Pixel Art Maker vs LittleThings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
LittleThings
A private digital journal for capturing and recalling cherished details about people and pets. Save preferences, memories, gift ideas, and important dates. Features thoughtful reminders and private search.
- Save personal details about people and pets
- Record preferences, gift ideas, and memories
- Set thoughtful reminders with quiet hours
- Private search across saved information
- Widgets for quick access to important moments
- Privacy controls and data export options
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LittleThings is a private place for remembering the small details about the people and pets you care about. Save the exact coffee order, the story behind a gift idea, a favorite place, an important date, or a passing comment you do not want to lose. Everything begins with someone in your world—not a task list, public profile, or contact record. REMEMBER NATURALLY Write a thought in your own words, connect it to the right person or pet, review where it belongs, and save only when it looks right. KEEP THE DETAILS THAT MATTER • Little Things and favorites • Food and drink preferences • Saved gift and experience ideas • Places, memories, dates, and plans • Thoughtful reminders with quiet hours • Fast private search across your saved world PEOPLE FIRST See what matters today, keep important moments close with widgets, and organize plans around the people involved. LittleThings is designed to support thoughtfulness—not screen time. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT There is no public feed, follower count, advertising profile, or random discovery. Privacy, notification, appearance, device-integration, and account controls stay visible in Settings. Export and account deletion are never held behind a subscription. SEARCH ANSWERS Ask a question in Search and get an answer grounded only in the saved details you choose. Free includes three complimentary answers; Plus includes unlimited answers. LittleThings cites the details it used and never changes anything from an answer. LittleThings is made for iPhone using native iOS experiences. Some features require an account, internet connection, permission, supported device, or paid plan. Final plan details and prices are always shown by Apple before purchase. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mylittlethings.app/privacy Support: https://mylittlethings.app/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: LittleThings at none against Pixel Art Maker's shown. LittleThings also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Pixel Art Maker's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Pixel Art Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LittleThings sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LittleThings holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Art Maker has 11K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pixel Art Maker ships an update every 9 days, LittleThings weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Art Maker | LittleThings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nekomimimi | Nathan Dumais |
Customer experience
Pixel Art Maker
LittleThings
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
LittleThings
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pixel Art Maker
- Remove Ads$1.99
LittleThings
- LittleThings Plus$3.991 Month
- LittleThings Plus Yearly$39.991 Year
Questions
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