Comparison

Pixel Art Maker vs PIXEL LED ART

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

PIXEL LED ART

This application allows you to display pixel art designs on a dedicated LED frame. It requires specific hardware to function and is not a standalone app.

Highlights
  • Display pixel art designs
  • Requires LED Art Frame hardware
  • Companion application
Features
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Display pixel art designs on the PIXEL LED Art Frame. More info at http://ledpixelart.com. Note this app does require the PIXEL LED Art Frame hardware and is not meant to be a stand alone app.

Screenshots

Pixel Art Maker4 screens
PIXEL LED ART4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PIXEL LED ART at none against Pixel Art Maker's shown. PIXEL LED ART also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Pixel Art Maker's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Pixel Art Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PIXEL LED ART sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PIXEL LED ART holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Art Maker has 11K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, PIXEL LED ART every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pixel Art Maker versus PIXEL LED ART: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Art MakerPIXEL LED ART
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.58.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNekomimimiOPEN GADGETS LLC

Customer experience

Pixel Art Maker

All ratings10,559 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews379 reviews
Positive91.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.7%

PIXEL LED ART

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

PIXEL LED ART

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Art Maker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
11 purchases

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Questions

Is Pixel Art Maker free?
Pixel Art Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PIXEL LED ART free?
PIXEL LED ART is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Art Maker or PIXEL LED ART?
PIXEL LED ART is rated higher. Pixel Art Maker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while PIXEL LED ART averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pixel Art Maker or PIXEL LED ART have ads?
Pixel Art Maker shows ads; PIXEL LED ART does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Art Maker or PIXEL LED ART?
Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, and PIXEL LED ART every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pixel Art Maker was updated on October 19, 2026 and PIXEL LED ART on October 5, 2026.

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