Comparison

Retro Pixel Camera vs Enpixelate

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

Enpixelate

This app allows users to create and manage custom color palettes for dithered images. It offers multiple ways to build palettes, real-time editing, and export options for backup and sharing. Achieve unique retro or pixelated looks with precise creative control.

Highlights
  • Custom color palette creation
  • Dither camera preview
  • Scalable dithering controls
  • Tone and brightness adjustments
  • Palette export as JSON
  • Guided tutorials
Features
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PIXEL CAMERA!!! Enpixelate puts custom color palettes at the center of your dither workflow. Create your own palette in multiple ways: pick colors from photos, add colors from the grid and wheel, edit saved palettes, and reuse them across projects. Export palettes as JSON to back up, share, or move between devices. Then dial in the final look with scalable dithering and tone controls. Features: • Multiple palette-building workflows (photo pick, color grid, color wheel, manual edits) • Save, rename, update, and delete custom palettes • Export palettes as JSON for backup and transfer • Real-time dither camera preview and loaded-photo editing • Scalable dithering controls (grid scale, color count, algorithm, strength) • Tone controls: strength, brightness, contrast, saturation • Save / Delete / Edit post-capture workflow • Optional instant-save camera mode • Guided tutorials (Basic and Advanced) From subtle retro texture to bold pixel graphics, Enpixelate gives you practical creative control from capture to export.

Screenshots

Retro Pixel Camera4 screens
Enpixelate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Retro Pixel Camera at Free against Enpixelate's $4.99. Enpixelate's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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

Retro Pixel Camera is free to download; Enpixelate costs $4.99 up front. Retro Pixel Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Enpixelate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Enpixelate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Enpixelate has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Retro Pixel Camera versus Enpixelate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro Pixel CameraEnpixelate
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAli Taha TunaBenjamin Kotis

Customer experience

Retro Pixel Camera

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

Enpixelate

All ratings5 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
None

Enpixelate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retro Pixel Camera free?
Retro Pixel Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Enpixelate free?
Enpixelate costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Retro Pixel Camera or Enpixelate?
Enpixelate is rated higher. Retro Pixel Camera averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Enpixelate averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Retro Pixel Camera or Enpixelate have ads?
Neither Retro Pixel Camera nor Enpixelate shows ads.

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