Aexels vs PixelNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aexels
Explore a newly discovered universe and compare its features to our own. This app aims to continuously expand knowledge and understanding of this new world over time.
- Universe exploration
- Discover similarities and differences
- Expand knowledge
- Continuous updates
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A universe is discovered ...Universe X Come along as we explore this new universe and discover the similarities and differences it has with our own. There are things we know for certain about Universe X; there are things we can speculate about and there are many things yet to be discovered. Hopefully, over the life time of this app we will be able to continually increase our knowledge and understanding of this new world.
PixelNote
Create 8-bit style animations and images on a square pixel display using a unique, compact programming language. Manipulate pixels, import photos, and explore generative art with a 101x101, 256-color canvas. It's inspired by classic computers and modern messaging apps.
- 8-bit style animations and pictures
- Square pixel display canvas
- Compact programming language
- Import photos
- Generative art exploration
- History of code
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Create your own 8-bit-style animations, pictures, and effects on a square pixel display with bits of code the size of a text message. Manipulate pixels, import photos, plot functions, make silly memes, and explore generative art. Inspired by classic home computers and modern text-messaging apps, PixelNote gives you a 101x101, 256-color canvas which you control from a one-line command input field. PixelNote defines its own, compact, unique programming language, designed for compactness, experimentation, and challenge. PixelNote comes with a set of examples to get you started, along with a full built-in reference guide to the language. Start with an example and modify it, or build your own; play around, try different things, see how they look. As you work, PixelNote keeps a history, so you can revisit your old code. Have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PixelNote at 5.0 against Aexels's 4.5. Aexels's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
PixelNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Aexels ships an update every 10 days, PixelNote every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aexels | PixelNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aepryus Software | Casual Programmer, LLC |
Customer experience
Aexels
PixelNote
In-app purchases
Aexels
No in-app purchases
PixelNote
No in-app purchases
