Comparison

Pixel art editor vs Divoom

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

Head to head
About

Pixel art editor

Easily create pixel art with a range of professional tools, including layer editing, custom color creation, and various painting brushes. Export your creations as animated GIFs or PNG files. Load images for tracing or convert them directly into pixel art.

Highlights
  • Layer editing (add, delete, copy, display)
  • Various painting tools (pen, syringe, rectangle)
  • Animated GIF export
  • Custom color creation and saving
  • Load images for tracing
  • Convert pictures to pixel art
Features
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BE CREATIVE in your spare time!! This app enables you to make a pixel art easily. Although the operation is simple, it has layer editing, color making and other professional tools. Wanna make your original work during your spare time or before going to bed? To prevent a crash, creating a new project needs more than 300MB free space of your device. Sorry for the inconvenience. The app’s main functions are below. - Layer editing You can add, delete and copy layers. You can also choose the layer display or non-display and change the order of layers. - Various tools The app has basic tools to paint. (Pen, Syringe, blotting out, rectangle, circle, transfer... etc) - Animated GIF export Each layer is going to be one frame. - Undo, Redo You can cancel the line you draw. - Color making You can make your favorite color easily. It is also able to choose a color you would like to change to transparent. You can save 20 colors in maximum by a work. - Zoom-in, Zoom-out You can paint details by the Zoom-in, Zoom-out function. - Saving several works You can save several project files of your favorite works, so you can edit you work other day. - Setting canvas size You can set any canvas size from 5*5〜120*120. - Setting the dot size of exportation You can choose the dot size of exportation. The work will be saved as a png file in you r camera roll. - Rotate function You can rotate a work horizontally and vertically. - Selection area You can edit, transfer and copy only the area you selected. - Loading a picture for trace You can load a picture in forefront or back. You can set a rate of transparency, a position and a rate of magnification. - Conversion function of a picture to pixel art. It is able to convert a picture in camera roll to pixel art. After conversion, the pixel art will be loaded in new layer, so you can edit it.

About

Divoom

Create, share, and discover pixel art animations with a global community. This app offers professional drawing tools, animation features, and a point redemption program for free products. Participate in contests and convert images or GIFs into pixel art.

Highlights
  • Pixel art editor with layers
  • Animation creation tools
  • Online pixel art gallery
  • Community interaction and sharing
  • Import/export designs
  • Color by Number games
  • Point redemption program
Features
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This is a pixel art editor APP with an integrated online pixel art gallery and community.Create and share your pixel art animations, and interact with other pixel art fans around the world. [Pixel Art community] *Over 700 thousands pixel art designs and 1 million users community. Communicate and interact with fellow community members. *More than 12 categories, and hashtag your design with selected topic *Professional moderator team for the community, recommend animation by AI. [Point redemption program] *Recommend animation will receive additional points, which can be redeem into free products. [Pixel Art Drawing Contest] *Monthly drawing contest, submit contest themed design for a chance to win free prizes [Import & Export] *Import and convert picture/GIF/animation into design, and export your designs to share them on the social media platform [Pixel Art Editor] *Professional drawing & animations tools, including: multiple layers, color canvas, text editors etc... *Support animation creation, duplicate, merge, bgm recording function. *Painting canvas with full RGB coloring support *Support area selection, duplicate, move. Support layers duplicate, move, combine, hidden function. [Gif & Video] *Convert GIF and video into pixel art animations* [Color by Number] *Free Color by Number games. [Message] *Like, comments, follows notification. Support in-app instant messaging. aseprite,pixel art,pixel painter,pixel art maker,pixilart,pixel studio,pixel pencil,8 bit,8bit

Screenshots

Pixel art editor4 screens
Divoom4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pixel art editor and Divoom both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Pixel art editor's written reviews are positive against 44% of Divoom's. Divoom's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, 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 editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Divoom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pixel art editor against 4.7 for Divoom. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Divoom has 12K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Pixel art editor's written reviews are positive against 44% of Divoom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel art editor ships an update every 2 months, Divoom every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pixel art editor versus Divoom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel art editorDivoom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings)4.7 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better44.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K12K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYosuke SekiDivoom Lab (Hong Kong) International Co.,Limited

Customer experience

Pixel art editor

All ratings1,505 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews343 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative12.0%

Divoom

All ratings11,564 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews860 reviews
Positive44.1%
Neutral12.4%
Negative43.5%

User reviews

Pixel art editor

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Great for pixel art
  • 💡 Useful for game development
  • 🚀 Efficient for small textures
  • 🎨 Good color selection

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited storage/canvas size
  • 🐛 Blurry image exports
  • 🔒 Limited layers
  • 🔒 Lack of zoom/pan functionality
  • 🔒 Restricted color options (no black/white/gray)

Divoom

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Amazing
  • 🤩 Awesome
  • 🎨 Great for pixel art
  • 👍 Cute community
  • 🎉 Fantastic

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy
  • 🔍 Difficult to use
  • 🤖 Bots in community
  • 🔌 Connectivity issues
  • 🔒 Concerns around safety/privacy

Bugs and requests

Pixel art editor

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to select custom colors
  • Deletes unsaved work when exiting the app
  • Ads interrupt music playback
  • Transparent GIFs not exporting correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add palm rejection to prevent accidental drawing
  • Increase maximum canvas size
  • Add ability to rename/organize artworks
  • Implement auto-color option for imported images
  • Add line tool and more advanced drawing tools

Divoom

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Login/registration issues
  • Crashes/freezes
  • Disconnection problems
  • Alarm/clock malfunctions
  • Inaccurate weather data
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  • Inability to save artwork

Requested features

7 requests
  • Folders for favorite art
  • Randomize art in custom channels
  • Customize clock format/color
  • Add pomodoro timer
  • More weather/data integrations
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  • Ability to input hex color codes
  • Offline mode

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel art editor

One-time1
  • Removing ads, and increasing project storage limit$2.99
None

Divoom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel art editor free?
Pixel art editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Divoom free?
Divoom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixel art editor or Divoom?
Divoom is rated higher. Pixel art editor averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Divoom averages 4.7 from 12K ratings.
Do Pixel art editor or Divoom have ads?
Pixel art editor shows ads; Divoom does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel art editor or Divoom?
Pixel art editor ships an update every 2 months, and Divoom every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pixel art editor was updated on September 22, 2026 and Divoom on September 23, 2026.

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