Comparison

Life in Pixels vs Pixels

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

Head to head
About

Life in Pixels

Capture your daily emotions and visualize them as a colorful canvas over time. This simple journal helps you identify patterns and reflect on your life's journey with just a few minutes of daily input.

Highlights
  • Daily mood tracking
  • Color-coded visual journal
  • Pattern identification
  • Privacy-focused data storage
  • Simple, quick input
Features
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Every day tells a story. Life in Pixels helps you capture yours—one color at a time. How often do we look back on a month, a season, or an entire year and wonder: "How was it, really?" Our memories blur together, and we lose track of the small moments that shape our lives. Life in Pixels changes that. HOW IT WORKS At the end of each day, take just 2-3 minutes to reflect. How did today feel? Select the emotion that best captures your experience, and we'll paint that day with a color. It's that simple. Over time, your days become pixels. Your weeks become rows. Your year becomes a vibrant, colorful canvas that tells the story of your life at a glance. SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE When you step back and view your year in color, patterns emerge that you might never have noticed otherwise: - Discover which seasons lift your spirits - Notice the impact of changes in your routine - Celebrate stretches of good days you might have forgotten - Recognize and learn from challenging periods A HABIT THAT TAKES SECONDS Unlike lengthy journaling apps that demand paragraphs, Life in Pixels asks for just one thing: your daily mood. That's it. No pressure. No blank pages. Just a simple, colorful tap. FOR EVERYONE Whether you're a busy professional, a student navigating school, a parent managing family life, or simply someone who wants to be more mindful—Life in Pixels meets you where you are. PRIVACY FIRST Your emotional journey is yours alone. Your data stays on your device, where it belongs. --- Start painting your life today. One pixel at a time.

About

Pixels

Log your daily mood, sleep, and weather to create a visual representation of your year. This private journal app offers a gentle and beautiful way to track your well-being with customizable options and calming aesthetics.

Highlights
  • Daily mood logging
  • Sleep tracking
  • Weather logging
  • Custom trackers
  • Year-at-a-glance grid
  • Private by design
  • Dreamy themes
Features
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Pixels is a cozy daily journal inspired by the classic “Year in Pixels” page. Pick how you felt, log your sleep, note the weather, and each day becomes one soft, colorful square. Over weeks and months, those little squares grow into a beautiful picture of your whole year. It’s gentle, private, and made to be the loveliest ten seconds of your day. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK Mood: choose from expressive, color-coded feelings Sleep: log your hours and watch your rest take shape Weather: sunny, cloudy, rainy, and more Your own: build custom trackers with your own colors, icons, and questions YOUR YEAR IN PIXELS A full year-at-a-glance grid for every tracker Tap today to log in a tap or two Charts for number trackers like sleep A clear color key so every square makes sense MADE TO FEEL GOOD Six dreamy themes, including a starry night look Soft, pillowy design with cute clouds and sparkles Calm, smooth little animations throughout PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device — no account, no sign-up No ads, no tracking, no analytics Export and import your data anytime, so your year is always yours Start today. Color one little square, and let your year bloom.

Screenshots

Life in Pixels4 screens
Pixels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Life in Pixels at 3 against Pixels's 1. Life in Pixels also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Life in Pixels against 5.0 for Pixels. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Life in Pixels versus Pixels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLife in PixelsPixels
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGaspar HabifSteven Luong

Customer experience

Life in Pixels

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pixels

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

In-app purchases

None

Life in Pixels

No in-app purchases

None

Pixels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Life in Pixels free?
Life in Pixels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixels free?
Pixels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Life in Pixels or Pixels?
Life in Pixels and Pixels are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Life in Pixels or Pixels have ads?
Neither Life in Pixels nor Pixels shows ads.

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