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24 alternatives to Pixel Painter

So easy pixel paint app

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pixel Painter launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   New Pixels▲89

   An amazing pixel art editing tool for iOS!

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Paint▲326

   A simple Microsoft Paint inspired web app

   2025 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pixel One▲10

   a user-friendly iOS app for creating pixel-perfect artwork

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pixellate▲102

   A simple and easy-to-use pixel art creator with offline mode

   2021 · pixelated.vercel.app · its alternatives →

5. 5MF
   My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker▲418

   2017 · coneapp.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pixel Art Camera▲97

   Real-time pixel art camera

   2017 · net-sigma.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SimplePixels▲6

   Casual Pixel Art

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pixel Pix▲113

   Turn your photos into pixel art

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   PixelStick▲81

   create incredible light paintings using the pixelstick!

   2015 · thepixelstick.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    I took over Painteresque, a 14 year old Objective-C app and rebuilt it▲117

    Around 3 weeks ago, I came across a reddit post from someone who was looking to see if anyone was interested in taking over a 12-14 year old objective c app which hadn't been on the app store for many years. I responded and decided to do it. The app is called Painteresque. It lets you turn photos to charcoal drawings, paintings etc while doing all the processing locally on device: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/painteresque-photo-to-sketch/i... The app is entirely free to use, has no ads, third party analytics, trackers, subscriptions or other junk. It does offer…

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Pixel Art Studio▲86

    A purpose-built drawing tool for pixel artists

    2017 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pixel Stickers▲82

    DIY removable pixel art for your wall. Design your own.

    2014 · pixelstickers.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Paint▲3

    Paint Android App

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Pixel Art to CSS▲82

    Draw and animate pixel art, export the results to CSS

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SprayPrinter 2.0▲127

    Even smarter spray-painting

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pixel Art Coloring (Android Game App)▲3

    Let your imagination run wild and create stunning pixel art!

    2023 · mpreview.net · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Paint Pixels▲14

    Create viral pixel art on a shared world canvas

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    AR Drawing - Easy to Trace▲94

    Draw anything with ease using AR tracing technology

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    GIF Paint▲94

    Like MSPaint… for GIFs.

    2015 · beta.gifpaint.com · its alternatives →

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    Pixelmator for iPad▲81

    Create, edit, and enhance your images.

    2015 · pixelmator.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pixelgram▲22

    An anti-stress pixel art coloring app.

    2018 · pixelgram.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Brushstroke for iOS▲98

    Turn your photos into beautiful paintings

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Diehard Fan▲97

    AR face paint app. Add your team colors to your photo/video.

    2015 · nissanusa.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    A Color Story▲87

    The photo app to colourize your life

    2016 · acolorstory.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →