Comparison

Thirty vs Pixel Draw 3D

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Thirty

Create and share simple black and white pixel art drawings within a 32x32 grid. Features include zoom, undo/redo, symmetry tools, and pixel selection for easy editing. Share your creations across various platforms and even view them on Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • 32x32 pixel grid drawing
  • Black and white or grayscale colors
  • Pinch to zoom with preview
  • Undo/redo toolbar
  • Symmetrical drawing modes
  • Pixel selection and movement
  • Sharing extensions and AirDrop
Features
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Thirty-Two: Black and white and square all over. Thirty-Two is a simple way to create and share drawings. Other than food and shelter there is no other need more powerful than the need to make small grayscale drawings. Old age is a myth, billions of people throughout history have simply died from lack of drawing in grids.* Thirty-Two is the solution!§ Features • Draw anything, as long as it fits in a thirty-two by thirty-two square! • Kick it 1-bit old school and draw with only black and white, or get ultra modern and use a plethora of grays!‡. • Duplicate a drawing, now duplicate a drawing! • Pinch to zoom while drawing, we know your chubby little fingers can't hit the squares you want, we're taking of that. See a little preview of the whole drawing while zoomed in, how cute. • Toolbar for the undo/redo to make them easier to get to. Didn't want to take three taps to undo something, we're considered two taps, but we decided one tap is best! • Super symmetrical mode, tap on the dotted line and pick vertical or horizontal so you can start drawing your favorite psychological inkblot tests. • Select and move pixels, tap and hold the pixels you want to move, tap other pixels to add to the selection, drag around, double tap to put the pixels in their final resting place. •Linear mode to draw straight lines. • Share from the app with your friends using sharing extensions. Any app that can share images will work, Mail, Messages, Facebook, Twitter, and any other third party apps that support sharing extensions. • Share with someone that's close to you, using AirDrop. • Watch your drawings on Apple Watch! • Search for your beauteous drawings in Spotlight. • Dance the hand jive while using Handoff between devices. Ideas for drawings • Unflattering portraits of your friends that you post online without their permission. • Replace the icons on your thirty year old computer. • Make reproductions of your favorite artist's square, black and white masterpieces. • Your hipster bike. • Your hipster glasses. • Your hipster bird you put on stuff. • Your hipster watch. • Your steampunk tophat. • Your hipster shark. • Drawings of pets you wished were yours, so that your sad meaningless life had a ray of hope.° • Illustrate the fourteen stations of the cross. • Illustrate the twelve signs of the zodiak. • A taxi-cab. • An old boot. • A urinal on it's side, with some letters scribbled on it. • And literally a couple more things... *Does not cure old age, athelete's foot or the plague. §There is no solution, because there is no problem. ‡A plethora in this context means six. °Users of Thirty-Two are prone to bouts of existential angst.

About

Pixel Draw 3D

Features
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Pixel Draw turns your iPhone or iPad into a hands-on 3D voxel canvas. Tap, drag, and paint cubes to build vibrant pixelated worlds — letters, characters, scenes, anything you can imagine. Every stroke renders smoothly, every cube looks crisp, and every creation is ready to share. Whether you're a casual creator who enjoys doodling in 3D, an artist exploring voxel design, or a kid discovering digital sculpting for the first time, Pixel Draw makes 3D pixel art instantly approachable. No menus to dig through, no tools to learn — just open the app and start painting. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Paint and erase across a 40×50, 30×38 or 20×25 voxel grid with a single finger • Pick any color with a full picker plus 15 preset shades • Cycle through 6 cube shapes — Cube, Mini Cube, Sphere, Mini Sphere, Cone, and Rounded • Apply 6 material finishes — Matte, Plastic, Glossy, Metal and Chrome • Animate painted cubes with Shake, Wave, Scale, or Jitter presets • Switch between 4 camera angles and 4 lighting setups • Save your work as projects and load them back anytime to keep building • Rename, duplicate, or delete projects from the gallery • Every saved project gets an auto-generated thumbnail for quick recognition • Export the current scene as a high-resolution snapshot straight to Photos • Hide every button for a clean, distraction-free creative view INTUITIVE GESTURES • Tap or drag with one finger to paint or erase • Two-finger drag to pan the camera across the grid • Pinch to zoom in and out DESIGNED FOR CREATIVITY Pixel Draw is perfect for relaxing creative sessions, family doodling, voxel art prototyping, or simply playing with 3D pixels for fun. It runs natively on iPhone and iPad and feels right at home on every device. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Beautifully smooth RealityKit rendering • Minimal, focused interface that gets out of your way • Instant satisfying feedback for every tap • Endless creative combinations of shape, material, and animation • A project library so you can always come back to a favorite build • A peaceful, screen-friendly experience for kids and adults alike Start sculpting. Start painting. Start playing — in 3D. Made with care by Nitrio. Visit nitrio.com to discover more apps we've designed for creators of all ages.

Screenshots

Thirty4 screens
Pixel Draw 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Thirty at Free against Pixel Draw 3D's $3.99. Thirty also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 24 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Thirty is free to download; Pixel Draw 3D costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thirty ships an update every 3 months, Pixel Draw 3D every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Thirty versus Pixel Draw 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThirtyPixel Draw 3D
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating3.2 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChad SagerHeng Jia Liang

In-app purchases

None

Thirty

No in-app purchases

None

Pixel Draw 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thirty free?
Thirty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Draw 3D free?
Pixel Draw 3D costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thirty or Pixel Draw 3D have ads?
Neither Thirty nor Pixel Draw 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thirty or Pixel Draw 3D?
Thirty ships an update every 3 months, and Pixel Draw 3D every 24 months. Most recently, Thirty was updated on October 9, 2026 and Pixel Draw 3D on October 12, 2026.

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