Comparison

Pixel Art Maker vs Character Tracker for Skyrim

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

Character Tracker for Skyrim

Keep track of your multiple characters and their progress in Elder Scrolls games. Log skills, questlines, equipment, and crafting ingredients for each character. Easily manage mods by scanning QR codes.

Highlights
  • Track character skills and combat styles
  • Log questlines and house affiliations
  • Record equipment and follower details
  • Manage crafting ingredients
  • Scan QR codes to add mod information
Features
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Character Tracker is for players who lose track of their many characters. You'll never again have to ask yourself questions like "Was I going to do the Thieve's Guild quest line on my assassin or my archer?" or "Was I going to bother with Enchanting on my fighter?" • Track information about characters including: Skills, Combat Styles, Questlines, Houses, Equipment, Followers, and more. • Track crafting ingredients for armors, weapons, etc. • Scan QR codes to add mods and their information.

Screenshots

Pixel Art Maker4 screens
Character Tracker for Skyrim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel Art Maker at 91% against Character Tracker for Skyrim's 33%. Pixel Art Maker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months). Character Tracker for Skyrim's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Character Tracker for Skyrim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Art Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Art Maker has 11K ratings behind it against 9, 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 33% of Character Tracker for Skyrim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, Character Tracker for Skyrim every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pixel Art Maker versus Character Tracker for Skyrim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Art MakerCharacter Tracker for Skyrim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better1.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB4 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNekomimimiElaine Lyons

Customer experience

Pixel Art Maker

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

Character Tracker for Skyrim

All ratings9 ratings
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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

Character Tracker for Skyrim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Art Maker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Character Tracker for Skyrim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Art Maker free?
Pixel Art Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Character Tracker for Skyrim free?
Character Tracker for Skyrim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Art Maker or Character Tracker for Skyrim?
Pixel Art Maker is rated higher. Pixel Art Maker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Character Tracker for Skyrim averages 1.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Pixel Art Maker or Character Tracker for Skyrim have ads?
Pixel Art Maker shows ads; Character Tracker for Skyrim does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Art Maker or Character Tracker for Skyrim?
Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, and Character Tracker for Skyrim every 7 months. Most recently, Pixel Art Maker was updated on October 21, 2026 and Character Tracker for Skyrim on September 22, 2026.

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