Comparison

Pixelss 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

Pixelss

Create pixel art animations with this intuitive application. Design your characters and scenes frame by frame, bringing your creations to life with simple tools. Perfect for aspiring animators and pixel art enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Pixel art animation creation
  • Frame-by-frame design
  • Intuitive animation tools
  • Character and scene design
Features
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A pixel animation app

About

Pixel Art Maker

Features
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Create pixel art wherever inspiration strikes. Pixel Art Maker is a focused, offline-first editor for drawing crisp sprites, icons, and illustrations on iPhone and iPad. • Start with popular square canvas sizes or create a custom canvas • Draw with pencil, eraser, fill, eyedropper, pan, and zoom • Use HEX colors, opacity, and recent colors • Undo and redo with confidence • Resize your canvas while keeping your artwork aligned • Export exact nearest-neighbor PNGs with transparent or solid backgrounds • Save to Photos or share your artwork • Your latest canvas is automatically saved and restored • Choose light, dark, or system appearance Drawing works offline. An internet connection is only used for optional ads and support inquiries.

Screenshots

Pixelss4 screens
Pixel Art Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Art Maker at none against Pixelss's 4. Pixelss's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pixelss sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Pixel Art Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pixelss versus Pixel Art Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelssPixel Art Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSounds Creative LLCYoung Jun Kim

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pixelss

One-time4
  • Unlock Five Save Slots$1.99
  • Unlock Higher Resolution$4.99
  • Unlock 64 Frames$4.99
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  • Unlock All Save Slots$9.99
None

Pixel Art Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixelss free?
Pixelss is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Art Maker free?
Pixel Art Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixelss or Pixel Art Maker have ads?
Pixel Art Maker shows ads; Pixelss does not.

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