pixelizer: Pixel Art Camera

Name: pixelizer: Pixel Art Camera
Price: 0.99 USD
Rating: 2.7 (3 reviews)
Author: icot

Real-time pixel art filter

$0.99 · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

3 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Entertainment
Developer

icot
Language

EN
+ 1 More
Size

3.2
MB

Welcome to the 8-bit world. pixelizer turns everything your camera sees into real-time pixel art. Before you even press the shutter, you're already living inside a retro video game — complete with Game Boy greens, PICO-8 blues, LED-style dot matrices, and CRT scanlines. ■ Real-time pixelization • Live camera feed becomes pixel art instantly • Pick your pixel shape: classic squares or LED dots • Retro palettes built in: Off / Game Boy / PICO-8 / Grayscale / Apple II / MSX / Arcade • Bayer 4×4 ordered dithering for authentic pixel-art shading • Optional CRT scanline effect for extra nostalgia • Adjustable pixel size (5–50) via slider • Toggle cell borders on/off to change the mood ■ Gestures • Tap: focus • Double-tap: toggle the controls • Pinch: zoom • Shutter: tap to shoot, hold to record ■ A great camera experience • Full-screen preview, edge to edge • Tap anywhere to focus and lock exposure • Pinch to zoom • Press and hold the peek button to see the original frame • Shoot with the volume buttons or the Camera Control button • Shutter sound and one-tap save to a dedicated "pixelizer" album ■ Gallery & sharing • Browse, share, or delete your shots right inside the app • One-tap share with a built-in #pixelizer tag • Import photos from your library to pixelize anything you've already shot ■ System integration • Siri & Shortcuts support — just say "Open pixelizer" • Full Japanese / English localization Your street, your selfie, your lunch, your pet — everything becomes an 8-bit adventure. Start cropping the world in pixels today.

Ratings & Reviews

2.7

out of 5

3 Ratings

Doesn’t work with library photos
12/26/2018
iconmaster
Accessed the library and temporarily loads the photo with an action menu, but never actually performs any operation on it.

Developer Response
Library photo support has been fully rebuilt in v1.3.0 (Apr 2025). You can now import photos from your library, pixelize them with any of the new palettes (Game Boy, PICO-8, Apple II, MSX, Arcade), and save the results to a dedicated album. Thank you for the patience — we'd love it if you gave the latest version a try.
Doesn’t work with library photos
12/26/2018
iconmaster

Accessed the library and temporarily loads the photo with an action menu, but never actually performs any operation on it.
Developer Response May 19
Library photo support has been fully rebuilt in v1.3.0 (Apr 2025). You can now import photos from your library, pixelize them with any of the new palettes (Game Boy, PICO-8, Apple II, MSX, Arcade), and save the results to a dedicated album. Thank you for the patience — we'd love it if you gave the latest version a try.
Sloppy design, don’t do the job at all
08/02/2018
bostontallasian
On my iPhone 6, photos keep getting wrong aspect ratios after pixelization, and worse yet, there’s no control over it.You have to be lucky to have your photo pixelized correctly. Even the camera doesn’t give you the right dimensions, you’ll see everything squished in the viewer.Functions of the buttons are not self-explanatory and too blurry to even guess what they do. Terrible irony here, since it’s an app meant to hide details.

Developer Response
Thank you for the detailed feedback — both issues have been addressed in the v1.3.0 / v1.4.x rebuilds. The portrait/landscape aspect ratio bug has been fixed, and the UI has been completely redesigned with a full-screen preview and clearer, larger controls. We'd be grateful if you could try the new build.
Sloppy design, don’t do the job at all
08/02/2018
bostontallasian

On my iPhone 6, photos keep getting wrong aspect ratios after pixelization, and worse yet, there’s no control over it.You have to be lucky to have your photo pixelized correctly. Even the camera doesn’t give you the right dimensions, you’ll see everything squished in the viewer.Functions of the buttons are not self-explanatory and too blurry to even guess what they do. Terrible irony here, since it’s an app meant to hide details.
Developer Response May 19
Thank you for the detailed feedback — both issues have been addressed in the v1.3.0 / v1.4.x rebuilds. The portrait/landscape aspect ratio bug has been fixed, and the UI has been completely redesigned with a full-screen preview and clearer, larger controls. We'd be grateful if you could try the new build.
Lovely app, and worth the price!
08/24/2018
2663536902072
Normallly I would not invest money into an app, but this app is truly worth it. The camera graphics are slightly slow, but you can get over that because of how well it pixels any picture in your camera roll. Perfect app!

Developer Response
Thank you so much — your review made our day! Camera performance has been significantly improved in the recent Swift rewrite (v1.3.0+), and we've added retro palettes, video recording, and CRT scanlines since then. Hope you enjoy the new features!
Lovely app, and worth the price!
08/24/2018
2663536902072

Normallly I would not invest money into an app, but this app is truly worth it. The camera graphics are slightly slow, but you can get over that because of how well it pixels any picture in your camera roll. Perfect app!
Developer Response May 19
Thank you so much — your review made our day! Camera performance has been significantly improved in the recent Swift rewrite (v1.3.0+), and we've added retro palettes, video recording, and CRT scanlines since then. Hope you enjoy the new features!

Two new ways to play: • ASCII mode — turn the live camera into text art for a retro terminal look. • Presets — jump straight to Game Boy, 8-bit, Arcade, CRT, ASCII, or Dots with a single tap. Switch looks anytime from the new strip below the shutter.

Version 1.5.0 May 26

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Seller: 隆明弥生
Size: 3.2 MB
Category: Entertainment
Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English and Japanese
Age Rating: 4+

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