Comparison

pixelcam vs FlashFace Full

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

FlashFace Full

Create realistic facial composite sketches using a vast library of customizable facial features. Ideal for law enforcement professionals, this app allows users to assemble and save detailed sketches of individuals for identification or personal use.

Highlights
  • Create facial composite sketches
  • Large library of facial components
  • Move and scale face elements
  • Save and load sketches
  • Export sketches as JPEG
Features
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Must-have app for all police officers and detectives. Have you ever wanted to be a police sketch artist? Well, now you can use the flashface app and create sketches of criminals or yourself and your friends. It provides a large number of each facial components including eyes, nose, mouth, hair, head, eyebrows, glasses, mustache, jaw and beard. - You can move and scale all face elements on the screen. - You can save the faces - You can load/open saved faces - You can export faces as JPEG image Create and save your own sketches and share them with your friends NOW!

Screenshots

pixelcam3 screens
FlashFace Full3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: pixelcam at 80% against FlashFace Full's 31%. pixelcam also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.3) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). FlashFace Full's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 17 months) and chart position (#163 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

pixelcam costs $1.99 and FlashFace Full $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

pixelcam holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of pixelcam's written reviews are positive against 31% of FlashFace Full's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pixelcam ships an update every 17 months, FlashFace Full every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
pixelcam versus FlashFace Full: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpixelcamFlashFace Full
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.3 (16 ratings) — better2.3 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better30.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1625 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#163 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJesse SmithArtem Brigert

Customer experience

pixelcam

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative5.7%

FlashFace Full

All ratings25 ratings
Positive28.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative68.0%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive30.9%
Neutral18.2%
Negative50.9%

In-app purchases

None

pixelcam

No in-app purchases

None

FlashFace Full

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is pixelcam free?
pixelcam costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlashFace Full free?
FlashFace Full costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, pixelcam or FlashFace Full?
pixelcam is rated higher. pixelcam averages 4.3 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while FlashFace Full averages 2.3 from 25 ratings.
Do pixelcam or FlashFace Full have ads?
Neither pixelcam nor FlashFace Full shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pixelcam or FlashFace Full?
pixelcam ships an update every 17 months, and FlashFace Full every 5 weeks. Most recently, pixelcam was updated on October 6, 2026 and FlashFace Full on October 12, 2026.

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