Comparison

Skin Tones ! 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

Skin Tones !

Enhance your photos with a wide range of artistic and natural skin tone color adjustments. Apply various beauty and special effects to create stunning visuals. Easily save and share your edited images on social media.

Highlights
  • Skin color enhancement
  • Artistic effects (Beauty, Radiance, Scratch, etc.)
  • Natural skin color adjustments
  • Photo enhancer
  • Easy save and share
  • Color enhancement
Features
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Skin Tones! lets you change Skin Colors to something artistic or Natural Skin colors It is best photo enhancer app. Skin Tones! Features : Color enhancement Awesome Artistic effects: i) Beauty ii) Radiance ii) Scratch iv) Enamel v) Blemish vi) Grain vii) Incline viii)lightning ix) Rain Drop. Easy save and share on any social networking platforms. Privacy Policy: https://jaiparkashappstore.blogspot.com/2020/05/privacy-policy.html Terms of use: https://jaiparkashappstore.blogspot.com/2020/05/terms-of-use.html

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

Skin Tones !4 screens
Pixel Art Effect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel Art Effect at 95% against Skin Tones !'s 0%. Pixel Art Effect also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Skin Tones ! sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and Pixel Art Effect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Art Effect holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Art Effect has 103 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Skin Tones !'s written reviews are positive against 95% of Pixel Art Effect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skin Tones ! ships an update every 12 months, Pixel Art Effect every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Skin Tones ! versus Pixel Art Effect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkin Tones !Pixel Art Effect
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (4 ratings)4.7 (103 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews95.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4103 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJai ParkashDanny Pajevic

Customer experience

Skin Tones !

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Pixel Art Effect

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

Bugs and requests

Skin Tones !

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pixel Art Effect

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Radically alters original colors
  • Minimum/maximum pixel limits
  • Contrast goes super high, making pictures too bright
  • Filters are applied without an option to disable

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow choosing pixel count for both length and width
  • Option to apply or not apply filters
  • More detailed customization options

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Skin Tones !

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Membership$0.497 Days
  • Monthly Membership$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Free Ads$3.99
1 purchases

Pixel Art Effect

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Skin Tones ! free?
Skin Tones ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Art Effect free?
Pixel Art Effect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Skin Tones ! or Pixel Art Effect?
Pixel Art Effect is rated higher. Skin Tones ! averages 1.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Pixel Art Effect averages 4.7 from 103 ratings.
Do Skin Tones ! or Pixel Art Effect have ads?
Skin Tones ! shows ads; Pixel Art Effect does not.
Which is updated more often, Skin Tones ! or Pixel Art Effect?
Skin Tones ! ships an update every 12 months, and Pixel Art Effect every 5 weeks. Most recently, Skin Tones ! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pixel Art Effect on November 2, 2026.

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