Comparison

VRoid Studio vs Pixy

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

Head to head
About

VRoid Studio

Create unique 3D humanoid avatars with an intuitive interface and extensive customization options. Design characters from scratch or use presets, and express your creativity with detailed texture editing. Share your creations with a community and use them across various platforms.

Highlights
  • Intuitive 3D avatar creation
  • Extensive body and face customization
  • Detailed texture editing with pen tool
  • Customizable hair physics
  • Flexible usage terms for created models
  • Community sharing via VRoid Hub
Features
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3D Modeling, for Everyone! VRoid Studio is an application to create 3D models of humanoid avatars (characters).Create original characters on this intuitive and highly adaptable application. Easy to use for everyone! ■Easy for Beginners too You can start creating right after download; with many ready-to-use preset items, you won’t need to create anything from scratch. You just need to pick items you like and adjust their parameters! ■Customize Your Model’s Body However You Like Face features, body shape, outfits — everything is customizable in infinite ways. Even first-time users can fully enjoy the application by picking preset items and playing around with the parameters’ sliders. ■Express Yourself this application also gives you total freedom to express your originality, customizing minor features down to the finest detail. ■Design Textures with the Pen Tool The texture editor supports stylus pens such as Apple pencils and is pressure-sensitive. You can also divide your design into more layers! Draw directly on the 3D model, or on the UV texture to see your creation display in real-time on the 3D preview. ■As easy as drawing on paper Create new chunks of hair with a single stroke, and later edit them to your liking through the parameters. Hair is customizable in infinite ways, and you can set hair bounce individually for each hair chunk. ■Your models are yours to use freely You can set your own terms of use for the data of every model, texture, item, etc you create on VRoid Studio, specifying if you give permission for commercial use, credits, etc. ■Create, Connect, Expand You can upload models you created to VRoid Hub, letting the community view them and send their appreciation. Characters uploaded to VRoid Hub can also be called up in various integrated games and platforms! - When using the data for models created by pixiv or third parties, please be sure to follow the terms of use and licensing conditions. - Supported environments and devices may change in future updates. - This information is current as of Aug 31, 2023. - Operation is not guaranteed on all devices.

About

Pixy

Transform your imagination into unique coloring pages. Simply describe what you want to color, and the app generates custom designs instantly. Enjoy endless creativity by coloring on-screen or printing your creations.

Highlights
  • Custom coloring page generation
  • Text-to-image creation
  • On-screen coloring
  • Printable pages
  • Endless creative possibilities
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Tired of the same old coloring books? Pixy instantly creates custom coloring pages from whatever you imagine. Just say what you want to color and Pixy draws it on the spot. A dragon on a skateboard. A cat astronaut. A castle made of candy. Every page is unique. Color on screen or print it out. No searching. No repeats. Just imagination turned into coloring pages. Simple, calm, and endlessly creative. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pixy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixy at 100% against VRoid Studio's 50%. Pixy also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.5). VRoid Studio's advantage is ratings volume (232 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. VRoid Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pixy sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixy holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VRoid Studio has 232 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of VRoid Studio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pixy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VRoid Studio ships an update monthly, Pixy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VRoid Studio versus Pixy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVRoid StudioPixy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (232 ratings)4.1 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings232 — better7
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB64 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerpixiv Inc.Be Good

Customer experience

VRoid Studio

All ratings232 ratings
Positive56.9%
Neutral16.4%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive50.3%
Neutral19.0%
Negative30.7%

Pixy

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

VRoid Studio

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when editing clothing textures
  • Crashes when trying to export models
  • Laggy performance, especially on older iPads
  • Loses progress when the app crashes
  • Unreliable, unstable app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more clothing options and accessories
  • Improve texture editing capabilities
  • Add face tracking and motion tracking features
  • Allow posing multiple characters together
  • Improve auto-save functionality to prevent data loss

Pixy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

VRoid Studio

Subscriptions3
  • VRoid Plus$4.991 Month
  • VRoid Plus$13.493 Months
  • VRoid Plus$24.996 Months
5 purchases

Pixy

Subscriptions1
  • Pixy Premium$0.997 Days
One-time4
  • 1 Coloring Page$0.99
  • 10 Coloring Pages$6.99
  • 20 Coloring Pages$12.99
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  • 50 Coloring Pages$24.99

Questions

Is VRoid Studio free?
VRoid Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixy free?
Pixy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VRoid Studio or Pixy?
Pixy is rated higher. VRoid Studio averages 3.5 out of 5 from 232 ratings, while Pixy averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do VRoid Studio or Pixy have ads?
Both VRoid Studio and Pixy show ads.
Which is updated more often, VRoid Studio or Pixy?
VRoid Studio ships an update monthly, and Pixy every 3 weeks. Most recently, VRoid Studio was updated on October 30, 2026 and Pixy on October 24, 2026.

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