Comparison

Pixel Art Maker vs OPixels

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

OPixels

Transform your phone's charging experience with unique animations and high-quality live wallpapers. Explore a vast gallery updated weekly with diverse themes and styles to personalize your device.

Highlights
  • Custom charging animations
  • High-quality 4K live wallpapers
  • Weekly gallery updates
  • Cartoon photo effects
  • Facial young and aging filters
  • Artistic filters and stickers
Features
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OPixels – It is our philosophy to make mobile phone charging no longer boring. We provide various of marvelous charging animations and high quality 4K live wallpapers in the app, just install and charge your phone, run the IOS 14 shortcut command, then enjoying not only their beauty, but also the variety. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Main Features of OPixels: •Charging Animation Our professional designer create plenty style of the charging animation, including cyberpunk, luminous, futuristic, romantic, funky, drama,industrialization… Each special effect is truly unique, you will find your favorite style and get the ultimate visual experience when your phone is charging. •4K live wallpaper Only high quality live wallpaper could be shown in our application. All HD wallpapers are automatically adjust to your phone screen. We have a wide range of categories like Animal, Space, Festival, Lover, Movies, Games, Natural etc., with 4K quality which make your screen looks awesome. •Gorgeous Gallery More gorgeous wallpapers will be uploaded every week. Not only charging effect and live wallpaper, but also various categories and themes of wallpaper for choose. So you can change the wallpaper setting every day and constantly get new experiences. Other Feature -Turn your photos into fashionable cartoon effects. -Special facial young and aging filter to see through your past and future. -Multiple series artistic filters such as season series and favor series -200+ Trending Stickers to decorate your photograph. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OPixels VIP Subscription is now available! Join in VIP, you can get: 1. Premium to all charging animations, HD live wallpapers, 1000+ exclusive wallpapers 2. Premium cartoon effects, art filters, templates and double exposure tools 3. Premium trending stickers and texts art 4. Remove watermarks and ads OPixels offers 3 subscription options: •Weekly subscription •Monthly subscription •Yearly subscription Subscription Terms •Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. •Once you cancel your subscriptions, you will no longer use the paid functions or features. •You can still use the app without vip subscriptions except for the paid functions or features. Privacy Policy: http://resource.cdn.bbcget.com/wuchuman/OPixels_privacy.html Terms of Use: http://resource.cdn.bbcget.com/wuchuman/OPixels_statement.html For complete access to all functions, you will need to allow access to the following •Photos for you to be able to import the wallpapers you like and set them up on your device; •Notifications will notify you when new wallpapers are updated. Instagram: @opixels_official Feedback Email: hdwallpaper.ios@gmail.com

Screenshots

Pixel Art Maker4 screens
OPixels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel Art Maker at 91% against OPixels's 18%. Pixel Art Maker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). OPixels's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 OPixels sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10K and 9.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Pixel Art Maker's written reviews are positive against 18% of OPixels's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, OPixels monthly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pixel Art Maker versus OPixels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Art MakerOPixels
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (10K ratings) — better3.9 (9.7K ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better17.8% of reviews
Number of ratings10K — better9.7K
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB290 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNekomimimiMISSU LIMITED

Customer experience

Pixel Art Maker

All ratings10,494 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews375 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.8%

OPixels

All ratings9,682 ratings
Positive70.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative23.2%
Written reviews976 reviews
Positive17.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative75.6%

User reviews

Pixel Art Maker

From 10K 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

OPixels

From 9.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Cool wallpapers
  • 👍 Decent free features
  • 🚀 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Limited selection of free content
  • 📺 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Glitchy performance
  • 🚫 False advertising

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

OPixels

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashing issues
  • Incompatibility with certain devices
  • Saving issues with edited photos

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free wallpaper options
  • Improved search functionality
  • Better quality free filters and effects

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Art Maker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
10 purchases

OPixels

Subscriptions10
  • OPixels Pro Weekly Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • OPixels Premium Weekly$7.997 Days
  • OPixels VIP Membership Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
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  • OPixels VIPs Weekly3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • OPixels SVIP Membership Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • OPixels VIP Membership Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • OPixels Pro Monthly Trial3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • OPixels Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
  • OPixels VIPs Monthly3 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • OPixels VIP Membership Yearly3 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Pixel Art Maker free?
Pixel Art Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OPixels free?
OPixels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Art Maker or OPixels?
Pixel Art Maker is rated higher. Pixel Art Maker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while OPixels averages 3.9 from 9.7K ratings.
Do Pixel Art Maker or OPixels have ads?
Both Pixel Art Maker and OPixels show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Art Maker or OPixels?
Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, and OPixels monthly. Most recently, Pixel Art Maker was updated on September 25, 2026 and OPixels on September 25, 2026.

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