Comparison

Pixel art editor vs Epic Game Maker

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

Epic Game Maker

Create and play 2D platformer games with a built-in level editor. Design your dream game, share it online, and play with friends in co-op multiplayer. Explore and rate levels made by other players.

Highlights
  • Built-in level editor
  • Share levels online
  • Co-op multiplayer
  • Play online levels
  • Rate player creations
  • Fantasy 2D graphics
  • Multiple character types
Features
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Epic Game Maker is a sandbox 2D platformer with a level editor. Make a game of your dreams and share your creations with other players. Play with your friends in co-op multiplayer mode! Also you can play online levels created by other players and rate them. The best levels will appear at the top of the list, which will give an opportunity their authors to become famous! Features: • Built-in level editor to make a game • Upload levels to the game server • Ability to play any levels online without downloading • Nice interface and fantasy 2D graphics • Different characters like knight, goblin, demon, orc etc. Creating levels in this game is a very fun and easy process. You simply draw objects in cells, arrange blocks, objects and characters. The mission at the level will depend on what objects you used when creating. For example, if you add at least one key and doors, the mission will be to find all the keys and then open the door. Each character in the game has a unique weapon and characteristics. All characters can be divided into 3 types - warriors, archers and mages. In game updates, we plan to add more characters and objects so you can create a variety of levels and make other players happy! Support website: https://electricpunch.net/

Screenshots

Pixel art editor4 screens
Epic Game Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pixel art editor at 4.6 against Epic Game Maker's 4.4. Pixel art editor also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 70%) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 233). Epic Game Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pixel art editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Epic Game Maker sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel art editor holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel art editor has 1.5K ratings behind it against 233, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Pixel art editor's written reviews are positive against 70% of Epic Game Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel art editor ships an update every 2 months, Epic Game Maker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pixel art editor versus Epic Game Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel art editorEpic Game Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better4.4 (233 ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better69.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better233
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB177 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYosuke SekiDmitry Starodymov

Customer experience

Pixel art editor

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

Epic Game Maker

All ratings233 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive69.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative17.2%

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)

Epic Game Maker

From 233 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game maker
  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 💡 Lots of customization options
  • 👍 Allows for creative expression
  • 👍 Fun and entertaining

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🔒 Limited account/profile options
  • 🔒 Inability to save/load custom levels

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

Epic Game Maker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Levels not saving properly
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Placement of objects/blocks not working as expected
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more character/enemy customization options
  • Implement multiplayer functionality
  • Add checkpoints and ability to continue levels
  • Improve level sharing and discovery
  • Reduce frequency of ads or add paid ad-free option

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel art editor

One-time1
  • Removing ads, and increasing project storage limit$2.99
5 purchases

Epic Game Maker

One-time5
  • Cave Theme (Blocks + Items)$0.99
  • Wild West Theme (Blocks+Items)$0.99
  • Town Theme (Blocks + Items)$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Winter Theme$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Pixel art editor free?
Pixel art editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Epic Game Maker free?
Epic Game Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel art editor or Epic Game Maker?
Pixel art editor is rated higher. Pixel art editor averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Epic Game Maker averages 4.4 from 233 ratings.
Do Pixel art editor or Epic Game Maker have ads?
Both Pixel art editor and Epic Game Maker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel art editor or Epic Game Maker?
Pixel art editor ships an update every 2 months, and Epic Game Maker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pixel art editor was updated on November 1, 2026 and Epic Game Maker on October 29, 2026.

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