Comparison

Zero Pixel vs MaoCut

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

Head to head
About

Zero Pixel

Features
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Turn your photos into art with Zero Pixel — a pocket studio of 30 real-time photo effect generators. Pick a photo or shoot a new one, choose an effect, and watch it render instantly. Fine-tune every parameter — color, angle, strength, size — until it looks exactly right, then save the result to your album in high quality. 30 CREATIVE TOOLS • Stamp — turn photos into perforated postage-stamp artwork • Polaroid — classic instant-photo frames with vintage tones • Film — 35mm film strip frames with sprocket holes, standard or negative look • Spiral — hypnotic spiral line art • Lineation — flowing line drawings from any photo • Dots — rebuild photos from circles, squares, stars, hearts and more • Mirror Frame — sleek metallic mirror frames • Line Drawing — pencil-style line art with adjustable thickness and color • Low Poly — triangulated low-poly artwork with adjustable point density • Glassify — frosted-glass refraction with tint • Oil Paint — rich painterly brushwork • Night Vision — military-style green night-vision look • Heatmap — thermal imaging palettes: thermal, fire, ice, iron • Blueprint — technical drawings on an adjustable grid • Hex Pixel — hexagonal pixel mosaics • Color Halftone — print-style CMYK halftone dots • Filters — curated visual filter styles • Kaleidoscope — symmetric kaleidoscope art • Emboss — embossed 3D relief effect • Dot Screen — comic-book screening dots • Bulge — playful fisheye bulge distortion • Swirl — twist and vortex distortions • Blur — zoom, lens, triangle and tilt-shift blur • Ink — bold ink-outline renditions of your photos • Edge Work — chiseled, etched edge relief • Vignette — cinematic edge darkening with adjustable size and amount • Canvas Resizer — expand your canvas with transparent or solid backgrounds • Cropper — crop to any aspect ratio, with rotate and flip • Round Corner — round one or all corners by pixels or percent • Pixelator — classic mosaic pixelation with adjustable pixel size WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Real-time rendering — every change is drawn instantly • Deep fine-tuning — each effect is fully parameterized • One-tap compare between original and result • Shoot with the camera or import from your album • High-quality export to your photo album • Clean, focused interface built for creating Whether you make pixel art, poster-style prints, thermal art or playful distortions, Zero Pixel gives you a complete effect workshop in one app. Friendly Reminder: Your images never leave your device. All processing is done in your client-side, ensuring your data privacy and security. The App doesn't upload, transfer, or store your data. Your privacy is our top priority. This means you can safely sharpen your personal images without any concerns about data security. Download today and transform your photos to all art effects! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://a.tools/Apps/zero-pixel/privacy-policy.html

About

MaoCut

Features
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MaoCut is a local-first video editor for shaping clips, photos, audio and captions on a multitrack timeline. • Arrange, split and trim clips • Adjust framing, speed, keyframes and track audio • Add styled text and edit caption timing • Create captions on device or choose an online recognition provider • Package a complete project for manual transfer between your own devices Projects are saved locally. MaoCut does not automatically sync projects to cloud storage. On-device recognition models may need to be downloaded before use. If you choose online speech recognition, selected audio is sent to the provider you configure; provider fees and terms may apply.

Screenshots

Zero Pixel4 screens
MaoCut3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MaoCut at none against Zero Pixel's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Zero Pixel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. MaoCut asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zero Pixel ships an update every 11 days, MaoCut fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Zero Pixel versus MaoCut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZero PixelMaoCut
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer月蓬 桂Li Wei

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Zero Pixel

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly (30 days)$3.991 Month
  • Yearly (365 days)$23.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$39.99
None

MaoCut

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zero Pixel free?
Zero Pixel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MaoCut free?
MaoCut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zero Pixel or MaoCut have ads?
Neither Zero Pixel nor MaoCut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zero Pixel or MaoCut?
Zero Pixel ships an update every 11 days, and MaoCut fortnightly. Most recently, Zero Pixel was updated on October 31, 2026 and MaoCut on October 31, 2026.

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