Pxlize AI vs Smolcam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pxlize AI
Transform your photos into vibrant pixel art using AI. This application generates colorful pixelated images from your existing pictures. Earn coins by watching ads or making in-app purchases to create your art.
- AI-powered pixel art generation
- Converts images to pixel art
- Earn coins via ads
- In-app purchases for coins
- Create colorful pixel images
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Pxlize will make beautiful pixel art of your images. It uses AI to create colourful pxl images. To use pxlize you need pxl coins. Pxl coins can be gained by watching ads or buying in-app purchases.
Smolcam
This app offers a customizable retro camera experience with a variety of color palettes and dithering options. It provides a simple, distraction-free interface for capturing and saving photos instantly to your library.
- Customizable retro aesthetic
- Multiple color palettes (3-bit to 24-bit)
- Bayer ordered dithering option
- Zoom support for all device cameras
- Instant save to photo library
- Distraction-free interface
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Smolcam transforms your iPhone into a small, lightweight camera with a customizable retro aesthetic. Features: - Completely free: no ads or in-app purchases - Choose from 8 colors (3-bit) to 16 million (24-bit) color palettes - Enable Bayer ordered dithering, or blue noise dithering for increased detail at low bit depths - Supports zooming through all the cameras your phone has - Instant save to photo library - Simple distraction-free interface that runs smoothly on any device and won't kill your battery
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smolcam at 5.0 against Pxlize AI's 1.0. Smolcam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Pxlize AI sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Smolcam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smolcam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Pxlize AI ships an update every 4 months, Smolcam every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pxlize AI | Smolcam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUPERSONIC BYTE Sarajevo | Jasper Morgal |
Customer experience
Pxlize AI
Smolcam
In-app purchases
Pxlize AI
- Coins 10$1.99
- Coins 30$5.99
- Coins 100$17.99
Smolcam
No in-app purchases
