Comparison

DotMaker Studio vs PixSprite

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

Head to head
About

DotMaker Studio

Features
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DotMaker is a touch-first pixel art editor built for mobile. Features • Canvas sizes from 16x16 up to 512x512 • Pen, eraser, fill, and eyedropper tools • Selection, copy, paste, move, rotate, and flip tools • Project saving and gallery management • PNG export and save to the Photos app • Korean / English support DotMaker is designed for quick pixel work such as icons, characters, sketches, and small UI assets.

About

PixSprite

Features
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PixSprite is a pixel art and sprite animation editor built for iPhone and iPad. Start with a blank canvas or turn a photo into editable pixel art, then bring your ideas to life, pixel by pixel. Create • Work on canvases up to 1024Ɨ1024 pixels • Draw with pencil, eraser, eyedropper, line, shape, selection, lasso, and magic wand tools • Refine artwork with layers, opacity, blend modes, symmetry, and live preview • Build and manage your own color palettes, including transparency • Add pixel text with built-in fonts and adjustable size, line spacing, alignment, and color • Replace, adjust, and remap colors; reduce palette colors and remove unused colors Animate • Draw frame by frame, adjust timing, and preview your animation • Duplicate and reorder frames on the timeline • Organize animation sequences with tags • Use linked cels to share the same layer content across frames Turn images into pixel art • Import a photo or image and continue editing the result • Adjust crop, palette, scaling, and dithering • Split sprite sheets into animation frames Import and export • Import and export Aseprite files with support for layers, animation frames, tags, and linked cels • Import animated GIFs, APNGs, and sprite sheets • Export GIF, APNG, MP4, PNG sequences, and sprite sheets • Save and share your work as PixSprite project files Some features and export formats require the one-time PixSprite Pro purchase.

Screenshots

DotMaker Studio4 screens
PixSprite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DotMaker Studio at none against PixSprite's 1. DotMaker Studio also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). PixSprite's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. PixSprite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DotMaker Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DotMaker Studio ships an update every 3 months, PixSprite weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
DotMaker Studio versus PixSprite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotMaker StudioPixSprite
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYOUNGSIK KIM俊辰 江

In-app purchases

None

DotMaker Studio

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PixSprite

One-time1
  • PixSprite Pro$9.99

Questions

Is DotMaker Studio free?
DotMaker Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PixSprite free?
PixSprite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DotMaker Studio or PixSprite have ads?
Neither DotMaker Studio nor PixSprite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DotMaker Studio or PixSprite?
DotMaker Studio ships an update every 3 months, and PixSprite weekly. Most recently, DotMaker Studio was updated on October 7, 2026 and PixSprite on October 25, 2026.

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