Comparison

Pixel Art Maker vs Getadoodle

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

Getadoodle

A creative social network connecting fans with artists for custom digital art commissions. Users can buy unique doodles, and creators can sell their art, set prices, and earn income. It's a platform for digital art creation, collection, and commerce.

Highlights
  • Commission unique digital doodles
  • Sell art and set prices
  • Create and share digital art
  • Collect original works
  • Global hub for digital culture
  • Creator revenue opportunities
Features
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Getadoodle is open and you're early. Doodle for fun, commission your favorite creator to draw something that's never existed, or be the creator everyone's commissioning. Real humans. Real art. 75/25 split, because money. What you do here: • Doodle - like the world is watching. Or like no one is. • Commission - a human to draw. Wild concept. Still works. • Set your price - fulfill commissions. Get paid instantly. • Share - with friends, fans, the group chat, the void. • Collect - original doodles. Flex accordingly. No subscriptions. No AI cosplaying as your friend. Just drawings and thoughts by someone who exists. Welcome to the doodle economy. Try not to break it. Terms: https://getadoodle.com/terms-of-service Privacy: https://getadoodle.com/privacy

Screenshots

Pixel Art Maker4 screens
Getadoodle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Getadoodle at none against Pixel Art Maker's shown. Pixel Art Maker's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 14) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Getadoodle sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Pixel Art Maker against 4.8 for Getadoodle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Art Maker has 11K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Pixel Art Maker's written reviews are positive against 89% of Getadoodle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, Getadoodle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and July 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pixel Art Maker versus Getadoodle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Art MakerGetadoodle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better4.8 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better14
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 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB61 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNekomimimiStudio GR

Customer experience

Pixel Art Maker

All ratings10,540 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews375 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.8%

Getadoodle

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
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

Getadoodle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Art Maker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
12 purchases

Getadoodle

One-time12
  • Doodle Sock$1.00
  • Nice Job Sticker$1.00
  • Doodle Cake$5.00
Show 9 more
  • Getadoodle Commission ($929)$929.00
  • Getadoodle Commission ($949)$949.00
  • Getadoodle Commission ($959)$959.00
  • Getadoodle Commission ($969)$969.00
  • Getadoodle Commission ($979)$979.00
  • Getadoodle Commission ($989)$989.00
  • Getadoodle Commission ($990)$990.00
  • Getadoodle Commission ($999)$999.00
  • Getadoodle Commission ($1000)$1000.00

Questions

Is Pixel Art Maker free?
Pixel Art Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Getadoodle free?
Getadoodle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Art Maker or Getadoodle?
Pixel Art Maker is rated higher. Pixel Art Maker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Getadoodle averages 4.8 from 14 ratings.
Do Pixel Art Maker or Getadoodle have ads?
Pixel Art Maker shows ads; Getadoodle does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Art Maker or Getadoodle?
Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, and Getadoodle every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pixel Art Maker was updated on September 29, 2026 and Getadoodle on July 28, 2026.

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