Crayon vs Piximakey Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crayon
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The Crayon app is great for creating sketches, doodles, drawings, and notes. This app is FAST, FUN and EASY to use! FEATURES: sketch paper, color pencils, erasers, magnifying glass, smudge finger, and water blur. CANVAS SIZE: 1024x1024 pixels UNDO: 15 levels
Piximakey Studio
Create stop-motion films with this intuitive app designed for children. Easily capture images, move characters, and watch your animations come to life instantly. Features include adjustable frame rates, sound recording, and one-click export.
- Instant playback
- Adjustable frame rate
- Onion skin/ghost image
- Sound recording and editing
- One-click video export
- In-app gallery
- In-app video tutorials
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This free stop motion filmmaking app was developed for children from 3 years+ and tailored for the educational world. No ads, no tracking, no paywalls: Just the joy of animating and showcasing your creations to classmates and playmates. Take a picture, move your figure, and see your pictures turned into film instantly. Intuitive and game-like interface enables even kindergarteners to animate. Functions: - Instant playback anytime - Adjustable frame rate (FPS) - Onion skin/ghost image - Aspect ratio can be 3:2, 16:9, or 2:4 - Low, medium, or high picture quality - Move image sequence to clipboard - Record sound while film plays - Move or delete sound clip - Combine several sound clips to a soundtrack - One-click video export to gallery (H.264/MPEG-4) - In-app gallery of editable projects - In-app video tutorials The Piximakey Education universe includes a range of physical products, from complete stop motion studio kits to plasticine clay and sculpting tools - all CE certified. See www.piximakey.com/edu Languages: - English - French - German - Dutch - Danish - Swedish - Norwegian - Icelandic - Finnish - Polish - Italian - Spanish
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Crayon at every 3 weeks against Piximakey Studio's every 3 months. Crayon also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crayon ships an update every 3 weeks, Piximakey Studio every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on May 16, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crayon | Piximakey Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 227 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brook Seaton | MORAVIA Consulting, spol. s r.o. |
In-app purchases
Crayon
No in-app purchases
Piximakey Studio
No in-app purchases
