Comparison

TriMeshImager vs Pixel Shape

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

Head to head
About

TriMeshImager

Transform your photos into unique digital art using triangular mesh generation. Choose from various patterns, shapes, and color schemes to create intricate designs, from simple meshes to complex floral and dot patterns. It can also be used to decorate existing photos.

Highlights
  • Generates triangular mesh from photos
  • Converts images to vector drawings
  • Multiple mesh types: Grid, Circles, Painting, Stained Glass, Contour
  • Customizable patch and node shapes
  • Coloring based on image intensity or user specification
  • Wave deformation for edges
  • Use as a photo decorator
Features
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TriMeshImager generates a triangular mesh from a photo, and converts it to a vector image (drawing art). You can easily experience a digital art that converts to triangle, flower or heart pattern from photo. As mesh converter, one of the five types - "Grid", "Concentric Circles", "Painting", "Stained Glass", or "Contour" can be selected. The patches(triangles) and nodes(vertexes of triangle) of triangular mesh are drawn with color decided by user specified method. Voronoi diagram (polygon with vertices at circumcenter of triangle) can be displayed. You can get geometric pattern like turtle's shell. As patch shape, there are triangle, petal, heart, clover and gear. As node shape, circle, diamond, heart, gear and text can be selected. The color of inside and edge of patch or node, is decided with specified color, image color, or gradation derived from image intensity. Moreover, from Ver.3.2, edges of triangle or Voronoi cell can be deformed like wave shape. From these combination, you can get not only simple triangular mesh but also more complex flower pattern or dot pattern. Because the original image can be specified as a background image, this app can be also used as a photo decorator.

About

Pixel Shape

Features
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Use words or shapes to remake a picture. Bored of zero-dimensional pixels, replace them with words or shapes that you choose or create your own shapes to remake your pictures with them. Non-Latin characters allowed

Screenshots

TriMeshImager4 screens
Pixel Shape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixel Shape at Free against TriMeshImager's $1.99. Pixel Shape also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). TriMeshImager's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, 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

Pixel Shape is free to download; TriMeshImager costs $1.99 up front. TriMeshImager sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Shape sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TriMeshImager ships an update every 6 weeks, Pixel Shape every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TriMeshImager versus Pixel Shape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTriMeshImagerPixel Shape
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNOBORU IMAIFluocode

In-app purchases

5 purchases

TriMeshImager

One-time5
  • High Quality Bitmap Export$0.99
  • Patch Shape Option$0.99
  • Node Shape Option$0.99
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  • Maze Pattern Option$0.99
  • Vector Image Export$2.99
2 purchases

Pixel Shape

One-time2
  • Long text and Fonts$4.99
  • Shape Editor$4.99

Questions

Is TriMeshImager free?
TriMeshImager costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Shape free?
Pixel Shape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TriMeshImager or Pixel Shape have ads?
Pixel Shape shows ads; TriMeshImager does not.
Which is updated more often, TriMeshImager or Pixel Shape?
TriMeshImager ships an update every 6 weeks, and Pixel Shape every 2 weeks. Most recently, TriMeshImager was updated on October 29, 2026 and Pixel Shape on October 29, 2026.

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