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- $20.00
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- Graphics & Design
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| Family Sharing | Yes | Unknown | App Store | Store published |
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- Price: $20.00
Ratings & reviews
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4/5So much better than Pixaki 3! But some changes aren’t good.
I’m so glad that Pixaki finally has canvas rotation and an actual selection marquee, as well as the ability to rename layers. It’s finally starting to feel like a real tool instead of a bandaid option for pixel artists on the iPad. Pixel perfect line tool! Dither brush! These are awesome additions! But there’s a change I can’t stand, and it’s the new palette. It’s attached to the new gigantic layer panel, and when you put away the layers you also hide the color palette! Together they take up too much of the workspace for those of us working vertically. You can’t separate even them to even return the palette to its original location under the toolbar. Also, when you select a color with the sliders, your art darkens! I know it’s cool UI, but you can’t really choose colors for your art if you can’t see what you’re doing. I love most of the new changes implemented. I’m glad it didn’t cost too much too upgrade, since the original app was fairly pricey. But the interface was one of the best aspects of the previous Pixaki and now that’s been changed for the worse.
Masha Soodak · 31 Jul 2026
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2/5Too many glitches
I only updated to the new version because the color picker in the old version is broken. The new version has loads of new features, but they aren’t worth it if the program isn’t fixed. When Something is pasted onto a layer and the blending mode is changed the layer will not change blending modes but twitches out and can something cause the app to crash. Images can be resized now but when pasting and zooming in it commonly resized the image as well. Even moving a pasted image can cause it to distort. This makes it hard to consistently copy and paste items that need to stay the same size. Importing files from the old version doesn’t work at all. There needs to be a way to turn off transformation tools. It feels like they tried to make this app more like photoshop, but now the tools are in bad locations instead if lined up on the bottom. Images cannot be made at screen size as the width of files are capped at 1048. Its so frustrating. Only good thing is this app is cheap and is only a 1 time payment. Please fix the bugs and make this a good program.
RanaFire · 31 Jul 2026
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5/5Great for intermediate and pro
This app is seriously amazing for those who are doing serious professional or hobby pixel work. The UI is similar to procreate, minimal clutter, and just overall intuitive for a quick workflow. I’m using an Apple Pencil on iPadmini and I am just busting out artworks faster than I ever have. One feature than I noticed that could use improvement is the animation tools. They aren’t as powerful as aseprite. However, it’s not a huge deal if you’re making static artworks. One other feature that could be added could be the ability to have a windowed, moveable color palette, so I can place it in the same corner as I do when using procreate. I like being able to export my files as .ase so I can do finishing touches on my desktop. Overall, I’m very pleased with Pixaki. I never have to use a bloated free pixel art program again! Thanks
Alabaster Saums · 31 Jul 2026
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5/5The best IOS pixel art app, but room for improvement
This app is so close to being the ideal tool for pixel art, even over desktop options like Aseprite, but could use a few interface tweaks that really hold it back from perfection. Would love to see: - Better support for reference images - Rather than just treat it like an uneditable layer, the ability to push a reference image to a separate window that stayed on top of the layer stack, similar to procreate, would save an absolute ton of time switching to and from reference layers. - Support for keyboard commands! Let me feel like I’m getting some use out of my fancy magic keyboard! - Improved/personalized dithering tools - the new dithering brushes introduced in 4 are nice, but I personally use them fairly rarely. What I would really love would be 1: A Dithering fill option, and 2: support for personalized dither patterns. I find myself often going back to old works, cutting a dither pattern out, and pasting it into a new ones. It works because Pixaki supports cut/paste between images, which is nice, but it would be way more elegant if we could save a “bank” of dithers or other patterns that would be accessible across the app.
fjdishevdydd · 31 Jul 2026
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5/5My Favorite Pixel App So Far
I tried the demo version and had a multi layered animation by the end of my lunch break. I bought the full version right there. By the end of the day I updated the animation to 6 layers and 80+ frames. Never once did I have to look up how to do anything. This is the most intuitive pixel app I have ever used. I love the minimal interface, with no functional sacrifice. Most other pixel apps I used have functionality but are nowhere as easy to pick up. On top of this, the fact that it exports to and opens Aseprite files is amazing. For some things that are easier to do with a keyboard an mouse, I can easily bounce between my tablet and my computer thanks to iCloud saves. Top marks on this one!
Ya Bastich · 31 Jul 2026
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Versions
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4.0.4
• Fixes for PSD export. • Fixed an issue with the dither brush causing the dither pattern to appear on bucket filled areas. • Fixed an issue with the move tool action bar being disabled when it shouldn’t be.
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4.0.5
• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash on launch if a large project was exported then copied to the Pixaki folder in Files. • Fixed an issue with the orientation of imported images.
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4.1
Added symmetry, allowing you to mirror your drawing horizontally, vertically, or in both directions at the same time. Symmetry can be found in the adjustments menu. There’s also a wide range of tweaks and fixes to make the app more usable and more stable.
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4.1.1
∙ Fixed the layer not being selected when importing an image. ∙ Fixed an issue with canvas rotation becoming active when it should be disabled. ∙ Made sorting on the gallery case insensitive. ∙ Fixed a crash on iOS 12 when adding a new frame.
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4.1.2
• Fixed some crashes caused by dragging a color onto the layers list or animation timeline. • Recreates the iCloud folder if it gets deleted. • Fixed export when there is a slash in the project name. • Fixed issues with sorting on the gallery.
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4.2
NEW FEATURES: • Rotate by any angle. • Aseprite import and export (requires iPadOS 13 or newer). FIXES & CHANGES: • Improved the performance of the gallery. • Exported PSDs are now in a format that Procreate supports. If you’re enjoying Pixaki and like the new features, please consider leaving a review — it’s a big help when you do. Thanks! Luke
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4.2.2
• Fixed an issue with importing projects when the app was closed • Fixed an issue when duplicating local projects.
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4.2.3
• Fixed an issue with the app crashing when zooming in on large layers. • Fixed subtracting from a selection.
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4.2.4
• Fixed an issue with transformations to selections not being applied when changing tools. • Performance improvements.
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4.2.5
• Fixed the selected palette colour not showing on iPadOS 15. • Fixed moving items into folders sometimes not updating for local storage.
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4.3
Added layer blend modes. There are also several fixes and performance improvements. If you’re enjoying Pixaki and like the new features, please consider leaving a review — it’s a big help when you do. Thanks! Luke
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4.3.1
• Fixed an issue with selections being incorrectly resized when transforming if the freehand selection is not closed before switching tools. • Fixed the order of layers when copying and pasting between projects. • Fixed an issue with special characters in layer names causing issues with exported PSDs. • Fixed an issue with Aseprite export when cels are positioned too far off the canvas. • Fixed an issue with renaming duplicated projects in iCloud Drive.
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4.3.2
• Fixed symmetry alignment with even width brushes. • Fixed Aseprite export causing a crash when reference layers have a negative position. • Fixed an issue where it was not possible to start drawing underneath where the pop-up messages are displayed.
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4.4
Pixaki 4.4 adds layer groups and alpha lock. If you’re enjoying Pixaki and like the new features, please consider leaving a review — it’s a big help when you do. Thanks!
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4.5
Pixaki 4.5 adds a preview panel, so you can always see an overview of your art even when working on a zoomed in canvas. The preview panel can float above the canvas or be docked to the sidebar, and now the layers and palette panels can be too. If you’re enjoying Pixaki and like the new features, please consider leaving a review — it’s a big help when you do. Thanks! Luke
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4.5.1
• Fixed a crash on launch affecting a small number of users.
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4.5.2
• Fixed some issues with the timeline not updating correctly. • Fixed a potential crash when exporting to Aseprite.
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4.5.3
• Fixed the file picker not showing the sidebar on iPadOS 16.2. • Fixed changing the grid opacity not allowing the new value to be saved as default. • Fixed the selection state indicator on the palette color picker and grid color picker. • Fixed issues with changing tool whilst dragging to make a rectangular selection. • Fixed issues with keyframes. • Fixed an issue with PSD and Aseprite import with semi-transparent pixels. • Fixed an issue with leaving the animation on the preview window running when closing a document causing a crash.
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4.5.4
• Fixed an issue with returning to the gallery after creating an empty frame causing a crash.
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4.5.5
• Fixed issues with symmetry when using the line tool. • Fixed the color picker gesture not working when first opening a project. • Fixed issues with the color fill tool when a selection is active.
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4.5.6
• Fixed symmetry drawing with lines only one pixel long. • Reduced the minimum requirement back to iOS 12. • Fixed an issue with frame images disappearing after changing the frame’s duration. • Prevents resizing the canvas to have a zero value for the width or height.
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4.5.7
• Fixed an issue with importing Aseprite files when Pixquare is installed. • Fixed an issue with importing Aseprite and GPL files when Resprite is installed.
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4.5.8
• Fixed an issue with importing some Aseprite files with indexed colours. • Fixed an issue with creating consecutive new projects on iCloud Drive.
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4.5.9
• Fixed an issue with dragging layers creating new windows. • Fixed duplicating files in iCloud Drive.
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4.6
· 25 Feb 2025
Pixaki 4.6 adds support for Apple Pencil squeeze gestures. There are also fixes for iCloud Drive issues. If you’re enjoying Pixaki, please consider leaving a review — it’s a big help when you do. Thanks! Luke
Alternatives
- Resprite: pixel art studio — Same category + similar ratings
- ToonSquid — Same category + similar ratings
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- 31 Jul 2026
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