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Pixlr-o-matic
 This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad
  • Price
    Free
  • CategoryPhoto & Video
  • First releasedAugust 5, 2011
  • Versions2 archived
  • Installable1 of 2
  • AvailabilityRemoved from the App Store
  • SellerPixlr Pte Ltd

RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.

Customer Ratings

As of November 29, 2020
     
39 Ratings

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Pixlr-o-matic is a fun and simple photography/darkroom app that makes it easy to quickly add style to your photos using effects, overlays, and borders. Whether you are looking to get a retro, grunge, clean, or stylish look, Pixlr-o-matic makes it easy in just three simple steps. With over 2 million editing combinations to choose from, you will never be out of new styles that make your photos look spectacular. Features: •Effects help you adjust the mood of your photo – amplify the tone, cool it down, or add surreal shades to your pictures. •Overlays add drama, sparkle, neon, light leaks, and grunge to your images. •Finish off your photo editing process with the right border – pick a style that fits you. •Want it all in a single swipe? Try the randomizer tool and the application will automatically select an effect, overlay, and border for you. •Share your photo directly with friends through Facebook or Twitter, or save it back to your mobile device’s photo library so it’s easily accessible for posting on Instagram or other social networks. Connect with us: •Learn more about Pixlr and check out other users’ creations on our Pixlr Blog •Share your photos with us on Instagram or Flickr using the #Pixlr hashtag. We choose a new photo every day and showcase it on the blog – as well as share it with our 2.5 million Facebook Fans. •Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for Pixlr updates. Millions of users and critics agree! “Pixlr-o-matic isn’t the only app that lets you do this, but it’s the best” – LA Weekly “If you have any interest at all in iPhoneography or artful photography editing, all I can tell you is download this app” – AppAdvice.com

IMPORTANT NOTE: For those of you who’ve upgraded to Pixlr-O-Matic 2.3, you may have to download effects, overlays, and borders again. Steps: 1. Load an image. 2. In the upper right corner, tap the Settings icon. 3. To load a new effect, overlay, or border, tap its icon along the bottom, then the Cloud icon next to it.

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1.3.1
Requires iOS 4.0+
Retina (iPhone only)
December 20, 2011
11.9 MB Install Download
2.1.2
Requires iOS 5.0+
Retina (iPhone only)
13.4 MB Encrypted Install Download

Chart History

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Peaked at #13 (August 17, 2011) · 7 archived captures · Aug 2011 – Feb 2012
Top Free · Photo & Video View chart ›
Peaked at #17 (March 25, 2012) · 3 archived captures · Mar 2012 – Jun 2012

Ratings Over Time

sampled from 14 archived captures
DateVersionRatingRatingsPrice
September 25, 2011 — — 1,137 Free
January 25, 2012 — — 1,568 Free
January 22, 2013 — — 2,836 Free
December 26, 2014 2.3.1 ★ 4.0 3,011 Free
January 21, 2015 2.3.1 ★ 4.0 3,009 Free
April 21, 2015 2.3.1 ★ 4.0 3,014 Free
October 16, 2015 2.3.1 ★ 4.0 3,013 Free
January 31, 2019 2.3.3 ★ 4.0 3,067 Free

From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.

Archived Reviews

8 of 15
Was the best app
     
by onlyZuul86 · March 13, 2026

Had this app for years and it was my absolute favored filter app. Go to use it and now you have to pay a bunch of money and all it is is more AI junk. Wish they would have kept the original filter app the way it was with the option to pay to add AI.

are yall serious rn?
     
by haxxy_ · December 29, 2025

i am beyond infuriated at this mess of an ‘update’. i quite literally just used the app the night before last to make my photo look like i got it from myspace just to click on it this morning and be faced with this ai slop? are yall so serious? this is the biggest disappointment i’ve ever experienced in my life. the app initially hadn’t updated for months for me due to an old card on my apple pay, now i regret adding an updated card because half of my editing apps have ‘updated’ for the worst. This was literally my favorite photo editing app and the feature is completely GONE !!! i’ve used this app since 2011 literally!!Never using this mess again, uninstalling. If i could rate 0 stars i would. such a horrible marketing strategy

Ruined
     
by Deninatr · December 7, 2025

Pixar-o-magic used to be a favorite go-to app for quick stylish photo edits. But now I find it’s been updated and completely unusable without a subscription.

They ruined a good thing.
     
by SpyderOkay · January 1, 2026

What the hell is this? They totally nuked the app to make it an AI generator AND have some weird token thing happening? Why not make a new app? I’ve used this for at least a good decade and now it’s going into the bin.

Gross.
     
by Itisme122 · November 26, 2025

What happened to my favorite photo filter app? This replacement is garbage.

Just another worthless AI app now
     
by Cat4683 · February 13, 2026

Why would you get rid of the old app??? It was unique and good! Now it’s trash. Deleting.

Once a favorite app
     
by Basenji Warrior · December 4, 2025

When this app first came out it was a favorite of mine. Several years back the developer added advertisements, with the option of paying a one time fee to remove the advertisements, which I regrettably did. Now, the app is completely unusable without first creating an account and then, come to find out after creating an account, you also need a weekly or monthly subscription to continue using the app… feels rather misleading and dishonest.

App is Ruined. Shameful.
     
by FearOfSleep · December 14, 2025

I used and loved this app for years. I finally just opened it for the first time after it was "redone" or whatever and it'stotal junk now. It doesn't even resemble it's previous form and appears to be completely unusable without paying. What a disappointing piece of junk, guess I can free up a little space on my phone now.

Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.