Pixelmator Classic iOS Downloads & RevenuePixelmator Classic iOS · App Store
Pixelmator Classic iOS is #43 in Photo & Video Paid in United States and charting in 29 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Pixelmator Classic iOS update history & changes
Last change · 31 events since 23 Oct 2014Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 31 events
- 🚀Pixelmator Classic iOS: now shown next to Image Blender, Overlay: AI Photo Design, LD - Photo & Video Finishing +2 morethe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- 🌟Pixelmator Classic iOS featured by Appleapps · AR
- 🌟Pixelmator Classic iOS featured by Appleapps · AR
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · AR
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS new best rank in the overall chart: #34Top Paid · All Apps · AR
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · AR
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · CO
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · ID
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · SA
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · PL
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · NL
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · MY
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · BR
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10 on iPad · Top Paid All AppsRU
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · IN
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · IN
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · MX
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · SE
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · AU
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · VN
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · FR
- 🌟Pixelmator Classic iOS featured by Apple: “TRY NOW”today · CA
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Photo & Video · ES · Top Paid · Photo & Video · SA
- 🌟Pixelmator Classic iOS featured by Apple: “TRY NOW”today · CA
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · IT
- 📈Pixelmator Classic iOS new best rank in the overall chart: #49Top Paid · All Apps · AE
- 🆕Pixelmator Classic iOS first spotted by AppInsider#67 in Top Paid · All Apps · United Arab Emirates
- 🌟Pixelmator Classic iOS featured by Apple: “TRY NOW”today · CA
- 📦Pixelmator Classic iOS version 3.1.18No release notes
- 🆕Pixelmator Classic iOS released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Pixelmator Classic iOS at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Pixelmator Classic iOS is a paid, layer-based image editor for iPhone and iPad that enables users to create designs, paint, and edit photos using vector shapes, text, and machine-learning tools. The app maintains strong visibility in the Photo & Video Paid category, ranking #2 in Argentina and within the top 30 across major markets including Germany, Russia, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Similar apps: Adobe Photoshop Express, Affinity Photo, Procreate
Pixelmator Classic iOS on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Pixelmator Classic iOS’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 0 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Pixelmator Classic iOS downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Pixelmator Classic iOS's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Photo & VideoPaid | #43 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #29 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #22 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #18 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #57 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #5 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #24 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #41 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #10 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #38 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #177 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #20 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #31 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #56 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #98 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #81 | |
| All AppsPaid | #196 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #80 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #35 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #55 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #69 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #70 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #19 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #57 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #24 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #49 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #71 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #71 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #56 | |
| Photo & VideoPaid | #59 | |
| All AppsPaid | #127 |
Apps near Pixelmator Classic iOS on the chart
Photo & Video Paid, around #43.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 75% | steady | |
| 1 | 25% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Pixelmator Classic iOS
From the 56 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users express strong frustration with recent iOS updates causing crashes, file corruption, and broken features like the Photos extension. Many feel the app has been neglected or deliberately degraded by Apple to push users toward subscription-based alternatives.
Mixed (32% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and good value. The main complaints are about missing features or content, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “Standard retouching tools”
- Price & subscription: “They were shocked to see how expensive it was”
- Updates: “I recently wrote a negative review but this team is still responding and making updates”
- Ease of use: “Easy to master tools quickly”
Common complaints
- Features & content: “Finally the new update has the clone tool glitching”
- Crashes & bugs: “Messes with flow + glitches”
- Price & subscription: “Now Apple won’t give me a refund”
- Updates: “Using latest iOS 18 and app updates”
About Pixelmator Classic iOS
Designed exclusively for iOS and iPadOS, Pixelmator takes full advantage of the latest iOS and iPadOS 17 features and technologies, giving you innovative, fast, and powerful tools.
Create Eye-Catching Designs
- Combine words, shapes, and images to create breathtaking artwork right on your iPhone and iPad
- Apply non-destructive layer styles like shadows, outlines, gradient fills, and more
- Insert, group, and blend layers of an image
- Easily add, combine, and customize shapes
- Blend layers, shapes, and text using any of the blending modes
- Use precise selection tools to edit areas of an image
- Automatically select subjects in images with the machine learning-powered Select Subject
- Crop, arrange, and rotate objects and layers with pixel-perfect precision
- Easily remove the background of images or cut and paste objects from one image to another
Add Shapes and Text
- Create flyers, logos, and other compositions using vector shapes and their styling options
- Customize Smart Shapes with easy-to-use controls
- Add text and make it look gorgeous with 24 pre-designed text styles
- Change the font, size, alignment, line spacing, use custom fonts, and more
Paint and Sketch
- Paint stunning images right on your iPhone and iPad
- Choose from over artist-designed brushes and numerous painting techniques
- Paint with near-natural wetness effect of watercolor and crayon brushes
- Create stunning pixel art images with the custom-designed Pixel brush
- Paint with incredible detail thanks to the double texture brush technology
- Vary the speed of your stroke to change the thickness of some of the brushes
- Easily select and fine-tune colors with a full-featured color picker
- Instantly choose colors right from your image with the Eyedropper
- Paint more naturally than ever with the Apple Pencil, featuring palm rejection, pressure, tilt, and acceleration sensitivity
Edit and Enhance Photos
- Get started with dozens of beautifully designed templates
- Instantly improve your photos with single-tap color presets
- Take full control over the tonal range of your image with levels and curves
- Easily remove color casts and set the right white balance
- Wipe away image imperfections, skin blemishes, and unwanted objects with the Repair tool
- Duplicate areas of your image with the easy-to-use Clone tool
- Pinch, bump, twirl, or warp areas of an image with powerful, Metal-based Distort tools
- Blur, sharpen, lighten, or darken areas of an image
- Choose from dozens of breathtaking effects to subtly improve or completely change the look of an image
- Open and edit images of up to 256 megapixels
Export and Share Images
- Optimize images for the web using quality, color depth, and size settings
- Export images to Files, iCloud, or open in
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