Pixel Studio for pixel art

Name: Pixel Studio for pixel art
Rating: 4.7 (4937 reviews)
Author: Farida Yarullina

Best mobile pixel art editor

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

4.9K Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

Graphics & Design
Developer

Farida Yarullina
Language

EN
+ 25 More
Size

127.1
MB

Pixel Studio is a new pixel art editor for artists and game developers. Simple, fast and portable. No matter whether you are a beginner or a professional. Create amazing pixel art anywhere and anytime! We support layers and animations and have a ton of useful tools - all you need to create cool projects. Add music to your animations and export videos to MP4. Use Google Drive to sync your work between different devices. Join Pixel Network™ - our new pixel art community! Don't doubt, just try it and make sure you've chosen the best pixel art tool ever! Over 5.000.000 downloads around the world, translated to 23 languages! Features: • It's super simple, intuitive and user friendly • Use it on mobile and desktop with Google Drive sync • Use layers for advanced pixel art • Create frame-by-frame animations • Save animations to GIF or sprite sheets • Extend animations with music and export videos to MP4 • Share arts with friends and Pixel Network community • Create custom palettes, use built-in or download palettes from Lospec • Advanced color picker with RGBA and HSV modes • Simple zoom and move with gestures and joysticks • Use Portrait mode for mobile and Landscape for tablets and PC • Customizable toolbar and a lot of other settings • We support Apple Pencil! • We support all popular formats: PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, TGA, PSP (Pixel Studio Project), PSD (Adobe Photoshop), EXR • Autosave and backup - don't lose your work! • Discover a ton of other useful tools and features! More features: • Shape Tool for primitives • Gradient Tool • Built-in and custom brushes • Sprite Library for your image patterns • Tile Mode for brushes • Symmetry drawing (X, Y, X+Y) • Dot Pen for precise drawing with a cursor • Text Tool with different fonts • Dithering Pen for shadows and flares • Pixel art rotation with Fast RotSprite algorithm • Pixel art scaler (Scale2x/AdvMAME2x, Scale3x/AdvMAME3x) • Onion Skin for advanced animation • Apply palettes to images • Grab palettes from images • Mini-map and Pixel Perfect preview • Unlimited canvas size • Canvas resizing and rotation • Customizable background color • Customizable grid • Multithreaded image processing • JASC Palette (PAL) format support • Aseprite files support (import only) You can support us by purchasing PRO (it's one-time purchase): • No ads • Google Drive sync • Dark Theme • 256-color palettes • Tile mode for making seamless textures • Extended max project size • Extra formats support: AI, EPS, HEIC, PDF, SVG, WEBP (cloud read only) and PSD (cloud read/write) • Unlimited color adjustment (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) • Unlimited export to MP4 • Extended storage in Pixel Network System requirements: • 2GB+ of RAM for large projects and animations • Powerful CPU (AnTuTu score 100.000+) Sample images made by lorddkno, Redshrike, Calciumtrice, Buch, Tomoe Mami are used under CC BY 3.0 license. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy Policy: https://github.com/hippogamesunity/PixelStudioHub/wiki/Privacy-Policy Terms of Use: https://github.com/hippogamesunity/PixelStudioHub/wiki/EULA

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

4.9K Ratings

amazing app - one little thing
09/04/2021

zaida :)
okay, i would like to start off by saying this is an AMAZING app. it works very well, has tons of options to help make things easier such as the gradient tool, and it doesn’t make you watch an ad for every button you press (cough literally every other pixel art app i’ve downloaded), which makes it basically perfect. there is one thing i would like for you to add, though. a feature where you can select a sort of mirror tool so that you can make perfectly symmetrical art much easier. like if you draw one one side it does it on the other too, and make it a bunch of different options like side to side or top to bottom or diagonal maybe? the one i would request the most though is the side to side one. i know there’s a mirror option where you can select the area and then mirror it but i wish i could see it as i’m drawing ya know? actually make it two things you could add. the other thing that would be nice to add would be a feature where your drawing instantly gets put in the center of the canvas. that’s pretty much it, otherwise this app is very good and easy to get the hang of. that’s all :)
amazing app - one little thing
09/04/2021

zaida :)

okay, i would like to start off by saying this is an AMAZING app. it works very well, has tons of options to help make things easier such as the gradient tool, and it doesn’t make you watch an ad for every button you press (cough literally every other pixel art app i’ve downloaded), which makes it basically perfect. there is one thing i would like for you to add, though. a feature where you can select a sort of mirror tool so that you can make perfectly symmetrical art much easier. like if you draw one one side it does it on the other too, and make it a bunch of different options like side to side or top to bottom or diagonal maybe? the one i would request the most though is the side to side one. i know there’s a mirror option where you can select the area and then mirror it but i wish i could see it as i’m drawing ya know? actually make it two things you could add. the other thing that would be nice to add would be a feature where your drawing instantly gets put in the center of the canvas. that’s pretty much it, otherwise this app is very good and easy to get the hang of. that’s all :)
Fantastic, but missing some features
07/21/2024

the DRAGONUNICORN
Pixel studio is, overall, a very competent program, especially for being free. The amount of ads within the app aren’t egregious, though sometimes annoying when I trigger them by accident. I really love the simplicity of the features, although figuring what they do and memorizing them can be a little confusing at first, so maybe a small help button in the corner could do the trick, or there could be an overview slideshow available to watch in the tab menu. This is just a personal preference, but I feel that the addition of gesture controls would be appreciated, even the simple two finger tap to undo, three finger tap to redo would be nice. I also feel that the addition of color pallets, either that can be imported or just created by the artist while drawing would be nice, so the color menu won’t get too cluttered with random colors. I also kind of wish that you could zoom in and turn the piece as well, like with other art programs such as procreate or ibis paint. Lastly, i feel that the addition of blending modes would be amazing as well, since I could not find them as far as I looked. Aside from the features I have mentioned, pixel studio is a fantastic app for starting your journey in pixel art. Thank you for reading!
Fantastic, but missing some features
07/21/2024

the DRAGONUNICORN

Pixel studio is, overall, a very competent program, especially for being free. The amount of ads within the app aren’t egregious, though sometimes annoying when I trigger them by accident. I really love the simplicity of the features, although figuring what they do and memorizing them can be a little confusing at first, so maybe a small help button in the corner could do the trick, or there could be an overview slideshow available to watch in the tab menu. This is just a personal preference, but I feel that the addition of gesture controls would be appreciated, even the simple two finger tap to undo, three finger tap to redo would be nice. I also feel that the addition of color pallets, either that can be imported or just created by the artist while drawing would be nice, so the color menu won’t get too cluttered with random colors. I also kind of wish that you could zoom in and turn the piece as well, like with other art programs such as procreate or ibis paint. Lastly, i feel that the addition of blending modes would be amazing as well, since I could not find them as far as I looked. Aside from the features I have mentioned, pixel studio is a fantastic app for starting your journey in pixel art. Thank you for reading!
I’m not sure what to put here
08/25/2024

Vibes_06
I’m going to be really honest, this is probably my first ever review on anything really.This app is my first time picking up an app to animate and make sprite sheets, and pixel animations for fun, and it genuinely works pretty great, I mean it’s pretty simple, in terms of not being super complex, it’s nice and comfortable, allows you to do a whole bunch of things like use separate layers for animating so you can have a background and not have it mess with your character or creature, it also allows for easily saving whatever you make to whatever format you need, I haven’t run into any issues yet, besides maybe accidentally linking my animation and having to re-do all of the frames 😔 but that was my fault, and I’m sure there is ways to undo or something, anyways, this has drawn out now, if you’re still reading for whatever reason, I hope you give this app a try and create whatever it is you’ve been meaning to create, all of your what ifs. That’s how it all starts, you’ve got this! I believe in you, anyways have a great day/night, and take care ☀️🌙
I’m not sure what to put here
08/25/2024

Vibes_06

I’m going to be really honest, this is probably my first ever review on anything really.This app is my first time picking up an app to animate and make sprite sheets, and pixel animations for fun, and it genuinely works pretty great, I mean it’s pretty simple, in terms of not being super complex, it’s nice and comfortable, allows you to do a whole bunch of things like use separate layers for animating so you can have a background and not have it mess with your character or creature, it also allows for easily saving whatever you make to whatever format you need, I haven’t run into any issues yet, besides maybe accidentally linking my animation and having to re-do all of the frames 😔 but that was my fault, and I’m sure there is ways to undo or something, anyways, this has drawn out now, if you’re still reading for whatever reason, I hope you give this app a try and create whatever it is you’ve been meaning to create, all of your what ifs. That’s how it all starts, you’ve got this! I believe in you, anyways have a great day/night, and take care ☀️🌙
Is this app real?
02/17/2022

lpaige90
This app has completely changed the way that I work. I am a retro streamer and I have ADD, which makes it hard for me to work in the same spot all day. I have made a dozen emotes since downloading this app last week, all from the comfort of my living room and bed. Before it would take me hours to make one emote because I just couldn’t focus sitting at my computer. Purchasing this was a no-brainer for me after realizing how much it has impacted my life since downloading it. And now I can make banner art with the upgraded canvas size! One thing the app is missing, in my opinion, is the ability to put an actual image on a layer. I like taking pictures and drawing over them to create a pixel art version of my photo, and I wish I could do that in this app. I also wish it was a little easier to save files. After I save the first time, the app doesn’t keep that as the name the next time I go to save and I have to type the file name in all over again. Other than those two points, I honestly wouldn’t change a thing.

Developer Response
Hi! Thank you for the feedback! Good luck :)
Is this app real?
02/17/2022

lpaige90

This app has completely changed the way that I work. I am a retro streamer and I have ADD, which makes it hard for me to work in the same spot all day. I have made a dozen emotes since downloading this app last week, all from the comfort of my living room and bed. Before it would take me hours to make one emote because I just couldn’t focus sitting at my computer. Purchasing this was a no-brainer for me after realizing how much it has impacted my life since downloading it. And now I can make banner art with the upgraded canvas size! One thing the app is missing, in my opinion, is the ability to put an actual image on a layer. I like taking pictures and drawing over them to create a pixel art version of my photo, and I wish I could do that in this app. I also wish it was a little easier to save files. After I save the first time, the app doesn’t keep that as the name the next time I go to save and I have to type the file name in all over again. Other than those two points, I honestly wouldn’t change a thing.
Developer Response 03/26/2022
Hi! Thank you for the feedback! Good luck :)

•⁠ ⁠Script engine added (Layer menu)

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Jul 21

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