Pikara vs Pixel Paint Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pikara
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From Photo to Palette to Wallpaper—All in Pikara • Instantly turn photos into beautiful color palettes. • Customize palettes to match your unique style. • Create vibrant, high-quality wallpapers for your phone. • Export images in full resolution—no compression, no quality loss. • Pay once, get all future updates for free.
Pixel Paint Pro
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Pixel Paint Pro is a focused pixel art and bitmap editor for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Create sprites, icons, game assets and small illustrations with precise pixel-level control. Start with a blank canvas or open an existing image, edit it and save your changes in a popular image format. PRECISION TOOLS • Pencil, eraser, fill and eyedropper • Line, rectangle and ellipse tools • Adjustable brush size • Pixel-perfect zoom and optional grid • Crisp nearest-neighbor canvas rendering SELECTION AND TRANSFORM • Select, move, cut, copy, paste and delete • Move selected content partially outside the canvas • Apply only the portion that remains inside the canvas • Rotate left or right • Flip horizontally or vertically • Select all and deselect COLOR CONTROL • Expanded color palette • Individual red, green, blue and alpha controls • HEX color input • Transparency support • Checkerboard transparency preview APPLE PENCIL AND NAVIGATION On supported iPad models, Apple Pencil mode separates drawing from navigation. Draw and edit with Apple Pencil while using your fingers to pan and navigate around the canvas. The Hand tool also provides dedicated canvas navigation without modifying your artwork. OPEN, EDIT AND SAVE Open existing image files, edit them directly and save your changes. Pixel Paint Pro supports popular bitmap formats including: • PNG • JPEG • GIF • BMP • ICO WORK FASTER Use keyboard shortcuts with a connected keyboard on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Quickly switch tools, undo or redo changes, manage selections, adjust zoom and perform common editing actions. Whether you are creating retro game graphics, refining a sprite, designing an icon or editing a bitmap image, Pixel Paint Pro keeps the canvas clear and the tools within reach.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pikara at Free against Pixel Paint Pro's $1.99. Pikara also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On 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
Pikara is free to download; Pixel Paint Pro costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Pikara | Pixel Paint Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 凯绪 杨 | Mert Can Kus |
In-app purchases
Pikara
No in-app purchases
Pixel Paint Pro
No in-app purchases









