Comparison

Pixel Art Maker vs TDLST

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

TDLST

Features
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Manage your day-to-day or your year-to-year with TDLST. Keep track of your short-term, long-term, daily, monthly, or yearly events. No ads. No subscription. Just a minimal way to simplify your day.

Screenshots

Pixel Art Maker4 screens
TDLST4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TDLST at none against Pixel Art Maker's 1. TDLST also leads on ads (none vs shown). Pixel Art Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. TDLST asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, TDLST every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pixel Art Maker versus TDLST: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Art MakerTDLST
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNekomimimiNeil Saldana-O'Brien

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

TDLST

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Art Maker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

TDLST

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Art Maker free?
Pixel Art Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TDLST free?
TDLST is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Art Maker or TDLST have ads?
Pixel Art Maker shows ads; TDLST does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Art Maker or TDLST?
Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, and TDLST every 3 months. Most recently, Pixel Art Maker was updated on October 3, 2026 and TDLST on September 16, 2026.

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