Pixel vs Knithub App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel
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Your photo, turned into a pattern you can actually make. Pixela turns any picture into a crisp pixel grid with a tidy color palette and a printable chart โ so you can recreate it however you like: โข Perler / Hama beads โ get the bead-by-bead layout for your next fuse-bead art. โข Cross-stitch & embroidery โ symbols per color and a printable chart to stitch from. โข Knitting & crochet โ color-work charts (intarsia, tapestry, C2C, jacquard): one square per stitch/block. โข Quilting & patchwork โ each pixel becomes a fabric square. โข Pixel art, sprites & icons โ turn a photo or your own drawing/sketch into true pixels with a controlled palette; export a clean PNG. โข Event & stadium mosaics โ plan "pixel performances" and card stunts, seat by seat, sized in meters. โข Wall decor & murals โ set the centimeters per tile and get the real wall size to paint or tile. โข LEGO & brick mosaics โ each pixel is one brick on the baseplate. โข LED matrices & low-res screens โ a pixel map to wire or program each LED. โข Gifts & keepsakes โ turn a pet, a portrait, or a logo into a handmade piece. โข Drawings, coloring pages & templates โ a ready-made grid to trace, color, or hand off. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT โข Pick a photo โ Pixela builds the pattern in seconds. โข Control the look โ set the number of columns and palette colors with live sliders. โข Color symbols โ every color gets a letter so it's easy to follow (great for color-vision needs). โข Printable PDF โ a clean legend plus the full symbol chart, ready to print or share. โข Export a clean PNG โ the pure pixel art with no grid or symbols, ready to use as a sprite, sticker, or poster. โข Real thread colors โ see the nearest DMC floss for every color, and swap any color for the one you prefer. โข Real finished size at any scale โ stitches (Aida), beads, or big tiles; shown in cm or meters, so you can size a wall mural or a whole stadium mosaic. โข Track your progress โ mark finished cells and watch your % climb. โข Pinch to zoom, tap "1:1" to see the whole thing โ built for big, detailed pieces. โข Works offline โ everything is processed on your device. Your photos never leave it. FAIR PRICING Unlock everything with a single one-time purchase โ no subscription, ever. Private by design: your photos are processed on-device and are never uploaded.
Knithub App
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Knithub is a colorwork chart designer for knitters. Design your chart stitch by stitch on an intuitive pixel grid, with as many colours as your pattern needs. Zoom, pan and paint directly on the canvas, the editor is built for a phone screen, not squeezed onto one. See it before you knit it Preview any chart on real knitwear (a sweater, a beanie, mittens or socks) and see how your colorwork will actually sit on the garment before you cast on. Start from a photo Turn a photo into a starting chart. Pick an image, choose how many colours to reduce it to, and the app builds the grid for you to refine. Share with the community Publish your charts so other knitters can discover them, or keep them private while you work. Browse what other people are making, follow designers whose work you like, comment, and gather charts into collections for later. Knit from your chart Follow along row by row in knitting mode, with the current row highlighted and the rest dimmed, so you never lose your place mid-round. Knithub is available in 12 languages: English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. Knithub is free to use. Knithub Pro is an optional subscription, monthly or yearly, that adds unlimited charts and previews, knitting mode on any chart, duplicating any chart, PDF export and every chart editor feature. An account is needed to create and save charts; browsing published charts is open to everyone. Terms of Use: https://knithub.nl/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://knithub.nl/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pixel at every 4 days against Knithub App's every 8 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Pixel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Knithub App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pixel ships an update every 4 days, Knithub App every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel | Knithub App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days โ better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abraham Munguia | Seher Merve Ilgun |
In-app purchases
Pixel
- Pixel-A Pro$4.99
Knithub App
- Knithub Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Knithub Pro Annual$49.991 Year
- Knithub Pro Lifetime$89.99








