Pixel Art Maker vs Doodle Magic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Art Maker
Create unique 8-bit retro digital art with various shapes and color palettes. This app allows you to design minimalist images, characters, and typography, then export your creations as high-resolution PNG files.
- Draw with 4 pixel shapes (squares, circles, diamonds, triangles)
- Adjustable canvas background (black/white)
- Darken and lighten buttons for shading
- Triangle rotation for unique patterns
- Create typography and greeting cards
- Export high-res PNG files to camera roll
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QIXEL - Pixel Art Painter is an original and creative drawing app that makes it super-easy for pixel-lovers, designers and retro gamers to make unique 'qixel art' then export your designs to your iPad and iPhone. Qixels come in 4 shapes with our unique 3d effect. Create minimalist images, retro characters and typography with a limited number of qixels and colour palette. Make art or just use it to chill out - it's the digital equivalent of popping bubblewrap! We look forward to seeing your artwork on the Facebook Qixel gallery! Facebook.com/qixelgallery Here's what you can do with Qixel HD: - Draw pictures with 4 different pixel types: Squares, Circles, Diamonds and Triangles. - The canvas background button flips between black or white. This has a very different effect on your qixels. - Use the darken and lighten buttons to add shade and depth to your art. - The triangle setting has an extra button: Rotation. Try rotating your triangles 90 degrees to make strange patterns and origami-style art. - Use Qixel to make quirky typography. - Write simple messages and greeting cards to send to friends. - Make cool patterns and abstract backgrounds for websites. - Create retro game graphics, and then export frames in stages to make animation. - experiment with colour: great for artists and colour therapy teachers. ALLOW The PHOTO PERMISSION - Qixel HD will ask you to permission to access your photos. Clicking 'OK' will allow you to save high res PNG files to your device's Camera Roll. - The Photo button saves a high-res PNG screenshot to your iPad's camera roll. Make sure you allow the Photo permission in your iOS device's restrictions. Go to Settings > General > Restrictions > Privacy > Photos > Switch Qixel HD on. iOS 12: Settings > Screen Time > Content and Privacy Restrictions > Photos > Switch Qixel HD on. hese aren't just Pixels... these are Qixels!
Doodle Magic
Unleash your creativity with a magical doodle game. Replay your drawings as animated cartoons and explore a variety of colorful brushes and patterns. This app offers a simple yet imaginative way to create unique artwork and relive your artistic process.
- Cartoon playback of doodle process
- Magical paintbrushes (rainbow, neon, pearl)
- Random color variations
- 10+ doodle patterns
- My Gallery for saved drawings
- Mandala and kaleidoscope creation
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It's the most magical doodle game. Playback the doodle process as a cartoon. There’re many beautiful brush tools,10+doodle patterns. The simplest doodle way, free your imagination now! “Cartoon” mode : playback the doodle process as a cartoon. Many Magical paintbrushes:rainbow ,neon ,pearl and more. Radom color variation ,there’re full of pleasant surprise. 10+differents doodle patterns, just create the style which you like. My Gallery : to show your drawing as an artist! Doodle Magic is a very interesting doodle game which is very easy to control! It provide a creative doodle world for everyone! You just need to drawing which you like ,that you can create a very wonderful Mandala flowers,and the magical kaleidoscope patterns! And the most important is you can playback the doodle process as a cartoon! You can enjoy the joy of doodle. Easy to operate, easy to graffiti! Each works that you create are unique and wonderful! Get more childlike innocence ,Get more joy ! Don’t miss the best interesting doodle game ! DOWN LOAD NOW !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Doodle Magic at Free against Pixel Art Maker's $1.99. Doodle Magic also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 16 months). Pixel Art Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, 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
Doodle Magic is free to download; Pixel Art Maker costs $1.99 up front. Doodle Magic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pixel Art Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Doodle Magic holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doodle Magic has 12K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Pixel Art Maker's written reviews are positive against 82% of Doodle Magic's.
Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 16 months, Doodle Magic monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Art Maker | Doodle Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 81.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #114 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frosby Designs Ltd. | 炳甲 梁 |
Customer experience
Pixel Art Maker
Doodle Magic
Bugs and requests
Pixel Art Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Doodle Magic
Reported bugs
2 issues- Controls stop working after purchasing ad-free version
- Drawings disappear or cannot be accessed after exiting the app
Requested features
4 requests- Allow users to choose their own colors
- Expand drawing tools and brush options
- Improve saving and sharing functionality
- Reduce the frequency of advertisements
In-app purchases
Pixel Art Maker
No in-app purchases
Doodle Magic
- Remove Advertisement$1.99
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