Comparison

Pixel art editor vs dotpict

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

dotpict

Create and share pixel art with an intuitive drawing tool. Features include animation creation, autosave, and daily drawing challenges. Connect with a vibrant community of artists, browse thousands of daily artworks, and participate in events.

Highlights
  • Pixel art creation
  • Animation creation
  • Daily themes and events
  • Community posting and interaction
  • Autosave
  • Mesh pens, borders, and previews
Features
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More than 4 million downloads! "dotpict" is an application specialized to drawing pixel art! "dotpict" has a community function that allows you to post pixelart drawn with dotpict as well as those drawn with other applications! We recommend it to anyone like this. - Like pixelart! - Want to draw pixelart quickly and easily on a phone! - Want to show pixelart many users! - Want to communicate with pixelart creators! --------------------- What can you do with dotpict? --------------------- ◆Features specifically designed to create pixelart! - You can also create animations! - You can use most of the features for free, such as mesh pens, borders and previews. - Autosave your pixelart during creation, so you can create pixelart without worry. ◆Participate in daily themes and events! - If you are having trouble finding something to draw or an idea, try the daily challenges! - Event provides a palette of colors that are easy to draw, and templates making it easy! - You can also create your own events and other people to join in! ◆Browse, communicate and have fun with everyone's pixelart! - More than 2,000 artworks are posted on dotpict every day! - You can "like" your favorite pixelart and comment. - You can follow users you like and meet your favorite pixelart more and more! ◆You can also post your artwork created outside of dotpict! - About 99% of the artworks poosted have received a response.

Screenshots

Pixel art editor4 screens
dotpict4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: dotpict at every 4 days against Pixel art editor's every 2 months. Pixel art editor's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.7). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 dotpict sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pixel art editor against 4.6 for dotpict. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 787 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Pixel art editor's written reviews are positive against 77% of dotpict's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel art editor ships an update every 2 months, dotpict every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pixel art editor versus dotpict: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel art editordotpict
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings)4.6 (787 ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better77.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better787
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.7
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB59 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYosuke SekiDOT PICTO LIMITED LIABILITY CO.

Customer experience

Pixel art editor

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

dotpict

All ratings787 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews420 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral10.7%
Negative12.1%

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)

dotpict

From 787 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Variety of color palettes
  • 🙌 Great community
  • 💻 Convenient for mobile pixel art
  • 🎨 Simple and intuitive drawing tools

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🔒 Strict content moderation leading to false bans
  • 💬 Lack of messaging/commenting system
  • 🎨 Limited color palette options
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding and viewing other users' art

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

dotpict

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and login issues
  • Drawing tools and cursor glitching
  • Inability to save or transfer canvases between devices
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add layers and ability to rearrange them
  • Implement onion skinning for animations
  • Allow custom canvas sizes
  • Introduce a premium version to remove ads
  • Add a reference window for drawing
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  • Implement a color wheel and numerical color values

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel art editor

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

dotpict

Subscriptions1
  • dotpict Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Pixel art editor free?
Pixel art editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is dotpict free?
dotpict is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel art editor or dotpict?
Pixel art editor and dotpict are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.5K and 787 ratings respectively.
Do Pixel art editor or dotpict have ads?
Both Pixel art editor and dotpict show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel art editor or dotpict?
Pixel art editor ships an update every 2 months, and dotpict every 4 days. Most recently, Pixel art editor was updated on September 28, 2026 and dotpict on September 29, 2026.

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