Comparison

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout vs Pixen

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

Head to head
About

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout

Create unique photo collages and special effects by dividing your camera into sections. Blend or contrast images, apply filters, and edit with various tools. Collaborate with friends and save your projects.

Highlights
  • Multiple free layouts
  • Blend or contrast images
  • Import from Camera Roll
  • Photo editing tools (crop, rotate, color)
  • Custom photo filters
  • Collaborate with friends
  • In-app library for unfinished projects
Features
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The (new and improved) Original Collage & Cloning App with over 50 MILLION satisfied users! Split Pic divides your camera into several sections with several free layouts to choose from. You can choose to blend these images together creating a flawless looking special effect or make a sharp contrast between the photos to collage multiple images. The possibilities are limitless! HOW IT WORKS: • Select a layout • Take photos or import images from your Camera Roll. You can now choose the order you take your images and if you’re not feeling the layout no problem just press the random button to check out more layout options! • To blend or not to blend, it’s up to you! You can blend the images together to look like one photo and fool all your friends or keep the sharp contrast and show off your artistic side. The blend bar is now available immediately so you can test it before moving on to the editing process! • Adjust your images. Zoom-in or out, move the split bars, move your images around, and choose from various photo editing options like crop, rotate, color adjustments, etc! • Choose from 14 custom photo filters to get your Split Pic looking fly. You can filter each section separately to switch it up or make the each frame the same filter! • Save it to your Camera Roll or share it with friends! With our integrated social media posting to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Email, or SMS is just a click away. FEATURES: • COLLABORATE with friends anywhere in the world (heck even Mars if they have wifi)! Just take part of a Split Pic and select which of your Facebook friends you want to complete it. Way better than a postcard! •Beautiful, Exclusive Artwork and Stickers to apply over your edits. • Any unfinished Split Pics get automatically saved to your in-app LIBRARY! You can save your projects to easily come back and work on it over time or make several combinations and choose your favorite. • Need some Split Pic-spiration? Check out the HALL OF FAME section to see what amazing images users are creating all around the world...your photo can be featured too just post your creations to Instagram with the hashtag #splitpic to enter your photo! • Having trouble or want to give us feedback? Go to SETTINGS to send us feedback, ask for help, or to just say Hi! SUBSCRIPTION INFO: Subscribe to take advantage of the features described above. • Subscription length: weekly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of service: https://support.bendingspoons.com/tos?app=570748340 Privacy policy: https://bendingspoons.com/privacy.html?app=570748340 Have a feature request you would like to see in a future version of the app? Do not hesitate to contact us at splitpic@bendingspoons.com

About

Pixen

Create and animate pixel art with a comprehensive set of tools. Manage projects, import/export various file formats, and utilize advanced features like layers and custom patterns. Optimized for Apple Pencil on iOS and macOS.

Highlights
  • Pixel art and animation editing
  • High zoom levels
  • Color palettes
  • Animation frame editing
  • Import/export various file formats
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Layers and blend modes
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Pixen is a native pixel art editor for iOS and macOS, designed for working with low-resolution raster art such as those 8-bit sprites found in old-school video games. Pixen packs all the tools pixel artists need in an intuitive, native interface including support for high zoom levels, animation editing, color palettes, and a lot more. PROJECTS GALLERY The Pixen experience starts in the projects gallery, which allows you to manage all of your creations in one place. You can import and export files in various file formats including PNG, JPEG, GIF, ICO, BMP, TIFF, SVG, and PSD. Files can be imported from your Photos library, the Files app, or the clipboard. Pixen for macOS users can take advantage of seamless iCloud sync. When you're ready, you can share your creations with friends. TOOLS AND APPLE PENCIL Leverage Pixen's wide array of tools when composing pixel art: Pencil, Eraser, Brightness, Text, Eyedropper, Zoom, Rectangular Selection, Magic Wand, Lasso, Move, Fill, Line, Rectangle, and Ellipse. All of Pixen's tools are fully compatible with Apple Pencil on iPad. You can take advantage of the double-tap gesture on Apple Pencil 2 to quickly switch to your last tool, switch to the eraser, or bring up the color picker. Pixen even has hover support when using Apple Pencil Pro, so you can see a preview of what you're about to draw before your Apple Pencil touches the screen. COLOR PALETTES With Pixen, you can add and organize commonly-used colors into palettes. Pixen can also import and export color palettes in the Adobe Color Table, Microsoft Palette, JASC Palette, and GIMP Palette formats. You can even perform palette operations such as sorting colors and removing duplicate colors directly in the app. ANIMATIONS Create and arrange image frames in the filmstrip view to piece together animations. Pixen can import animated PNGs, animated GIFs, and sprite sheets. It can export animations as animated GIFs, animated PNGs, movies, image sequences, and sprite sheets! GRID Take advantage of Pixen's grid and alignment tools and create pixel-perfect artwork. PATTERNS Define custom patterns to use while drawing with the Pencil, Line, or Eraser tool (instead of a single pixel). You can even import patterns from 1-bit images. PREVIEW While editing at high zoom levels, use the Preview feature to view the canvas scaled out. You can play back animations and tile small images, useful when working on repeated patterns. AND A LOT MORE... - Sync your creations with Pixen for Mac over iCloud and resume your work right where you left off, regardless of device. - Take advantage of the flexibility of layers and change opacities, blend modes, and more to compose creative effects. - Invert colors, convert to grayscale, apply sepia tone, remove alpha components, palettize, pixellate, adjust hue, exposure, brightness, contrast, and more. - Pixel Perfect mode removes extra pixels while drawing such that any drawn paths are at most 1 pixel in width. In other words, it removes the middle pixel of an L shape. - Pick a flat, striped, or checkered background to be drawn beneath the canvas, or set a reference image. - If you use your iPad with a keyboard, increase productivity with Pixen's wide array of keyboard shortcuts. - Export your artwork in PNG, JPEG, GIF, ICO, BMP, TIFF, SVG, and PSD file formats. - Share your creations quickly and easily via AirDrop, Messages, email, and more! - Adjust the size and position of Pixen's sidebars, customize the Apple Pencil 2 double-tap gesture, and more. Pixen is also available for macOS and is the only pixel art maker of its class that syncs projects with iCloud!

Screenshots

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout4 screens
Pixen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pixen at none against Split Pic Collage Maker Layout's shown. Pixen also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Split Pic Collage Maker Layout's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 172) and review sentiment (87% vs 67%). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Split Pic Collage Maker Layout sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Pixen 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Split Pic Collage Maker Layout against 4.7 for Pixen. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Split Pic Collage Maker Layout has 16K ratings behind it against 172, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Split Pic Collage Maker Layout's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pixen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout ships an update every 2 months, Pixen monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Split Pic Collage Maker Layout versus Pixen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplit Pic Collage Maker LayoutPixen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (16K ratings)4.7 (172 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.4% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings16K — better172
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#46 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Furnace Creek Software LLC

Customer experience

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout

All ratings15,676 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews2,172 reviews
Positive87.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative6.8%

Pixen

All ratings172 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative29.4%

Bugs and requests

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Difficulty uploading photos from camera roll
  • Blending issues when using certain layouts
  • Watermark removal not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add video support
  • Improve photo alignment tools
  • Provide more free editing options
  • Implement an undo/redo function
  • Allow saving custom layouts

Pixen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout

Subscriptions7
  • Pro Subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Pro Subscription7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly with Free Trial7 Days trial$3.997 Days
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  • Weekly Subscription$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Sub with Free Trial7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium Subscription$5.997 Days
  • Yearly with Free Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time7
  • No ads$0.99
  • Censored Artwork$0.99
  • 4 Splits & No Ads!$0.99
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  • Remove Watermark$0.99
  • Vintage Filters$1.99
  • Pro Layouts$1.99
  • Pro Bundle Pack$3.99
1 purchases

Pixen

One-time1
  • Pro: One Time Purchase$9.99

Questions

Is Split Pic Collage Maker Layout free?
Split Pic Collage Maker Layout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixen free?
Pixen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Split Pic Collage Maker Layout or Pixen?
Pixen is rated higher. Split Pic Collage Maker Layout averages 4.6 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Pixen averages 4.7 from 172 ratings.
Do Split Pic Collage Maker Layout or Pixen have ads?
Split Pic Collage Maker Layout shows ads; Pixen does not.
Which is updated more often, Split Pic Collage Maker Layout or Pixen?
Split Pic Collage Maker Layout ships an update every 2 months, and Pixen monthly. Most recently, Split Pic Collage Maker Layout was updated on September 24, 2026 and Pixen on September 22, 2026.

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