Comparison

Spritesheet Maker vs Pixmint

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

Head to head
About

Spritesheet Maker

Features
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GIF64 — Pixel Art & Spritesheet Maker GIF64 is a lightning-fast, simple, and powerful tool for creating pixel art, 2D spritesheets, and animated GIFs. Design frame-by-frame animations on fixed-size canvases (8×8 to 64×64), perfect for retro games, game jams, indie dev, and classic pixel workflows — right on your phone or tablet. Choose a canvas size, draw with pixel-perfect tools, animate using onion skinning, rearrange frames with drag-and-drop, and export clean GIFs or PNG spritesheets. Works fully offline — no sign-in, no tracking, no analytics. Built for Pixel Artists & Game Developers GIF64 is designed around the core mechanics of pixel animation, not bloated features. It stays fast, precise, and predictable — ideal for low-resolution art, retro aesthetics, and production-ready assets. Whether you’re sketching an idea, animating a character, or exporting sprites for a game engine, GIF64 keeps the workflow tight and efficient. Features - Fixed canvas sizes: 8×8, 16×16, 32×32, 64×64 - Animation timeline with playback controls and per-frame duration - Drag & drop frame reordering - Onion skinning for smooth frame-to-frame animation - Import gif animations and edit Pixel tools: - Brush (size & opacity) - Bucket fill (opacity) - Select - Move - Eyedropper - Eraser (tap Brush to toggle) - Auto-generated color palette from your pixels - True pixel-perfect rendering (no smoothing, no interpolation) - GIF export with transparency - PNG spritesheet export for game engines and tools - Offline-first — no account, no cloud, no data collectionImport/Export- Import .gifs (up to 64x64 canvas size)- Export animated .gif- Export .png spritesheet Perfect For - Pixel art animation - Retro & low-res game assets - Indie game development - Game jams & rapid prototyping - Sprite sheets for Godot, Unity, GameMaker, Love2D, Pico-8-style workflows - Learning pixel art fundamentals “Constraints breed creativity.” GIF64 embraces that philosophy — small canvases, fast tools, zero distractions.

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Pixmint

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Pixmint is a professional pixel art studio and frame-by-frame animation editor for iPhone and iPad. Built for indie game devs, digital artists, and retro fans—create pixel-perfect sprites, seamless tilesets, and animations anywhere. Desktop precision with touch-first speed: multi-layer editing, colored onion skinning, Lospec palettes, and native Aseprite file interchange. Download free and start your canvas in seconds! PRECISION PIXEL TOOLS • Pixel-Perfect smoothing: removes double edges and L-corners • Pencil, Eraser, Line, Rectangle & Ellipse shapes • Flood Fill & Color Replace across the active layer • ColorDrop: drag color swatches to instantly fill areas • Real-time Loupe: floating magnifier shifts to keep touch visible • Dithering brush: classic retro shading and textures • Alpha Lock: paint strictly within existing pixels • Symmetry: Horizontal, Vertical, and Dual-Axis • Adjustable brush sizes (1px–16px) and opacity ANIMATION & ONION SKIN • Frame-by-frame timeline: add, duplicate, reorder, and remove frames • Canvas playback with adjustable frame rate (1–60 FPS) • Advanced Onion Skin: colored previous and next frames • Build walk cycles, attack combos, and smooth loops LAYERS & IPAD WORKSPACE • Multi-layer editing per frame with opacity sliders and layer lock • Duplicate, Merge Down, Clear, and drag reorder • Multi-Project Tabs: keep multiple canvases open on iPad • Apple Pencil ready: palm rejection & Pencil-only mode • 2-finger zoom, pan, rotate, and Virtual Joystick panning LOSPEC PALETTES & TILESET WRAP • Direct Lospec integration: import iconic retro palettes • Color picker with Hex, RGB, and HSV inputs • 3x3 Tileset Wrap: design seamless repeating game tiles in real time SELECTION & TRANSFORM • Freehand Lasso, Rectangular Selection, and Select All • 1-pixel precision Nudge arrows for micro-adjustments • Flip Horizontal/Vertical, Fill, Outline Stroke, and Clear EXPORT & IMPORT • Export images: PNG (transparent), JPG, WebP, HEIC • Export animations: Animated GIF and MP4 video • Game Atlases: Sprite Sheets with JSON metadata • Pro formats: Native .ase / .aseprite and MP4 timelapse recording • Upscaling: crisp nearest-neighbor from 1x to 32x (2048px+) • Import: Aseprite (.ase), Piskel (.piskel), Pixilart, GIFs, and photos OPTIONAL SMART ASSIST • Text to Pixel: generate sprite ideas in 8-bit, 16-bit, or Isometric • Photo to Pixel: convert photos with before/after split slider • Sprite Sheet Generator: generate multi-frame motion sequences • Magic Cut: separate artwork into transparent PNG layers PRICING & ORGANIZATION • Custom folders with batch move, delete, and sample templates • Free tier: 2 artworks, 1 layer/frame, standard exports • Pixmint Pro: Unlimited artworks & layers, all pro exports (GIF, MP4, Sheet, Aseprite, Timelapse), and 32x upscale (Monthly, Yearly, or Lifetime) Pixmint is made for creators. Pick up your pencil and start crafting today!

Screenshots

Spritesheet Maker4 screens
Pixmint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixmint at Free against Spritesheet Maker's $1.99. Spritesheet Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On update cadence, 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

Pixmint is free to download; Spritesheet Maker costs $1.99 up front. Pixmint sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Spritesheet Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spritesheet Maker ships an update every 6 days, Pixmint weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Spritesheet Maker versus Pixmint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpritesheet MakerPixmint
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB30 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerdevin sewellLoi Nguyen

In-app purchases

None

Spritesheet Maker

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Pixmint

Subscriptions2
  • MONTHLY$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • Basic Credits$1.99
  • Starter Credits$4.99
  • Pro Credits$9.99
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  • Mega Credits$19.99
  • LIFETIME ACCESS$29.99
  • Ultra Credits$49.99

Questions

Is Spritesheet Maker free?
Spritesheet Maker costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixmint free?
Pixmint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spritesheet Maker or Pixmint have ads?
Neither Spritesheet Maker nor Pixmint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spritesheet Maker or Pixmint?
Spritesheet Maker ships an update every 6 days, and Pixmint weekly. Most recently, Spritesheet Maker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Pixmint on October 25, 2026.

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