pixelcam vs SmartTub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
pixelcam
Transform your photos into retro video game art. Apply pixelated effects with customizable shapes, sizes, and color schemes for a unique lo-fi aesthetic.
- Retro video game lens effect
- Customizable pixel shapes (triangle, square, hexagon)
- Adjustable pixel size
- Multiple color schemes
- Color flattening
- Pinch to resize pixels
- Double-tap for color modes
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Pixellated Portraits. Lo-Fi Landscapes. Arcade Art. pixelcam turns your camera into a retro video game lens. Tweak the image by choosing a pixel shape (triangular, square, or hexagonal), picking a pixel size, choosing from 3 different color schemes, and flattening the number of colors. You can also pinch to change the pixel size directly, or double-tap to jump between color modes.
SmartTub
Experience a playful virtual bath with floating ducks. Interact with them by tilting your device, shaking to add more, flicking them around, or tapping to hear them quack. Enjoy a simple, interactive entertainment experience.
- Tilt to move ducks
- Shake to add ducks
- Flick ducks
- Tap ducks to quack
- Force Touch on Apple Watch to reset
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Replicate the bath by SmartTub and enjoy swinging ducks! How to (iPad) - Tilt Device : move ducks - Shake Device : add ducks - Flick ducks : move ducks - Touch a duck : quack How to (AppleWatch) - Tilt Watch : move ducks - Shake Watch : add ducks - Flick ducks : move ducks - Force Touch : revert to the original number of ducks # To show add-on dialog, please turn "Show add-on" on in the Setting.app. # Demo video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsD4jtvstL8 Sound Effect ・OtoLogic(https://otologic.jp) ・WEB WAVE LIB(http://www.s-t-t.com/wwl)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SmartTub at Free against pixelcam's $1.99. SmartTub also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 17 months). pixelcam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (79% vs 71%). On ratings volume, ads 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
SmartTub is free to download; pixelcam costs $1.99 up front. SmartTub sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. pixelcam asks for nothing beyond the download.
SmartTub holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of pixelcam's written reviews are positive against 71% of SmartTub's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
pixelcam ships an update every 17 months, SmartTub every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | pixelcam | SmartTub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews — better | 70.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jesse Smith | sorakaze Inc. |
Customer experience
pixelcam
SmartTub
Bugs and requests
pixelcam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SmartTub
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not working
- App not launching on Apple Watch SE
- App icon not appearing on screen
Requested features
10 requests- Add more toys and variations
- Implement a delete duck feature
- Add different colored ducks
- Allow water to react to touch
- Add a ripple effect
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- Add a one-click clear screen option
- Add more costume options for ducks
- Add different bath themes (e.g., seasonal)
- Add a mode where ducks increase without shaking
- Update widget for iOS 18
In-app purchases
pixelcam
No in-app purchases
SmartTub
- Extension Pack$1.99
