Picotap: Pixel Art & Animation
Twispace Graphics & Design iPhoneiPadiPod touchMac
Picotap: Pixel Art & Animation is a free Graphics & Design app for iPhone and iPad by Twispace. Rated 5.0/5 from 2 ratings. Requires iOS 16.6.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 2 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 38 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 26
- 2026 · v2.7.0
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About Picotap: Pixel Art & Animation
Easy controls. Draw the pixel art and animations you imagine. Picotap is a pixel art app built for easy phone controls. Trace the Swipe Area at the bottom of the screen to move the cursor, then press a button to place color. Your finger never hides your artwork, so precise pixel-by-pixel work stays comfortable. Easy to start, and it does what you need. From your first icon to game assets and animations, it handles it all. ◆ New: Bring Your Pixel Art to Life with Animation • Up to 64 frames. Make animations just like a flip book • Onion Skin shows the previous and next frames faintly, so smooth motion is easy to draw • Play back your animation right away to check it • Export as GIF or APNG for social media or your games ◆ Precise Control at Your Fingertip • Trackpad-style cursor: move fast to go far, move slowly to go one cell at a time. Tap the Swipe Area to draw right where the cursor is • Switch to One Cell at a Time or D-Pad controls if you prefer • Pinch to zoom the canvas • The draw and Undo buttons you use most sit within easy reach of your thumb, with haptic feedback so you feel every press • A hands-on tutorial teaches the basics as you draw ◆ Tools for Whatever You Want to Make • Layers: up to 8. Show or hide them and adjust their opacity • Shape tool: line, rectangle, and ellipse. Outline only, filled, or drawn from the center • Tool switching: Pen, Brush, Eraser, Fill, Eyedropper, and Shape. Choose the size and shape of the Brush and Eraser • Selection: move, copy, cut, flip, and rotate. Swap parts or make symmetrical art with ease • References: load multiple reference images, then pinch and drag to fit their position and size for tracing. Show or hide them frame by frame in your animation • Brush patterns: 8 types, including checker and stripes, to cover large areas efficiently • Canvas size: from tiny 8×8 icons to 512×512 masterpieces. Over 50 presets plus custom sizes ◆ Free Colors and Saving • Palette: set any number of colors from 1 to 256. Includes 60 preset palettes that give you a matching color scheme in one tap • Transparent areas are shown as an easy-to-see checkerboard • Choose the background when saving images: transparent, white, black, or a palette color • Export multiple artworks at once ◆ Create with Peace of Mind • Undo up to 50 times: try anything without worrying about mistakes • Auto-save: your work is saved automatically as you go • Backup and restore: switch devices worry-free • Trash: recover artworks you deleted by accident ◆ Perfect For • Anyone who wanted to try pixel art but struggled because their finger covered the screen • Anyone who wants to make cute retro pixel animations (GIFs) to post on social media • Anyone who wants to make their own social media icon • Anyone who wants to create pixel art or animated character assets for game development • Anyone who wants to casually draw pixel art on their phone while on the go or in spare moments • Anyone who wants to start by tracing a photo or illustration You can also use the app ad-free with the one-time purchase Remove Ads. Anytime, anywhere, right at your fingertip. Create your own pixel art and animations with Picotap.
What’s new
Version 2.7.0 · Updated October 26, 2026
Version 2.7.0 • Learn: 3 new color lessons (Fewer Colors, Light and Shadow, Line Colors). Practice keeping to a few colors, shading with light and shadow, and using different colors for the outline and inner lines, one lesson at a time. There are now 9 lessons
App privacy
The developer, Twispace, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Advertising Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Advertising Data, Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Analytics, App Functionality
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