ※There is another flunked app, ‘Dottable’. ※To prevent a crash, you need more than 150MB of free space to make a new project. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Screenshots

Voxel4 screens
Pixelable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Voxel at none against Pixelable's 1. Voxel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Pixelable's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 7) and review sentiment (78% vs 65%). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pixelable sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Voxel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Voxel holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixelable has 3.4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Voxel's written reviews are positive against 78% of Pixelable's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voxel ships an update every 2 months, Pixelable every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Voxel versus Pixelable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoxelPixelable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better4.7 (3.4K ratings)
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews77.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings73.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlat Black FilmsYosuke Seki

Customer experience

Voxel

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral6.4%
Negative28.8%

Pixelable

All ratings3,364 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews359 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral13.4%
Negative8.9%

User reviews

Voxel

From 7 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
  • 🎨 Creative 3D voxel modeling tool
  • 🚀 Smooth performance and fluid animations
  • 💡 Unique pixel art in 3D concept
  • 📤 Multiple export options (OBJ, Blender compatible)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unstable camera/view controls
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes with large projects
  • 😤 Touchy and finicky touch controls
  • 🎯 Difficult navigation and object manipulation
  • 💰 Expensive 3D printing service costs

Pixelable

From 3.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Lots of tools and features
  • 👍 Good for pixel art and animation
  • 👍 Helpful tutorials
  • 👍 Unlimited color options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🐛 Issues with saving and auto-saving
  • 🐛 Bugs with certain features like mirroring and resizing
  • 🔍 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🔍 Limited canvas size

Bugs and requests

Voxel

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Camera view constantly changes during building
  • Crashes when upscaling/increasing resolution
  • Crashes with large projects (1000+ blocks)
  • Blocks appear in unintended locations
  • Apple Pencil doesn't work well for block placement
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  • Export only shows half of design
  • App freezes when saving large files
  • Double-tapping causes freezing/crashing
  • Buttons unresponsive or non-functional
  • App crashes on startup/splash screen
  • Registration mechanism broken for online features
  • Blocks don't appear after drawing
  • Full-screen display issues on iPhone 5
  • Gyro/tilt controls make app unusable

Requested features

19 requests
  • Disable auto-camera rotation/gyro controls
  • Touch-based rotation instead of tilt controls
  • Custom color creation wheel
  • Symmetry and shape tools
  • Fill/paint bucket tool for faster building
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  • Line drawing tool
  • Ability to move/transform multiple blocks at once
  • Cloud save support (iCloud/Dropbox)
  • Smooth shading and shadow rendering
  • Glow and transparency effects
  • Recording/animation export (GIF/video)
  • Compass sensor support for view rotation
  • Larger canvas/grid support
  • Screenshot/screen grab function
  • Isometric view options
  • Improved help/tutorial system
  • Community commenting on shared creations
  • Roto shop hand animation tool release
  • City design tools

Pixelable

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when trying to save or create new projects
  • Issues with layers not working as expected
  • Color picker and eyedropper tool not functioning properly
  • Mirroring tool not aligning pixels correctly
  • Resizing canvas causes loss of work

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add ability to import/trace images
  • Increase canvas size limit
  • Add more layer management options
  • Improve color palette management
  • Add animation timeline and better animation tools
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  • Implement auto-save and better save/load functionality
  • Add option to remove ads for a one-time fee

In-app purchases

None

Voxel

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixelable

One-time1
  • Remove ads$3.99

Questions

Is Voxel free?
Voxel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixelable free?
Pixelable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Voxel or Pixelable?
Voxel is rated higher. Voxel averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Pixelable averages 4.7 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Voxel or Pixelable have ads?
Pixelable shows ads; Voxel does not.
Which is updated more often, Voxel or Pixelable?
Voxel ships an update every 2 months, and Pixelable every 5 weeks. Most recently, Voxel was updated on October 16, 2026 and Pixelable on October 14, 2026.

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