Comparison

Talking Smiling Simon vs Pixel Art Maker

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

Head to head
About

Talking Smiling Simon

Interact with a quirky, talking smiley character who responds to your voice and touch with funny animations and sounds. Engage in special games and special effects for guaranteed laughs and entertainment.

Highlights
  • Voice interaction and animations
  • Reacts to touch
  • Funny character with unique reactions
  • Special fun games
  • High quality 3D graphics
  • Special effects
Features
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Talk with Simon the Talking smile. He answers with his funny voice and reacts to what you say or your touch. Simon is a not very well mannered smiley that acts in a cool way. Play with him and find out more about his weird character. In case you should not like him, you will have the possibility to defend yourself by throwing a big fish on his head. Big laughs are guaranteed. Features: - Talking Game - Talking App - Talking Smiley - Emoji Game - High quality 3D graphics - Voice interaction/animations - Gets angry, smiles, laughs, burps, farts, etc. - With special fun games - Special effects: whistle,vomit, sleeping, says what's up, you are a looser, I am coming to get you, etc. Enjoy hours of fun and laughter with Smiling Simon and find out if you can play all the levels of all the games!

About

Pixel Art Maker

Create and animate pixel art with a user-friendly drawing tool. Convert photos into pixel art, customize color palettes, and export your creations as GIFs. Offers both free and premium features for enhanced capabilities.

Highlights
  • Pixel art drawing up to 256x256
  • Photo to pixel art conversion
  • Animated pixel art creation
  • Customizable color palettes
  • Export as animated GIF
  • Scalable artwork export
Features
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"Pixel Art Maker" is a drawing tool for pixel art like retro games. ◇ Easy to use You can start drawing pixel art immediately after launching the app. The canvas can also be resized while drawing. ◇ Import a photo Convert photos into pixel art. ◇ Create animated pixel art Draw one pixel art image, duplicate it, and create animations. Features: - Draw pixel art on canvases from 1×1 up to 256×256 pixels. - Change the color palette (up to 256 colors). The basic palette includes 32 colors. The free version supports up to 65 colors. *Each palette color can be set to transparent or opaque. - Save your color palettes and reuse them in other artworks or when importing photos. - Watch an ad to temporarily unlock: • 256-color palette • Canvas size up to 1024×1024 - Premium Removes ads and permanently unlocks the full 256-color palette and canvas sizes up to 1024×1024. - Zoom in and out with two-finger pinch. - Save, load, and delete your drawings. - Import photos and animated GIFs. APNG animation is not supported; only the first frame is imported. - Import photos with built-in retro-style palettes and adjustable dithering. Indexed PNG files keep their original palette. - Import images from other apps via the Share sheet. - Export with transparency. - Scale your artwork on export from 1× to 64×, depending on canvas size, up to 4096×4096. - Save to Photos. - Share with other apps. - Create and export animated GIFs. *GIFs may not animate in Photos. - Finger Mode Draw directly with your finger. - Cursor Mode Move a cursor and place pixels with the "PIXEL" button. (Menu → Settings → Change Drawing Mode) * On Apple Silicon Macs (iPad version), animated image import may be limited, and photos may be imported at reduced resolution.

Screenshots

Talking Smiling Simon4 screens
Pixel Art Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pixel Art Maker at 4.8 against Talking Smiling Simon's 4.3. Pixel Art Maker also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (91% vs 63%). Talking Smiling Simon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pixel Art Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Talking Smiling Simon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Art Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Art Maker has 11K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Talking Smiling Simon's written reviews are positive against 91% of Pixel Art Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Smiling Simon ships an update every 3 months, Pixel Art Maker every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Talking Smiling Simon versus Pixel Art Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking Smiling SimonPixel Art Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (12 ratings)4.8 (11K ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews91.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1211K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaufcom GmbHNekomimimi

Customer experience

Talking Smiling Simon

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

Pixel Art Maker

All ratings10,559 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews379 reviews
Positive91.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.7%

Bugs and requests

Talking Smiling Simon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pixel Art Maker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Exported images not retaining transparency
  • Color picker not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a redo button
  • Implement layers and better color management
  • Increase maximum canvas size
  • Add a paint bucket tool
  • Allow importing/exporting of animations

In-app purchases

None

Talking Smiling Simon

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Art Maker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Talking Smiling Simon free?
Talking Smiling Simon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Art Maker free?
Pixel Art Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Talking Smiling Simon or Pixel Art Maker?
Pixel Art Maker is rated higher. Talking Smiling Simon averages 4.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Pixel Art Maker averages 4.8 from 11K ratings.
Do Talking Smiling Simon or Pixel Art Maker have ads?
Both Talking Smiling Simon and Pixel Art Maker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Talking Smiling Simon or Pixel Art Maker?
Talking Smiling Simon ships an update every 3 months, and Pixel Art Maker every 9 days. Most recently, Talking Smiling Simon was updated on October 9, 2026 and Pixel Art Maker on October 15, 2026.

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