Color by number, in pixel art

A photo or a museum print becomes a grid of numbered squares. Color it at your own pace, then watch the drawing replay itself.

On iPhone, iPad and Android. No ads.

How it works

Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” is 8,400 squares and 20 colors. Zoom in, pick a number, and every square goes “pop”.

One more tile every day. A missed day can be caught up.

For drawing and animating pixel art, frame by frame, then exporting as PNG, GIF or video. The app icon and this trophy were drawn in it.

Set the grid size, from 32 to 512 squares per side, and the number of colors. The preview follows.

Every finished drawing earns pixels. They unlock themes for the whole app and are the currency for auctions between players.

Add friends, message each other, and show your best drawings on your profile.

No ads, no tracking, no account required. The private folder never leaves your phone.

Optional. Coloring pages up to 1024 squares per side and 80 colors, an unlimited paint bucket, longer animations.

Mostly Japanese prints, plus animals, landscapes and a few ghosts. All in the public domain.

Is Pixelarp free?: Yes, and it has no ads. Pixelarp Gold is an optional extra.
Do I need an account?: No. Without an account, your drawings stay on your phone. With an account, they are backed up and follow you across your devices.
Can I color my own photos?: Yes. Pick an image from your photos, then the grid size and the number of colors.
Where do the library images come from?: From museums that share their public domain artworks freely: Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art, Rijksmuseum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. No image is AI-generated.