Comparison

Pixel Art Dev vs Tappy Paint

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Art Dev

Create pixel art for retro games on a small canvas. This editor is designed for efficient development of pixel graphics with a focus on retro aesthetics. It offers a streamlined experience for artists and game developers.

Highlights
  • Small canvas focus
  • Retro game art creation
  • Streamlined interface
  • Pixel graphics editor
Features
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A pixel art editor with a focus on small canvas sizes used in retro game development.

About

Tappy Paint

Features
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Tappy Paint is a calm, ad-free coloring app with 1,100+ offline pages, tap-to-fill coloring, and a bead studio that turns pictures into fuse bead patterns. Choose a curated coloring page, pick a color, and tap a closed area to fill it neatly. You can also use a brush, crayon, and eraser when you want a more hands-on drawing moment. New: the bead studio Every coloring page comes with a bead pattern in three board sizes, 29×29, 50×50, and 70×70, made for standard 5 mm fuse beads. Follow the pattern bead by bead on the pegboard, or recolor it cell by cell in free edit. Then check the bead list to see which colors you need and how many, and export the pattern as PNG or PDF. Turn any picture into beads Pick a photo from Photos, take one with the camera, or use a picture you already colored. Crop it, remove a plain background, choose a board size, and it becomes a bead pattern in seconds. Colors are matched to real bead color codes, so shopping for beads is easy. Built for simple, private creativity: • 1,100+ curated coloring pages across animals, vehicles, food, nature, shapes, patterns, and more • 1,100+ matching bead patterns, each in 29×29, 50×50, and 70×70 • Tap-to-fill coloring plus brush, crayon, and eraser tools • Guided and free-edit beading with place, run, and eraser tools, and a touch-and-hold preview of the finished board • Bead list with color codes, bead counts, and finished size • Photo, camera, and artwork import for your own bead patterns • Favorites, boards in progress, and My Art for finished pictures and boards • Bead milestones in your profile • Works offline with bundled artwork and patterns • No ads, no accounts, no social feed, and no third-party tracking Lifetime Pro unlocks every collection and bead pattern, 70×70 imports, Fill All, and future Pro pages with a one-time purchase. Made for anyone who wants a quiet, private creative space on the device.

Screenshots

Pixel Art Dev3 screens
Tappy Paint4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pixel Art Dev and Tappy Paint are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Pixel Art Dev sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tappy Paint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pixel Art Dev versus Tappy Paint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Art DevTappy Paint
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin Harris Jr北京闪词科技有限公司

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Art Dev

One-time1
  • Pro Mode$3.99
1 purchases

Tappy Paint

One-time1
  • Tappy Paint Pro Lifetime$0.99

Questions

Is Pixel Art Dev free?
Pixel Art Dev is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tappy Paint free?
Tappy Paint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pixel Art Dev or Tappy Paint have ads?
Neither Pixel Art Dev nor Tappy Paint shows ads.

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