Pixel Animator vs Pixelable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Animator
Create animated pixel art and GIFs from scratch or existing images. Easily edit frames, adjust animation speed, and export your creations in GIF format for broad compatibility. Share your animated masterpieces with friends.
- Create pixel art from scratch or photos
- Animate sprites easily
- Adjust GIF frames based on previous ones
- Export animations as GIF
- Edit existing GIF files
- Share GIF animations
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Pixel Animator: GIF Maker With Pixel Animator, you can do more than cool pixel art. Make your sprites moving is just like a piece of cake. Features: 1 Make your pixel art from scratch or based on an existing photo or cartoon. 2 Adjust next GIF frame picture based the previous picture which saves your lots of time. 3 Export your animation as a GIF format which is support by every version of browser no matter on the PC platform or the mobile platform. 4 Edit an existing GIF file. 5 Share your GIF Pixel Animation with your friends. Tips: The Paint Bucket is very useful. You can use it to change the color of a line or change the color of a closed area. If you think draw Avatar pixel by pixel is boring, you can download the DOODLE FUN. It makes avatars with lots of small parts. Simple tutorial To make a GIF with Pixel Animator, you should know 2 simple concepts. At first you should know what the current button is, the button that is working. The current button is blinking. The color is changing form normal to red and from red to normal repeatedly. The default current button is a pencil. You can change the current button by click the button on the right panel. The second concept is GIF frame. A GIF animation is made up of many single images, which is called frame. If you click the “add” button, a new frame will be added. If you click the “minus” button, the current frame will be deleted. Pay attention to the color of frame numbers. Red means the frame is added, green means it is the current frame and gray means the frame can be added but not added yet. For the free version of Pixel Animator, you can add as to 10 frames. Frame rate is the speed of the GIF animation. Large frame rate means quick animation. More tutorial can be found at: HYPERLINK "http://minikara.com/?p=100" http://minikara.com/?p=100 Key word: GIF, avatar, bitstrips, animator, pixel art Make your original GIF animation with fun.
Pixelable
Create pixel art with intuitive tools and advanced features like layer editing and color customization. Export your creations as animated GIFs or PNG files. Save multiple projects and adjust canvas sizes for detailed artwork.
- Layer editing
- Color making
- Basic drawing tools
- Undo/redo functionality
- Animated GIF export
- Pinch-to-zoom canvas
- Multiple project saving
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Here is a pleasant pixel art editor! This is an app which pursue the stress-free and intuitively drawing of pixel art. The app has genuine functions, like layer editing, color making, and various tools. Also, you can operate intuitively. For example you can enlarge and reduce the canvas by pinch in or pinch out. Main functions are below. - Layer editing You can add and erase, and copy layers. Also, you can select display or non-display mode, change the order of layers, and make a layer transparent. - Tools The app has basic tools to draw pixel arts. (For example, pen, spuit, filling and transfer) ・Undo and redo You can cancel drawing. - Animated GIF export Each layer is going to be one frame. - Color making You can make your favorite color easily. You can save 150 colors in maximum by a work. - Pinch in and pinch out You can enlarge and reduce the canvas by pinch in and out. It enables you to draw more details. - Saving multiple pictures You can save several projects, so that you can edit other projects later. - Setting canvas size You can select the size of canvas from 5*5 to 256*256. - Setting a exporting pixel size You can select exporting size. Pictures will be saved to camera roll as a png file. - Reflection function You can reflect the selected layer vertical and horizontal. ※There is another flunked app, ‘Dottable’. ※To prevent a crash, you need more than 150MB of free space to make a new project. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pixelable at 4.7 against Pixel Animator's 3.8. Pixelable also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). Pixel Animator's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Pixel Animator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Pixelable sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pixelable holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 888 and 3.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Pixel Animator's written reviews are positive against 78% of Pixelable's.
Pixel Animator ships an update every 6 months, Pixelable every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Animator | Pixelable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (888 ratings) | 4.7 (3.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.8% of reviews | 77.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 888 | 3.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 熙亮 徐 | Yosuke Seki |
Customer experience
Pixel Animator
Pixelable
User reviews
Pixel Animator
From 888 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Great for creating pixel art
- 🎨 Useful for making animations
- 😊 Fun and enjoyable app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes when trying to export GIFs
- 🔒 Limited features without paying
- 🔍 Difficult to draw with precision
- 🔀 Confusing controls and UI
Pixelable
From 3.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Lots of tools and features
- 👍 Good for pixel art and animation
- 👍 Helpful tutorials
- 👍 Unlimited color options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🐛 Issues with saving and auto-saving
- 🐛 Bugs with certain features like mirroring and resizing
- 🔍 Ads can be intrusive
- 🔍 Limited canvas size
Bugs and requests
Pixel Animator
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when trying to export GIFs
- Saved animations not showing up in camera roll
- Undo/redo functionality not working as expected
- Paid features not working properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more frame options
- Implement a color wheel
- Allow zooming and panning
- Fix GIF export functionality
- Add ability to save animations to camera roll
Pixelable
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when trying to save or create new projects
- Issues with layers not working as expected
- Color picker and eyedropper tool not functioning properly
- Mirroring tool not aligning pixels correctly
- Resizing canvas causes loss of work
Requested features
7 requests- Add ability to import/trace images
- Increase canvas size limit
- Add more layer management options
- Improve color palette management
- Add animation timeline and better animation tools
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- Implement auto-save and better save/load functionality
- Add option to remove ads for a one-time fee
In-app purchases
Pixel Animator
- AD Remover$1.99
- Remove Frame Limit$1.99
- Unlock Limited Tool$1.99
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- Full version$3.99
Pixelable
- Remove ads$3.99









