Comparison

Retro Pixel Camera vs chunkybits

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

Head to head
About

Retro Pixel Camera

This camera app applies real-time dither shaders and retro color palettes to your photos and videos. Customize effects, pixel scale, and contrast live in the viewfinder. Import existing photos to apply the same artistic filters.

Highlights
  • Real-time dither shader effects
  • Fourteen live effects including error diffusion and ordered dither
  • Thirty-eight hand-graded color palettes
  • Live adjustment of pixel scale, contrast, shadows, and highlights
  • Import and edit existing photos
  • iPad Split View and Slide Over support
Features
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PIXELADO Dither the world, live in the viewfinder. Pixelado is a camera that renders every frame through a real-time dither shader. Pick an effect, pick a palette, and the viewfinder is already the photo. Nothing to apply afterwards. FOURTEEN LIVE EFFECTS Floyd-Steinberg and Atkinson error diffusion, Bayer 4x4 and 2x2 ordered dither, blue-noise stipple, per-channel RGB dither, ordered halftone, posterize, CRT scanlines, and a Sobel ink edge pass. Plus four retro hardware palettes that clamp every frame to a classic 4-color or 8-bit color set. THIRTY-EIGHT COLOR PALETTES Hand-graded palettes, from clean monochrome and graphite to neon, sunset, and deep contrast. Every one of them is free. DIAL IT IN Pixel scale, contrast, shadows, highlights, and sharpness, all live on the preview. Five effects take a tint color, so you can push a dither into any two-tone you want. Your settings are stored per effect, so switching back never loses your numbers. A CAMERA THAT STAYS OUT OF THE WAY Volume button shutter, rule-of-thirds grid, tap to focus, flash, zoom, front camera, and your last shot one tap from the editor. BRING YOUR OWN PHOTOS Import anything from your library and run it through the same shader, with the same sliders. BUILT FOR IPAD Split View and Slide Over are supported, and the camera preview keeps the right aspect ratio at every window size. COMPLETELY FREE Every effect, every palette, every slider. No subscription, no unlocks, no ads. STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Every frame is processed on your device with Metal. Nothing is uploaded. Shoot in pixels. PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF USE: Apple App Store User Agreement - Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://tahatuna.com/pixeladoprivacy For more information, please visit https://tahatuna.com For support, send an email to: ios@tahatuna.com

About

chunkybits

Transform your photos into pixel art in real-time with classic retro color palettes. This app processes every pixel on your device, ensuring your images remain private and ad-free. Customize your look with various aspect ratios and import your own color palettes.

Highlights
  • Real-time pixel-art camera
  • Classic retro color palettes
  • Custom palette import
  • Multiple aspect ratios
  • On-device processing
  • Ad-free experience
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chunkybits is a retro camera that paints the world in pixels. Point it at anything: your dog, your coffee, a sunset, and watch reality transform into pixel art in real time. No filters applied after the fact. No "retro" preset that just lowers the saturation. chunkybits remaps every pixel through hand-crafted color palettes, the same way a retro console would have seen it. The result is unmistakably chunky, beautifully limited, and nostalgic. FEATURES • Real-time pixel-art camera with classic retro palettes • Supports taking pictures and recording videos • Swipe to switch palettes instantly • Import and create your own custom palettes • Three quality levels • Aspect ratios for every vibe: full, 16:9, 3:4, 1:1 • Pinch to zoom, tap to flip • Save straight to your own chunkybits album PRIVACY FIRST Every pixel is processed on your device. No cloud, no account, no tracking, no ads. Your photos belong to you and never leave your phone unless you share them.

Screenshots

Retro Pixel Camera4 screens
chunkybits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: chunkybits at 5.0 against Retro Pixel Camera's 4.0. chunkybits also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Retro Pixel Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and chunkybits sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

chunkybits holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retro Pixel Camera ships an update every 9 days, chunkybits every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Retro Pixel Camera versus chunkybits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro Pixel Camerachunkybits
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAli Taha TunaLeglock Jakub Bilko

Customer experience

Retro Pixel Camera

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

chunkybits

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Retro Pixel Camera

Subscriptions1
  • Pixelado Pro Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
One-time1
  • Pixelado Pro Lifetime$4.99
1 purchases

chunkybits

One-time1
  • chunkybits Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Retro Pixel Camera free?
Retro Pixel Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is chunkybits free?
chunkybits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Retro Pixel Camera or chunkybits?
chunkybits is rated higher. Retro Pixel Camera averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while chunkybits averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Retro Pixel Camera or chunkybits have ads?
Neither Retro Pixel Camera nor chunkybits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retro Pixel Camera or chunkybits?
Retro Pixel Camera ships an update every 9 days, and chunkybits every 2 weeks. Most recently, Retro Pixel Camera was updated on October 2, 2026 and chunkybits on October 7, 2026.

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