Pixel Paint vs PixelClarity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Paint
Color beautiful pixel art by number or transform your own photos into personalized puzzles. This app offers a relaxing creative experience with various themes and customization options. Perfect for quick breaks or extended meditative sessions.
- Pixel art coloring by number
- Import photos to create puzzles
- Curated themes
- Adjustable complexity and color palettes
- Smart coloring tools
- Share finished art
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Pick a picture, tap a number, watch it come alive. Pixel Paint turns quiet minutes into something you made. Every picture is built square by square — no brushes, no mistakes to undo, nothing to learn. Tap a colour, tap the squares that carry its number, and an empty grid becomes a sleeping fox, a mountain lake, a mandala. WHAT YOU GET - 38 hand-made pictures across animals, nature, mandalas, anime and architecture - Eight starter pictures to warm up on, each one small enough to finish in a sitting - Choose your own difficulty: the same picture at 30x30 for a coffee break or 90x90 for a long evening - Turn your own photos into pixel art - Works offline, wherever you are PIXEL PAINT PRO - No ads anywhere - Subscriber-only pictures - Unlimited photos of your own Nothing to lose, nothing to rush. Your progress saves itself, and every picture waits exactly where you left it. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PixelClarity
This is a relaxing pixel paint-by-number game where you fill numbered squares to reveal images. It offers daily new puzzles, a library of hand-built pictures, and the ability to turn your own photos into pixel art. Tools and community sharing features enhance the creative experience.
- Daily new pixel puzzles
- Convert photos to pixel art
- Variety of categories and themes
- Fill Bucket, Bomb, and Power Brush tools
- Share creations with the community
- Offline coloring options
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Tap a number. Watch a picture appear. PixelClarity is a relaxing pixel paint-by-number game. Every picture starts as a grid of numbered squares. Choose a color, fill in the matching squares, and watch the image come to life beneath your finger. No drawing skills, timers, or pressure required. A NEW PICTURE EVERY DAY A fresh puzzle unlocks each day and is added to your calendar. Keep your streak going and watch your gallery fill up. Miss a day? Nothing is lost. You can return and finish it whenever you like. 84 HAND-BUILT PICTURES Discover animals, food, flowers, landmarks, monsters, vehicles, space scenes, shooting stars, and more across 27 categories. Some puzzles are quick and cozy, while others feature large, detailed grids you can enjoy for hours. Surprise puzzles keep the image hidden while you color, revealing it only after the final square is filled. TURN YOUR PHOTOS INTO PIXEL ART Transform a photo of a pet, friend, landscape, or favorite memory into a numbered pixel puzzle you can color. Photo processing happens directly on your device. Your photos remain private and are never used to train AI. TOOLS THAT FEEL GOOD * Fill Bucket: Fill a connected area with one tap * Bomb: Clear an entire region at once * Power Brush: Paint a wide path with a single swipe * Pixel Finder: Instantly locate those last hard-to-find squares SHARE WITH PIXELMUNITY Publish your completed artwork and discover creations from other players. Follow artists you enjoy, collect likes on your own work, and color puzzles shared by the community. You remain in control of your experience and can block another user at any time. MADE FOR RELAXING * Smooth pinch-to-zoom controls for precise coloring * Continue exactly where you left off * Color offline with the included starter library * Optional cloud backup when switching devices * Achievements, levels, and streaks for players who enjoy them FREE TO PLAY Enjoy the daily puzzle, starter library, and photo studio for free. Pixel Tickets can be used for additional tools and may be earned by watching an optional rewarded ad or purchased in a bundle. PIXELCLARITY+ Upgrade to PixelClarity+ for unlimited photo-to-pixel creations, every palette style, access to the complete curated library, and unlimited hints. PixelClarity+ is an auto-renewing weekly subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account when your purchase is confirmed. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription through your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pixel Paint at none against PixelClarity's shown. Pixel Paint also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pixel Paint sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PixelClarity sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pixel Paint against 5.0 for PixelClarity. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Pixel Paint ships an update every 3 weeks, PixelClarity every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Paint | PixelClarity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nadzeya Yashchuk | Joshua Adkins |
Customer experience
Pixel Paint
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In-app purchases
Pixel Paint
- Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
- Yearly Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Remove Ads$4.99
PixelClarity
- PixelClarity Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Basic Bundle$4.99
- Color Bundle$9.99
- Super Bundle$19.99
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- Mega Bundle$49.99
- Ultimate Bundle$79.99
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