Comparison

AgeCamera vs Pixel Art Effect

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

Head to head
About

AgeCamera

This app uses your device's camera to analyze photos and estimate the age of people in them. It's a fun tool for casual use and exploring age detection technology.

Highlights
  • Age detection from photos
  • Photo analysis
  • Camera integration
  • Fun and entertaining
Features
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Age camera is really funny. It can detect your age from photos. Have fun!

About

Pixel Art Effect

Transform your photos into retro or modern pixel art with customizable effects. Adjust pixel size, edge thickness, and choose from various pixel shapes. Add text and crop images into different shapes before or after applying the pixel art effect.

Highlights
  • Convert photos to pixel art
  • Adjustable pixel amount
  • Customizable edge thickness
  • Multiple pixel designs (square, hexagon, triangle, torn)
  • Add text to photos
  • Crop photos into shapes
Features
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The Pixel Art Effect app lets you turn your photo into video game pixel art. The effect ranges from modern pixel art which has a more subtle pixelated effect (many small pixels) to retro pixel art which is made up of fewer larger pixels. You can control the amount of pixels you want. There 6 designs to choose from which differ in color etc. You can control the edge thickness. This is the outline of the artwork. There are also 4 pixel designs to choose from. These pixel designs are standard square, hexagon pixels, triangular pixels and torn pixels. See the screenshot for a visual example. No internet connection is required! Step 1: To convert your image to pixel art! Simply tap the "Add a Photo". You will be presented with the option of choosing a photo from your photo library or taking a picture with your camera! Step 2: Tap the "Apply Pixel Effect" button. Step 3: Save your pixel art to your photo library or share it to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+, VK or any other social network, forum or site and set the picture as a profile picture, cover photo etc. As of version 2.2, Pixel Art Effect allows you to do a lot more with your photos! The effects are endless because you can mix and combine the features and effects. You can also add text to your photos before or after applying the pixel effect! Add the text before applying the pixel effect if you want the text to become pixelated as well! You can also crop your photos into various shapes. Choose from a circle, flag, heart, star, square or rectangle.

Screenshots

AgeCamera1 screens
Pixel Art Effect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel Art Effect at 95% against AgeCamera's 15%. Pixel Art Effect also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 25 months). AgeCamera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 9.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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 Effect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AgeCamera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Art Effect holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 103 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of AgeCamera's written reviews are positive against 95% of Pixel Art Effect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AgeCamera ships an update every 25 months, Pixel Art Effect every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AgeCamera versus Pixel Art Effect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAgeCameraPixel Art Effect
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (43 ratings)4.7 (103 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.1% of reviews95.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43103 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer立乾 董Danny Pajevic

Customer experience

AgeCamera

All ratings43 ratings
Positive18.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative76.7%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive15.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative77.0%

Pixel Art Effect

All ratings103 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

Bugs and requests

AgeCamera

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Fails to detect faces
  • Gives wildly inaccurate age/gender estimates
  • Crashes and freezes frequently

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve face detection accuracy
  • Provide more detailed and consistent age/gender estimates
  • Fix crashes and errors

Pixel Art Effect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AgeCamera

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Art Effect

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is AgeCamera free?
AgeCamera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Art Effect free?
Pixel Art Effect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AgeCamera or Pixel Art Effect?
Pixel Art Effect is rated higher. AgeCamera averages 1.8 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Pixel Art Effect averages 4.7 from 103 ratings.
Do AgeCamera or Pixel Art Effect have ads?
Neither AgeCamera nor Pixel Art Effect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AgeCamera or Pixel Art Effect?
AgeCamera ships an update every 25 months, and Pixel Art Effect every 5 weeks. Most recently, AgeCamera was updated on September 8, 2026 and Pixel Art Effect on August 24, 2026.

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