Comparison

Pixel Art Maker vs Comics AI

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

Comics AI

This app empowers you to create unique comic strips and comic books with AI assistance or manual tools. Choose from diverse art styles, customize panels, add text, and export your work as a PDF. It's a comprehensive tool for digital comic creation.

Highlights
  • AI-assisted comic generation
  • Multiple comic art styles
  • Built-in drawing and sketch-to-image tools
  • Customizable panel layouts and text bubbles
  • Meme creation
  • Comic book PDF export
  • Creative filters and stickers
Features
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FEATURES: - Describe a scene and AI draws the comic panel in seconds - or go full DIY with the built-in tools. - 200+ ready-made characters: heroes, sci-fi rebels, fantasy legends, everyday people, kids, animals and more. - Consistent characters: pick up to 4 heroes for a scene and they keep the same face, hair and outfit in every panel. - Create your own hero: describe them in words, or start from a photo - they stay recognizable in every story you make. - 16 art styles: Anime, Manga, Webtoon, Pop Art, Noir, Gekiga, 90s Anime, Vintage, Classic, Futuristic, Shojo Manga, Graphic Novel, Kids Book, Kids Illustration, Newspaper and Realistic. - Draw to comic: sketch with your finger or Apple Pencil right on the canvas and let AI finish the art. - Sketch to image: snap a photo of any drawing and turn it into polished comic art. - Free-form panel canvas: split pages into grids or custom layouts, resize panels, zoom and pan artwork inside frames. - Drop in your own photos and mix them with AI art. - Speech bubbles, thought clouds, caption bars, comic fonts and POW-style stickers - drag, resize, rotate and layer them all. - Pro layer system: reorder, hide, lock and organize every bubble, text and bar from one panel. - Finishing filters for every artwork: Halftone, Crosshatch, Webtoonify, Posterization, Dot Matrix and more. - Auto-save: close the app mid-page and everything is right where you left it. - Comic book PDF export: assemble multi-page books, save them to your library, combine them, and export in Original, A4 or Comic Book size. - Customize everything: gutters, window and border colors, panel spacing. - Meme maker for quick laughs. - Credits never expire - what you buy stays yours. - No account needed - just download and create. - Made for iPhone and iPad, with new styles and features landing all the time. We made Comics AI for people who have stories in their head but not the time (or the pen skills) to draw every frame by hand. Give it five minutes and you'll have your first page - we'd love to see where you take it. CONTACT: contact@comicsAI.com Links for more info: - Terms of Use: https://www.comicsAI.com/terms - Privacy policy: https://www.comicsai.com/privacy - Link for more info: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202039

Screenshots

Pixel Art Maker4 screens
Comics AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Comics AI at Free against Pixel Art Maker's $1.99. Comics AI also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 16 months). Pixel Art Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and review sentiment (75% vs 43%). On 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

Comics AI is free to download; Pixel Art Maker costs $1.99 up front. Comics AI sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Pixel Art Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Comics AI holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comics AI has 296 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Pixel Art Maker's written reviews are positive against 43% of Comics AI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 16 months, Comics AI weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Pixel Art Maker versus Comics AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Art MakerComics AI
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (6 ratings)4.5 (296 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better43.2% of reviews
Number of ratings6296 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#116 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB115 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFrosby Designs Ltd.Stanislav Cekunov

Customer experience

Pixel Art Maker

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

Comics AI

All ratings296 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral5.4%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Pixel Art Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Comics AI

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App not working at all
  • New border system is a nightmare
  • Older auto-select size was easier
  • Not even working properly
  • Can't even make a square
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  • Trial enterprise expired after 3 days
  • Can't generate gore content
  • Everything generates as NSFW
  • Can't see NSFW content clearly
  • Lag in app
  • Speech bubbles not in English
  • Can't repeat character in two panels

Requested features

9 requests
  • More free options or a one-time purchase option
  • Allow for old way to be an option (auto-selected sizes)
  • Option to turn on blood and related content (NSFW)
  • More panel setups
  • More filters like genre and page layout
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  • More free genres
  • More options for AI generation (e.g., anime)
  • Ability to repeat the same character in two panels
  • Allow for auto-selected sizes of square or rectangular panels

In-app purchases

None

Pixel Art Maker

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Comics AI

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • PRO Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
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  • PRO Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • 300 Credits$4.99
  • 700 Credits$9.99
  • 1600 Credits$19.99

Questions

Is Pixel Art Maker free?
Pixel Art Maker costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Comics AI free?
Comics AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Art Maker or Comics AI?
Comics AI is rated higher. Pixel Art Maker averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Comics AI averages 4.5 from 296 ratings.
Do Pixel Art Maker or Comics AI have ads?
Neither Pixel Art Maker nor Comics AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Art Maker or Comics AI?
Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 16 months, and Comics AI weekly. Most recently, Pixel Art Maker was updated on October 23, 2026 and Comics AI on October 24, 2026.

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