Comparison

Pixelcos vs Giflow

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

Head to head
About

Pixelcos

Create and edit pixel art with a variety of tools, including customizable brushes, layers, and shape drawing. Export your creations in high resolution with or without a background.

Highlights
  • Create and manage pixel artboards
  • Customizable canvas size and background
  • Multiple brush styles and colors
  • Mirror drawing and shape tools
  • Layer management
  • Ultra HD export up to 8K
Features
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Pixelcos is a pixel painting software. Using Pixelcos, you can draw fancy creative pixel painting style photos. Features of product - Create and manage pixel artboards - Customize canvas size - Set canvas background color or transparent grid - Set brush style, shape - Support mirror drawing - Built-in multiple brush color presets, custom colors can be added - Supports one-finger smearing and Apple Pencil smearing; supports two-finger zooming and moving the canvas - Supports shape drawing and filling - Support eraser erasing -Supports small window preview mode, when the canvas is enlarged, you can position it through the small window - Created artboards can save projects for easy editing next time - Support layer manager - Support floating image reference - Import stickers to draw into the pixel canvas - Support content export with background removal - Support export as perler beads pattern - Supports Ultra HD export up to 8K Privacy Policy : https://share.note.youdao.com/s/R6XX7x5P Terms of Service : https://share.note.youdao.com/s/7Miu84DE

About

Giflow

Features
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Welcome to GIFLOW - the easiest way to turn your photos into animated GIFs that actually make people laugh. Whether it’s your dog doing zoomies, your friend blinking weirdly, or your vacation photos that somehow got progressively worse… GIFLOW transforms ordinary moments into looping masterpieces. Features Create animated GIFs from photos Super fast and easy editing Customize speed and animation flow Export and share instantly Perfect for memes, reactions, and chaos No complicated editing. No design skills needed. Just pick your photos, press create, and let the looping magic happen. Warning: Your camera roll may never be serious again.

Screenshots

Pixelcos4 screens
Giflow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Giflow at none against Pixelcos's 1. Pixelcos's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Pixelcos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Giflow asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pixelcos versus Giflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelcosGiflow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓航 郑Igor Forgac

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixelcos

One-time1
  • PRO$2.99
None

Giflow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixelcos free?
Pixelcos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Giflow free?
Giflow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixelcos or Giflow have ads?
Neither Pixelcos nor Giflow shows ads.

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