Comparison

Pixize vs RPG Pocket

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

Head to head
About

Pixize

Features
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Keep every memory. Free up to 80% of your photo storage. Your phone is full of photos you can't bring yourself to delete — trip albums, screenshots of the kids, ten near-identical shots of the same sunset. Pixize keeps every single one and gives you most of your storage back. Pixize re-encodes the photos you select into AVIF, a next-generation image format that preserves the visual detail of your originals in roughly 80% less space. A 5 GB album becomes about 1 GB. Nothing looks worse. Nothing gets thrown away. Everything runs on your device. Pixize has no server. Your photos are never uploaded, never seen by us, never sent anywhere. The compression engine runs locally on your phone using a high-performance native pipeline. Airplane mode? Still works. What you can do • Pick any photos from your library — one, a hundred, or the whole camera roll • Watch live progress: photos processed, megabytes saved, time remaining • Review the results before anything replaces your originals • Save the optimized copies back to your library, or discard them • Free space safely — Pixize only deletes an original after you confirm, through the system's standard photo API Why AVIF? AVIF is the format Netflix, Google, and modern browsers ship today. It's about half the size of HEIC and a fraction of the size of JPEG, with no visible loss for typical phone photos. Where AVIF isn't supported, Pixize falls back to a high-quality JPEG so your photos still open everywhere. Designed to be trustworthy • No accounts, no sign-up, no email required • No analytics SDK tracking what you do in the app • No cloud upload — ever • Your originals are never touched until you explicitly choose to replace them Permissions, in plain English • Photos: so you can pick what to optimize, and (optionally) save the smaller copies back • Notifications (optional): tells you when a long batch finishes • Internet (free tier only): loads ads Who it's for • Anyone whose phone keeps saying "Storage almost full" • Travelers who shoot thousands of photos per trip • Parents who can't bring themselves to delete a single one • Anyone who doesn't want to pay monthly for cloud storage just to keep photos they already own Pixize is built by The Original Pixels — a small team that believes the best place for your photos is your phone, not somebody else's server.

About

RPG Pocket

Edit save files, translate dialogue, and play RPG Maker MV/MZ games locally on your iPhone or iPad. Import your own game archives and manage in-game stats like gold, items, and character levels.

Highlights
  • Save editor for gold, items, and stats
  • Dialogue translator with subtitle overlay
  • Local game player with touch controls
  • Import MV/MZ game archives
  • Browse game databases during editing
  • Export and import saves
Features
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A built-in save editor and dialogue translator for RPG Maker MV/MZ games. Change gold, items, weapons, armor, levels, HP/MP, and party stats, then keep playing on iPhone or iPad. Import your own MV/MZ game archives and play locally with touch controls. RPG Pocket is a local player, save editor, and translator for user-provided RPG Maker MV and MZ games. It is designed for players who already have supported MV/MZ game packages and want a better way to play, translate, and adjust saves on iPhone or iPad. Built-in Save Editor - Edit supported MV/MZ save slots inside the app - Change gold, item counts, weapons, armor, levels, HP, MP, and party stats - Browse the game's item, weapon, and armor database when editing inventory - Import and export saves in standard desktop-style formats - Keep save tools close to the game instead of moving files between devices Dialogue Translator - Translate standard RPG Maker dialogue while you play - Translate choice lists with numbered lines so you can match each option on screen - Show translations in a subtitle overlay without replacing the original game text - Uses Apple's on-device Translation framework on iOS 18 or later MV/MZ Game Player - Import supported ZIP, 7z, or RAR archives from Files - Detect RPG Maker MV and RPG Maker MZ packages automatically - Launch games locally through a private on-device runtime - Play with touch controls, action buttons, and an in-game keyboard - Keep multiple imported games organized in one library Compatibility Tools RPG Pocket includes support for common MV/MZ runtime needs, including local resource loading, save isolation between games, OGG audio handling, encrypted asset support, and compatibility shims for common plugin behavior. How It Works 1. Export or obtain a supported RPG Maker MV/MZ game package that you have the right to use. 2. Import the archive from the Files app. 3. Select the game in your library. 4. Play locally, translate dialogue, manage saves, and edit supported save data. Important Notes RPG Pocket does not include commercial games. You must provide your own legally obtained RPG Maker MV/MZ game files. Compatibility depends on each game's export format, plugins, encryption, audio assets, and custom save structure. Some custom games, plugins, or save formats may not be fully supported. Dialogue translation requires iOS 18 or later and a supported language pair. Translation availability may vary by device, system language, and installed language models. RPG Pocket is an independent utility and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Gotcha Gotcha Games, KADOKAWA, or the RPG Maker brand owners.

Screenshots

Pixize4 screens
RPG Pocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RPG Pocket at none against Pixize's 1. RPG Pocket also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pixize sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RPG Pocket asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixize ships an update every 2 weeks, RPG Pocket weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pixize versus RPG Pocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixizeRPG Pocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB62 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Original Pixels小朋 蒯

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixize

One-time1
  • Pixize Lifetime$7.99
None

RPG Pocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixize free?
Pixize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RPG Pocket free?
RPG Pocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixize or RPG Pocket have ads?
Pixize shows ads; RPG Pocket does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixize or RPG Pocket?
Pixize ships an update every 2 weeks, and RPG Pocket weekly. Most recently, Pixize was updated on October 15, 2026 and RPG Pocket on October 23, 2026.

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