Comparison

Pixel Art Maker vs COMIC MAKER STUDIO

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

COMIC MAKER STUDIO

Easily transform your photos into comic panels and memes. Add speech balloons, stickers, and filters to create hilarious content in seconds. This app is perfect for both comic lovers and meme creators.

Highlights
  • Photo to comic panel conversion
  • Meme creation tools
  • Speech balloons and text bubbles
  • Stickers and filters
  • Comic strip and book creation
  • Multiple font options
Features
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Comic maker studio is the easiest app to design, maker and turn your moments into amazing authentic comic panels in seconds. With Comic maker studio app, you can select any picture from your gallery, or take a new one through the app. After you choose your filter, you can add speech balloons to achieve an even more convincing “comic effect”. This is the easiest way to “cartoon yourself” you can find online. Comic maker studio app is also the perfect meme creator. Adding speech balloons in pictures and is now possible with a few swipes and a little bit of creativity. Here's what to expect Text bubbles and Balloons Transform your pictures into authentic looking comics by adding word balloons, stickers and filters to create the most hilarious meme on the internet. Get the best meme maker tools here in this app! Comic Strip Creator Easily create comic strip with many collages Comic Book Maker Take advantage of an intuitive, step wise user interface to make a professional comic book! Add wacky stickers, comic fonts ,comic filter, text bubbles and many more. you have the best comic book maker app here Caption Maker add photo captions easily with the text tool. over 30+ different fonts to choose from. never run out of fonts Whether you want to have fun with your friends or you are just a comics lover looking for "comic maker" ,"comic creator” free apps, Comic maker studio is definitely worth downloading. Get it, try it, and enjoy yourself. Comic maker studio offers the following subscriptions options: * 1 week: $1.99 (USD) * 1 month: $5.99 (USD) * 1 year: $25.99 (USD) These prices apply to United States residents. Prices may vary in other countries respecting your local currency exchange rate. Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account. At the end of the term, unless auto-renewables subscriptions are disabled, your subscription will automatically renew in your iTunes account. You will be charged for the regular price of your subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of the current term. You can turn off automatic renewal in your iTunes account settings at any time, but you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. Refunds will not be provided for the unused portion of any term. Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/comic-privacy-policy Terms, and conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/pvs-termofuse

Screenshots

Pixel Art Maker4 screens
COMIC MAKER STUDIO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel Art Maker at 91% against COMIC MAKER STUDIO's 50%. Pixel Art Maker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (10K vs 37). On price, ads, 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 COMIC MAKER STUDIO sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Art Maker has 10K ratings behind it against 37, 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 50% of COMIC MAKER STUDIO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, COMIC MAKER STUDIO monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pixel Art Maker versus COMIC MAKER STUDIO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Art MakerCOMIC MAKER STUDIO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (10K ratings) — better4.4 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10K — better37
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.514 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB210 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNekomimimiSon Phi

Customer experience

Pixel Art Maker

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

COMIC MAKER STUDIO

All ratings37 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

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

COMIC MAKER STUDIO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Art Maker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
3 purchases

COMIC MAKER STUDIO

Subscriptions3
  • comic maker premium$1.997 Days
  • comic maker premium$5.991 Month
  • comic maker premium$25.991 Year

Questions

Is Pixel Art Maker free?
Pixel Art Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is COMIC MAKER STUDIO free?
COMIC MAKER STUDIO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Art Maker or COMIC MAKER STUDIO?
Pixel Art Maker is rated higher. Pixel Art Maker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while COMIC MAKER STUDIO averages 4.4 from 37 ratings.
Do Pixel Art Maker or COMIC MAKER STUDIO have ads?
Both Pixel Art Maker and COMIC MAKER STUDIO show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Art Maker or COMIC MAKER STUDIO?
Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, and COMIC MAKER STUDIO monthly. Most recently, Pixel Art Maker was updated on September 25, 2026 and COMIC MAKER STUDIO on September 15, 2026.

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