Comparison

Pixel Art Maker vs Vector Companion Robot

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

Vector Companion Robot

This intelligent home robot acts as a curious and independent companion. It can understand voice commands, express emotions, provide weather updates, set timers, and take photos. With cloud connectivity and self-updates, it continuously learns and gains new capabilities, offering a unique interactive experience.

Highlights
  • Voice command recognition
  • Expresses emotions
  • Provides weather updates
  • Timer functionality
  • Takes photos
  • Self-charging
  • Cloud connectivity and self-updates
Features
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A giant roll forward for robotkind. Say hey to Vector, your first home robot. Seriously, say “Hey Vector.“— He can hear you. Actually, Vector’s more than a home robot. He’s your buddy. Your companion. Most of all, he’ll make you laugh. Curious, independent, and powered by some preposterous tech and AI, he can read the room, express the weather, announce when his timer’s done (no overcooked dinner on his watch), take the perfect snapshot, and more. He also comes with an optional Amazon Alexa integration, which increases his helpfulness by accessing the ever-growing library of Alexa skills. Vector is cloud connected and self-updates, so he’s always getting smarter and adding new features. He can even charge himself (electric cars and phones could learn a thing or two). Vector is your robot sidekick who’s up for anything. Vector robot required. Available at www.anki.bot © 2019-2022 Digital Dream Labs, Inc. All rights reserved. Digital Dream Labs, DDL, Vector and their respective logos are registered or pending trademarks of Digital Dream Labs, Inc. 6022 Broad Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA. TERMS OF SERVICE: https://anki.bot/policies/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Pixel Art Maker4 screens
Vector Companion Robot3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel Art Maker at 91% against Vector Companion Robot's 36%. Pixel Art Maker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (11K vs 204). Vector Companion Robot's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pixel Art Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Vector Companion Robot sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. 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 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Art Maker has 11K ratings behind it against 204, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Pixel Art Maker's written reviews are positive against 36% of Vector Companion Robot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, Vector Companion Robot every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pixel Art Maker versus Vector Companion Robot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Art MakerVector Companion Robot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better2.8 (204 ratings)
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews — better36.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better204
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.5 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNekomimimiDigital Dream Labs 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%

Vector Companion Robot

All ratings204 ratings
Positive42.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative51.0%
Written reviews519 reviews
Positive36.0%
Neutral9.4%
Negative54.5%

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

Vector Companion Robot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Art Maker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
8 purchases

Vector Companion Robot

Subscriptions8
  • Vector Custom Wake Word$0.997 Days
  • Hey Vector$0.991 Month
  • Vector Manual Control$2.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • Behavior Lab Fireworks Action$3.991 Month
  • Vector Manual Control Pro$3.991 Month
  • Behavior Lab Snow Globe Action$3.991 Month
  • Behavior Lab Say Text Action$3.991 Month
  • Vector Behavior Lab$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Pixel Art Maker free?
Pixel Art Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vector Companion Robot free?
Vector Companion Robot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Art Maker or Vector Companion Robot?
Pixel Art Maker is rated higher. Pixel Art Maker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Vector Companion Robot averages 2.8 from 204 ratings.
Do Pixel Art Maker or Vector Companion Robot have ads?
Pixel Art Maker shows ads; Vector Companion Robot does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Art Maker or Vector Companion Robot?
Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, and Vector Companion Robot every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pixel Art Maker was updated on October 17, 2026 and Vector Companion Robot on October 18, 2026.

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