Comparison

Pixel Art Maker vs Addons for Minecraft Community

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 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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Addons for Minecraft Community

Connect with other Minecraft players and share your creations. Discover new add-ons, maps, and skins, and engage with a community of fellow fans. Make friends and play together with a full suite of social features.

Highlights
  • Share Minecraft creations (Add-ons, Maps, Skins)
  • Connect with other players
  • Create, edit, and delete posts
  • Like, comment, and follow posts
  • Follow/unfollow users
  • Search for posts
Features
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Craft Community is made by fan, for Minecraft fans around the world.  The app aims to help Minecraft fans connect to other players. • Share your Minecraft creations like Add-ons, Maps, Skins... • Share your love, knowledge, tips about Minecraft. • Easy connect with other players, make new friend and play together. • The app have full features of a social app • Create, edit, delete post • Likes, comments, follow/unfollow posts • Search posts • Follow/ unfollow users • More features are coming... # This is a fan app. We are not associated or affiliated with Mojang AB.

Screenshots

Pixel Art Maker4 screens
Addons for Minecraft Community4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Addons for Minecraft Community at none against Pixel Art Maker's shown. Addons for Minecraft Community also leads on iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.5). Pixel Art Maker's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Pixel Art Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Addons for Minecraft Community sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Art Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11K and 13K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Pixel Art Maker's written reviews are positive against 84% of Addons for Minecraft Community's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, Addons for Minecraft Community every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pixel Art Maker versus Addons for Minecraft Community: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Art MakerAddons for Minecraft Community
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better4.5 (13K ratings)
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews — better83.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11K13K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNekomimimiTuan Phan

Customer experience

Pixel Art Maker

All ratings10,642 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews379 reviews
Positive91.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.7%

Addons for Minecraft Community

All ratings13,274 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews995 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative9.6%

User reviews

Pixel Art Maker

From 11K App Store ratings

What 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

Addons for Minecraft Community

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great variety of addons, mods, and maps
  • 👍 Mostly free content
  • 🤩 Awesome community creations
  • 😊 Fun and entertaining experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 💰 Some content locked behind paywall
  • 🤖 Lack of moderation in community discussions
  • 🤔 Outdated or incompatible content

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

Addons for Minecraft Community

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Downloading issues and freezing
  • Incompatibility with newer Minecraft versions
  • Inability to install addons in Minecraft

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more free content updates
  • Improve search functionality
  • Implement better moderation tools
  • Allow users to upload their own creations

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Art Maker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Addons for Minecraft Community

One-time1
  • Upgrade Premium$0.99

Questions

Is Pixel Art Maker free?
Pixel Art Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Addons for Minecraft Community free?
Addons for Minecraft Community is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Art Maker or Addons for Minecraft Community?
Pixel Art Maker is rated higher. Pixel Art Maker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Addons for Minecraft Community averages 4.5 from 13K ratings.
Do Pixel Art Maker or Addons for Minecraft Community have ads?
Pixel Art Maker shows ads; Addons for Minecraft Community does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Art Maker or Addons for Minecraft Community?
Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, and Addons for Minecraft Community every 11 days. Most recently, Pixel Art Maker was updated on October 25, 2026 and Addons for Minecraft Community on October 23, 2026.

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