Pixelize Me vs Smolcam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixelize Me
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Transform your photos into stunning retro pixel art with Pixelize! Whether you're a retro gaming enthusiast, pixel art creator, or just want to give your photos a unique nostalgic look, Pixelize has everything you need. **25 AUTHENTIC COLOR PALETTES** Choose from historically accurate palettes including: - Game Boy (classic green) - NES (full 54-color palette) - PICO-8 (fantasy console) - Commodore 64 - CGA, Apple II, ZX Spectrum - Plus creative palettes: Vapor Wave, Cyberpunk, Neon, and more! **5 PROFESSIONAL DITHERING ALGORITHMS** - Floyd-Steinberg: Classic error diffusion (1976) - Atkinson: Apple Macintosh style (1984) - Ordered: Bayer matrix pattern - Bayer: 8x8 threshold matrix - None: Pure color quantization **ADJUSTABLE PIXEL SIZES** Fine-tune your pixel art with sizes from 4px to 32px for different artistic effects. **BEFORE/AFTER COMPARISON** Use our interactive slider to instantly compare your original photo with the pixelated version. **SAVE & SHARE** Export your creations directly to your photo gallery or share them on social media. **PRIVACY-FOCUSED** All processing happens on your device. No internet connection required. No cloud uploads. Your photos stay private. **FAST PROCESSING** Most images process in just 2-5 seconds thanks to our optimized pixel manipulation engine. Create retro game sprites, unique profile pictures, nostalgic art, or just have fun transforming your photos. Download Pixelize today and start creating pixel art!
Smolcam
This app offers a customizable retro camera experience with a variety of color palettes and dithering options. It provides a simple, distraction-free interface for capturing and saving photos instantly to your library.
- Customizable retro aesthetic
- Multiple color palettes (3-bit to 24-bit)
- Bayer ordered dithering option
- Zoom support for all device cameras
- Instant save to photo library
- Distraction-free interface
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Smolcam transforms your iPhone into a small, lightweight camera with a customizable retro aesthetic. Features: - Completely free: no ads or in-app purchases - Choose from 8 colors (3-bit) to 16 million (24-bit) color palettes - Enable Bayer ordered dithering, or blue noise dithering for increased detail at low bit depths - Supports zooming through all the cameras your phone has - Instant save to photo library - Simple distraction-free interface that runs smoothly on any device and won't kill your battery
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Smolcam at none against Pixelize Me's shown. Pixelize Me's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pixelize Me ships an update every 5 months, Smolcam every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixelize Me | Smolcam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nelson Lai | Jasper Morgal |
In-app purchases
Pixelize Me
No in-app purchases
Smolcam
No in-app purchases
