Comparison

Pixel Art Maker vs Themes & Widgets for iPhone

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Themes & Widgets for iPhone

Personalize your iPhone's home screen with unique themes, icons, and customizable widgets. Express your style with a vast selection of wallpapers and widgets for any occasion.

Highlights
  • Unique themes
  • Customizable widgets
  • Large icon selection
  • High-quality wallpapers
  • Frequent updates
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"Stylish and unique themes for your iPhone. Decorate your phone with various icons, widgets and wallpapers. Transform your home screen with this modern tool for adding colorful widgets. The app offers a variety of content and themes for widgets. Personalize your device with aesthetic themes and add personalized colorful widgets and icons to your home screen. Key benefits: -Theme Unique You have a unique opportunity to transform your device and add personality. Customize everything you want and create your own design. - Large selection of Widgets Widgets for every occasion: weather, quotes, calendar, time, countdown. Fully customize each widget. Add a photo to your widget, set your font, create your own color scheme and more. We offer frequent updates of new useful widgets. - Huge Icon selection You can easily change the default icon to whatever you like. Your cell phone will look amazing with new icons. - Amazing Wallpaper We add new unique as well as high quality wallpapers every day. We think it's important that you can easily find inspiring and beautiful wallpapers that will delight you. A great way to express our unique personality. We follow all the trends in the world. The most beautiful places in the world, cities, countries and just beautiful wallpapers for every mood and desire. "

Screenshots

Pixel Art Maker4 screens
Themes & Widgets for iPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Themes & Widgets for iPhone at Free against Pixel Art Maker's $1.99. Themes & Widgets for iPhone also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 16 months). Pixel Art Maker's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 2.3) and chart position (#131 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Themes & Widgets for iPhone is free to download; Pixel Art Maker costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Art Maker holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Pixel Art Maker's written reviews are positive against 69% of Themes & Widgets for iPhone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 16 months, Themes & Widgets for iPhone every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Pixel Art Maker versus Themes & Widgets for iPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Art MakerThemes & Widgets for iPhone
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (6 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#131 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrosby Designs Ltd.CH3 DELTA LIMITED

Customer experience

Pixel Art Maker

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Themes & Widgets for iPhone

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.8%

In-app purchases

None

Pixel Art Maker

No in-app purchases

None

Themes & Widgets for iPhone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Art Maker free?
Pixel Art Maker costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Themes & Widgets for iPhone free?
Themes & Widgets for iPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Art Maker or Themes & Widgets for iPhone?
Pixel Art Maker is rated higher. Pixel Art Maker averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Themes & Widgets for iPhone averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Pixel Art Maker or Themes & Widgets for iPhone have ads?
Neither Pixel Art Maker nor Themes & Widgets for iPhone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Art Maker or Themes & Widgets for iPhone?
Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 16 months, and Themes & Widgets for iPhone every 6 months. Most recently, Pixel Art Maker was updated on November 6, 2026 and Themes & Widgets for iPhone on November 7, 2026.

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