Comparison

Pixel Art Maker vs VoxEd

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

VoxEd

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VoxEd is a voxel sprite editor designed to let you quickly and easily create 3D voxel based models, perfect for games - particularly those with a retro aesthetic. * Available for both the Mac, iPad and iPhone, you can work seamlessly across your devices using iCloud * Wide range of editing tools - Pen for the free drawing of voxels - Add shapes (cube, wireframe cube and sphere) - Flood fill - Paint existing voxels in new colours - Remove voxels - A pipette to pick up colours from your sprite - Full undo and redo support so you can recover from mistakes * Wide range of palette capabilities - Choose from a set of pre-defined retro themed palettes - Use a colour well to create custom colours - Save palettes and use them across multiple voxel sprites * View your model from any angle - Reposition the camera - Rotate your model - Choose from preset camera angles * Wide range of gestures - Pinch to zoom / move in-out - Single finger to rotate or move the camera - Two fingers to pan * Import an image and convert it to a voxel sprite * Customise the editor so it works for you - Choose which axis to rotate around with gesture - Change the behaviour of the two finger action - Invert X and Y movements - Pin the palette as a sidebar - Pin the camera gallery as a sidebar * Export your finished sprite as JSON * Export a render of your sprite as an image

Screenshots

Pixel Art Maker4 screens
VoxEd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VoxEd at Free against Pixel Art Maker's $1.99. VoxEd also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 16 months). Pixel Art Maker's advantage is chart position (#111 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.4). On ads, in-app purchases 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

VoxEd 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 16 months, VoxEd monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Pixel Art Maker versus VoxEd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Art MakerVoxEd
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#111 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrosby Designs Ltd.Accidental Fish Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Pixel Art Maker

No in-app purchases

None

VoxEd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Art Maker free?
Pixel Art Maker costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VoxEd free?
VoxEd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Art Maker or VoxEd have ads?
Neither Pixel Art Maker nor VoxEd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Art Maker or VoxEd?
Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 16 months, and VoxEd monthly. Most recently, Pixel Art Maker was updated on October 4, 2026 and VoxEd on October 5, 2026.

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