Picotap vs Pixel Art Dev

Easy controls. Draw the pixel art and animations you imagine. Picotap is a pixel art app built for easy phone controls. Trace the Swipe Area at the bottom of the screen to move the cursor, then press a button to place color. Your finger never hides your artwork, so precise pixel-by-pixel work stays comfortable. Easy to start, and it does what you need. From your first icon to game assets and animations, it handles it all. ◆ New: Bring Your Pixel Art to Life with Animation • Up to 64 frames. Make animations just like a flip book • Onion Skin shows the previous and next frames faintly, so smooth motion is easy to draw • Play back your animation right away to check it • Export as GIF or APNG for social media or your games ◆ Precise Control at Your Fingertip • Trackpad-style cursor: move fast to go far, move slowly to go one cell at a time. Tap the Swipe Area to draw right where the cursor is • Switch to One Cell at a Time or D-Pad controls if you prefer • Pinch to zoom the canvas • The draw and Undo buttons you use most sit within easy reach of your thumb, with haptic feedback so you feel every press • A hands-on tutorial teaches the basics as you draw ◆ Tools for Whatever You Want to Make • Layers: up to 8. Show or hide them and adjust their opacity • Shape tool: line, rectangle, and ellipse. Outline only, filled, or drawn from the center • Tool switching: Pen, Brush, Eraser, Fill, Eyedropper, and Shape. Choose the size and shape of the Brush and Eraser • Selection: move, copy, cut, flip, and rotate. Swap parts or make symmetrical art with ease • References: load multiple reference images, then pinch and drag to fit their position and size for tracing. Show or hide them frame by frame in your animation • Brush patterns: 8 types, including checker and stripes, to cover large areas efficiently • Canvas size: from tiny 8×8 icons to 512×512 masterpieces. Over 50 presets plus custom sizes ◆ Free Colors and Saving • Palette: set any number of colors from 1 to 256. Includes 60 preset palettes that give you a matching color scheme in one tap • Transparent areas are shown as an easy-to-see checkerboard • Choose the background when saving images: transparent, white, black, or a palette color • Export multiple artworks at once ◆ Create with Peace of Mind • Undo up to 50 times: try anything without worrying about mistakes • Auto-save: your work is saved automatically as you go • Backup and restore: switch devices worry-free • Trash: recover artworks you deleted by accident ◆ Perfect For • Anyone who wanted to try pixel art but struggled because their finger covered the screen • Anyone who wants to make cute retro pixel animations (GIFs) to post on social media • Anyone who wants to make their own social media icon • Anyone who wants to create pixel art or animated character assets for game development • Anyone who wants to casually draw pixel art on their phone while on the go or in spare moments • Anyone who wants to start by tracing a photo or illustration You can also use the app ad-free with the one-time purchase Remove Ads. Anytime, anywhere, right at your fingertip. Create your own pixel art and animations with Picotap.

A pixel art editor with a focus on small canvas sizes used in retro game development.