Comparison

Pixellate Camera vs 16

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

Head to head
About

Pixellate Camera

Capture photos with a retro, 4-color dithered aesthetic. Adjust camera settings in real-time or import existing images to apply unique color schemes and advanced metadata.

Highlights
  • Retro 4-color dithered aesthetic
  • Adjust zoom, sharpness, contrast, brightness
  • Import and filter existing photos
  • Create custom color schemes
  • Advanced metadata with geotagging
  • 4x upscaled or pixel-perfect saves
Features
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Shoot in four colors. Pixellate is a live camera with the eye of a 1998 handheld. Every frame in the viewfinder is dithered down to four colors you can choose. Pick a palette, dial in brightness, contrast and dither, and shoot. Zoom in and out, flip to the front camera, and capture Live Photos and video in the same four colors as your stills. • Live four-color viewfinder for stills, Live Photos and video • 25 built-in palettes, or mix your own from any four colors • Brightness, contrast, dither and zoom controls • Import any photo, crop it, and pixellate it • Save upscaled copies for your library, or pixel-perfect 160 x 144 originals for homebrew projects • Optional geotagging and full capture metadata • Open the camera from Control Center, the Lock Screen or the Action button

About

16

Features
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16-Bit Camera lets you capture photos and record videos with a clean, retro pixel look. Use the live camera to see the pixel effect in real time, or choose a photo and adjust the pixel size for a classic 16-bit style. Photos and videos can be saved directly to your Photos library. Features • Live pixel camera preview • Record pixel-style videos • Pixelize existing photos • Adjustable pixel size • Save photos and videos to Photos No accounts, no ads, and no data collection.

Screenshots

Pixellate Camera4 screens
164 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 16 at 17.0 against Pixellate Camera's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pixellate Camera versus 16: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixellate Camera16
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZachary ColemanOrlando Rodrigues

In-app purchases

None

Pixellate Camera

No in-app purchases

None

16

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixellate Camera free?
Pixellate Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 16 free?
16 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixellate Camera or 16 have ads?
Neither Pixellate Camera nor 16 shows ads.

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