Comparison

Super Stacker II 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

Super Stacker II

Engage in an addictive puzzle game where you construct towers using various shaped blocks. The objective is to build a stable tower that remains standing for a designated period. Explore 40 challenging levels across different difficulty modes.

Highlights
  • Build block towers
  • Puzzle game mechanics
  • 40 challenging levels
  • Easy, Medium, Tricky, Hard modes
  • Precise block placement
Features
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Super Stacker is a very addictive puzzle type game in which you must build towers of variously shaped building blocks. The goal is to build a tower of blocks that can stay standing for a short period of time. Super Stacker II, all 40 levels including Easy Stacks,Medium Stacks,Tricky Stacks and Hard Stacks. Move all those kinds of stacks carefully,touch to put it down and don't fall down out the screen.

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

Super Stacker II4 screens
Pixel Art Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel Art Maker at 91% against Super Stacker II's 30%. Pixel Art Maker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months). Super Stacker II's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.5). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Super Stacker II sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixel Art Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Art Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Art Maker has 10K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Super Stacker II's written reviews are positive against 91% of Pixel Art Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super Stacker II ships an update every 6 months, Pixel Art Maker every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Super Stacker II versus Pixel Art Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper Stacker IIPixel Art Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (40 ratings)4.8 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4010K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTTCX Inc.Nekomimimi

Customer experience

Super Stacker II

All ratings40 ratings
Positive55.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive30.4%
Neutral17.4%
Negative52.2%

Pixel Art Maker

All ratings10,494 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews375 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.8%

User reviews

Super Stacker II

From 40 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Nostalgic memories
  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎮 Good game from the 2010s
  • ✨ Brings back good memories

Room to improve

  • 💸 Waste of money (paid version)
  • 😩 Too many ads
  • ✋ Controls are difficult
  • 📱 Mobile controls are bad
  • 🚫 Game not finished

Pixel Art Maker

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful for making mods
  • 🚀 Great for pixel art and animations
  • 🚀 Intuitive and practical
  • 🚀 Lots of customization options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or save issues
  • 🐛 Difficulty moving or selecting specific pixels
  • 🐛 Limited color palette options

Bugs and requests

Super Stacker II

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • Level 1 doesn't go to next level
  • Level 15 physics are bad
  • Level 17 is impossible
  • Level 19 is impossible
  • Level 24 bug (invisible platform)
Show 16 more
  • Level 24 block doesn't fall
  • Level 24 automatically says fail
  • Level 24 unplayable
  • Level 24 frozen
  • Level 24 glitch
  • Level 24 impossible
  • Level 24 doesn't work
  • Level 24 stack failure
  • Level 24 is confusing
  • Level 24 is a weird board
  • Level 24 doesn't let you play
  • Level 25 shows platform but says failed
  • Game freezes on first level
  • Blocks don't go where intended
  • Blocks don't fall on second tap
  • Game doesn't let me get past 5 easy steps

Requested features

13 requests
  • Fix level 10
  • Fix level 15 physics
  • Fix level 17 difficulty
  • Fix level 19 difficulty
  • Fix level 24 bug
Show 8 more
  • Fix level 25 bug
  • Add bonus mode
  • Option to turn sound/music off
  • Improve block placement controls
  • Make controls better on mobile
  • Fix text readability on mobile
  • Add more levels/modes
  • Fix double tap issue

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

1 purchases

Super Stacker II

One-time1
  • Remove Ads.$4.99
1 purchases

Pixel Art Maker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Super Stacker II free?
Super Stacker II is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Art Maker free?
Pixel Art Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Super Stacker II or Pixel Art Maker?
Pixel Art Maker is rated higher. Super Stacker II averages 3.3 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Pixel Art Maker averages 4.8 from 10K ratings.
Do Super Stacker II or Pixel Art Maker have ads?
Pixel Art Maker shows ads; Super Stacker II does not.
Which is updated more often, Super Stacker II or Pixel Art Maker?
Super Stacker II ships an update every 6 months, and Pixel Art Maker every 9 days. Most recently, Super Stacker II was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pixel Art Maker on September 25, 2026.

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