PhotoTropedelic vs Pixel Shape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhotoTropedelic
Transform your photos into unique Pop Art masterpieces. This app analyzes your images and applies the vibrant colors, textures, and symbols of 1960s Pop Art to create bold, distinctive artwork.
- Advanced image processing
- Pop Art style transformation
- Color and texture analysis
- Unique art generation
- 60s Pop Art inspiration
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PhotoTropedelic uses advanced image processing techniques to analyze your ordinary photographs -- translate the colors, textures, and lighting -- and draw upon the colors and symbols of 60's Pop Art to produce boldly unique art.
Pixel Shape
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Use words or shapes to remake a picture. Bored of zero-dimensional pixels, replace them with words or shapes that you choose or create your own shapes to remake your pictures with them. Non-Latin characters allowed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pixel Shape at Free against PhotoTropedelic's $2.99. Pixel Shape also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). PhotoTropedelic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On 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
Pixel Shape is free to download; PhotoTropedelic costs $2.99 up front. PhotoTropedelic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixel Shape sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PhotoTropedelic ships an update every 7 months, Pixel Shape every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhotoTropedelic | Pixel Shape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Larry Weinberg | Fluocode |
Bugs and requests
PhotoTropedelic
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes on iOS 11 and later versions
- Photos won't load from library
- White screen when accessing Albums or Photos
- App won't open or shows blank screen
- Custom color settings reset or don't save properly
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- In-app purchase for custom colors fails to load
- App crashes when changing device orientation
- Crashes after processing 5-6 photos
- Incompatible with older iPad models
- App becomes unstable after iOS updates
Requested features
19 requests- Update for iOS 11+ compatibility
- Ability to select/mask specific image areas
- Control over ray emanation point
- Repositionable stars and circles
- Blending function to soften psychedelic effect
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- Preview before rendering
- Option to disable auto-save or choose which images to save
- Higher output resolution
- Ability to stop processing at specific color stages
- Desktop/Mac version
- Direct social media upload (Facebook/Twitter)
- Restore to default settings option
- Control over background/transparent color selection
- Darken function in addition to contrast
- Thumbnail gallery browsing
- GIF animation capability
- More art style options
- Adjustable line thickness
- Ability to eliminate black outlines
Pixel Shape
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PhotoTropedelic
- Custom Color Palette Editing$0.99
Pixel Shape
- Long text and Fonts$4.99
- Shape Editor$4.99
Questions
Is PhotoTropedelic free?
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Do PhotoTropedelic or Pixel Shape have ads?
Which is updated more often, PhotoTropedelic or Pixel Shape?
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