Pixel Art Maker vs Draw Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Art Maker
Create and animate pixel art with a user-friendly drawing tool. Convert photos into pixel art, customize color palettes, and export your creations as GIFs. Offers both free and premium features for enhanced capabilities.
- Pixel art drawing up to 256x256
- Photo to pixel art conversion
- Animated pixel art creation
- Customizable color palettes
- Export as animated GIF
- Scalable artwork export
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"Pixel Art Maker" is a drawing tool for pixel art like retro games. ◇ Easy to use You can start drawing pixel art immediately after launching the app. The canvas can also be resized while drawing. ◇ Import a photo Convert photos into pixel art. ◇ Create animated pixel art Draw one pixel art image, duplicate it, and create animations. Features: - Draw pixel art on canvases from 1×1 up to 256×256 pixels. - Change the color palette (up to 256 colors). The basic palette includes 32 colors. The free version supports up to 65 colors. *Each palette color can be set to transparent or opaque. - Save your color palettes and reuse them in other artworks or when importing photos. - Watch an ad to temporarily unlock: • 256-color palette • Canvas size up to 1024×1024 - Premium Removes ads and permanently unlocks the full 256-color palette and canvas sizes up to 1024×1024. - Zoom in and out with two-finger pinch. - Save, load, and delete your drawings. - Import photos and animated GIFs. APNG animation is not supported; only the first frame is imported. - Import photos with built-in retro-style palettes and adjustable dithering. Indexed PNG files keep their original palette. - Import images from other apps via the Share sheet. - Export with transparency. - Scale your artwork on export from 1× to 64×, depending on canvas size, up to 4096×4096. - Save to Photos. - Share with other apps. - Create and export animated GIFs. *GIFs may not animate in Photos. - Finger Mode Draw directly with your finger. - Cursor Mode Move a cursor and place pixels with the "PIXEL" button. (Menu → Settings → Change Drawing Mode) * On Apple Silicon Macs (iPad version), animated image import may be limited, and photos may be imported at reduced resolution.
Draw Editor
This app combines a practical drawing tool with a comprehensive photo editor. You can draw on blank canvases or existing images, and enhance photos with effects, stickers, and various editing tools. It offers a wide range of free features to make your pictures lively and professional.
- Draw on blank images or photos
- Apply filters and effects
- Add stickers and frames
- Retouch selfies (blemish removal, teeth whitening)
- Selective color editing (Splash)
- Crop, rotate, and straighten photos
- Add text and create memes
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About Draw Editor: » It is very simple and practical drawing app and an amazing all-in-one photo editor app. » With it you can draw everything what you want on blank image and make it to one picture, and save it or share with it. » Draw your creativity on the white paper mode of the app anytime and anywhere and save it as a picture. » Also you can edit your photos, apply effects, add stickers, paint & draw, remove blemishes, whiten smiles and so much more! » Express yourself with many free Tools, Colors, Filters and Effects you want Edit or Draw on your photos in this app! » It includes: Pen,Line,Arrow,Rect(Stroke),Rect(Fill),Ellipse(Stroke),Ellipse(Fill),Eraser,Text,Text (Multiline),Effects,Focus,Frames,Stickers,Enhance,Orientation,Crop,Lighting,Color,Splash,Draw,Text,Redeye,Whiten,Blemish… Many many tools and effects and they are all FREE! Draw Editor key Features: » Enhance with Hi-Def, Scenery, Food, Portrait, and Night. » Stylize with over 100 free and purchasable filters. » Get creative with stunning stickers, frames and overlays. » Touch-up selfies with redeye and blemish removal. » Boost smile wattage with teeth whitening. » Selectively remove and replace color with Splash. » Add drama with Sharpness. » Draw, add text and create your own memes. » Crop, rotate, and straighten your photos. » Draw attention to the subject of your photo with Focus or Vignette. » Modify brightness, contrast, highlights and shadows. » Adjust saturation, warmth, tint and fade. » Share photos to TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Douyin, WeChat, Weibo...all social media. » Print your favorite photos to the nearest Walgreens. It can make your photos, pictures, images professional, lively and funny. I believe everyone will need it and like it. You will never miss such an interesting and fun app. Come to get it and enjoy it right now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Draw Editor at none against Pixel Art Maker's shown. Draw Editor also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). Pixel Art Maker's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 56%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, 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 Art Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Draw Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pixel Art Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11K and 30K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Pixel Art Maker's written reviews are positive against 56% of Draw Editor's.
Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, Draw Editor monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Pixel Art Maker | Draw Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11K ratings) — better | 4.4 (30K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.0% of reviews — better | 56.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11K | 30K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nekomimimi | 国文 李 |
Customer experience
Pixel Art Maker
Draw Editor
User reviews
Pixel Art Maker
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Helpful for making mods
- 🚀 Great for pixel art and animations
- 🚀 Intuitive and practical
- 🚀 Lots of customization options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or save issues
- 🐛 Difficulty moving or selecting specific pixels
- 🐛 Limited color palette options
Draw Editor
From 30K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Variety of drawing tools
- 💡 Customizable colors
- 🚀 Smooth performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and data loss issues
- 📢 Excessive ads
- 🔍 Lack of zoom and detailed editing features
- 🎨 Limited color palette
Bugs and requests
Pixel Art Maker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Exported images not retaining transparency
- Color picker not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add a redo button
- Implement layers and better color management
- Increase maximum canvas size
- Add a paint bucket tool
- Allow importing/exporting of animations
Draw Editor
Reported bugs
3 issues- Drawings disappearing after exiting the app
- Inability to select and move drawn elements
- Color changes not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Add zoom and pan functionality
- Implement a fill tool
- Provide more brush size and shape options
- Allow saving and loading of drawings
In-app purchases
Pixel Art Maker
- Remove Ads$1.99
Draw Editor
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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