Pixellate Camera vs Rewindpix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Rewindpix
This app works with dedicated hardware to capture and develop film photographs. Load a film roll, take your pictures, and process them in a personal darkroom setup.
- Hardware camera pairing
- Film roll loading
- Frame capture
- Personal darkroom development
- Photo processing
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Rewindpix works together with our hardware camera to bring the whole film experience into your pocket. Develop, tweak, and bring your photos to life by designing your own personal film rolls!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pixellate Camera at 5.0 against Rewindpix's 4.2. Pixellate Camera also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Rewindpix's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Rewindpix sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pixellate Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixellate Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Pixellate Camera ships an update every 2 months, Rewindpix fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pixellate Camera | Rewindpix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 240 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zachary Coleman | XIAO LIU |
Customer experience
Pixellate Camera
Rewindpix
In-app purchases
Pixellate Camera
No in-app purchases
Rewindpix
- Rewindpix Pro$9.99
Questions
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