# Pixel Playground Lite

> Fresh Tool for Retro Graphics

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id875233410](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id875233410)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id875233410`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Studio Mee
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 3.30 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2018-05-24
- **First published:** 2014-05-17
- **Size:** 4.43 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pixel-playground-lite/id875233410)
- **Website:** [http://studiomee.com/product\_pixel\_playground\_ipad\_normal.html](http://studiomee.com/product_pixel_playground_ipad_normal.html)

## Description

*** Please note: This FREE version puts an overlay on exported PNGs. Saved documents can later be opened in full version if iCloud is enabled! ***

- "Wow — just wow, I've played with nearly ALL of the pixel editors out there (I use them daily) and none come close to this in terms of slickness.", UK

- "I'm a HUGE fan of Pixel Playground! It's the only iOS pixel art app that's as well designed as iOS itself. Almost every design decision is perfect.", US

- "This is Absolutely what you should expect from a great pixel art tool. Some of the tools here work like magic. Nice touches everywhere in the app.", UK

- "Extremely feature rich but not bloated. Love the factual names of the colours too.", UK

- "This really is a great pixel editor. The interface is refreshing and there’s a surprisingly robust toolset augmented with useful gesture controls. Pixel drawing is precise.", US

- "The tutorials are fun and very effective at teaching the app’s features.", US

- "Inuitive, fast. Really surprised to see several really cool tools. Lock color. Draw to select. Long press to sample. Nice.", Denmark

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Do pixel editors have to be as retro as pixel art itself?

No! Professionals, hobbyists and newcomers – rejoice! Pixel Playground is here, and it's powerful, beautiful and simple.

INTERFACE
- Simple & clean with no clutter between you and your art
- Intuitive document organizer 
- Document bounds grow as needed
- Super responsive drawing
- Fast and smooth pan and zoom
- Unlimited undo steps
- Portrait or landscape anytime
- Instant launch

TOOLS
- Freehand, lines, boxes, ellipses, flood-fill 
- Cool auto contour tool 
- Intuitive tool size: matches finger-tip size at any zoom level 
- Flood-fill and contour tools supports 4 or 8 pixel neighborhoods 
- Powerful selection: paint a mask using regular tools 
- Easy to move stuff around 
- Cut, copy, paste

COLORS
- Smart palette with existing document colors 
- Extensive palette with all recent colors 
- Paint opacity setting
- Automatic color naming for easy reference 
- Long press to sample existing colors 
- Lock all pixels of one color 
- Lock all pixels except one color 
- Adjust individual colors in your art
- Auto erase when drawing on same color 

SAVING
- Syncs using iCloud 
- Auto saves your work
- Export as regular PNGs 
- Save to photos, air drop, facebook, twitter, etc. 

BONUS
- No in-app purchases 
- Magic undo/redo transitions
- Minimal file size (1,5 MB!)

Turn on iCloud sync, and you can access your documents if you upgrade to the full version!

## Rankings

- #579,639 — Overall

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