What is Pixton?
Pixton is a web-app that gives teachers and students a unique way to create stories, demonstrate learning, and enhance writing assignments — in any subject — through digital comics.
Users can explore topics in Math, Science, Social Studies, History, English, Art or any other subject. Choose images from popular content, books and movies like The Hunger Games or The Outsiders, plus other topics like the solar system, black history or the environment — all Common Core aligned. No drawing skills are required.
Pixton levels the playing field with hundreds of preset characters, backgrounds, outfits, poses, and even emotions, all just a click or tap away. Comics can be made and shared in no time, making the classroom experience fun and memorable. It’s also a great tool for distance/remote learning.
Recommended Usage
Currently unknown
Educational Impact
 Company | Business Name: Pixton Comics Inc. HQ Location: Canada Founded: 2008 |
| Age Range | 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+ |
 Features | AssessmentComicsGraphic NovelsWritingLessons And ResourcesMathScienceSocial StudiesLanguagesDigital LiteracyHistoryInteractive RubricComic SchoolAuthors GalleryStoryboardsEnglish Language ArtsSocial Emotional Learning |
 Languages | English, French, Spanish |
 Accessibility | Robust features |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy PolicyGDPR |
 Requirements | Internet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookDesktop - LinuxMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - Android Users require a desktop computer or tablet or mobile phone to access with internet access via web-browser. |
 Set Up | Minutes |
 Training | WebinarsDocumentationVideos Very little training, if any, is required. User onboarding is very simple and self explanatory. Help videos are available on our YouTube channel as well for anyone needing help. |
 Support | EmailKnowledge Base |
| Home Learning | Parent Access Parents can create the account. https://www.pixton.com/comic-maker-for-home-learning |
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Pixton PricingPricing Plans Free TrialPaid Subscription Pixton pricing starts from $10 / month Teacher Only–No Students Monthly = $9.99/month  Optimised for a quick response | |
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Pixton Reviews
from 41 Verified Reviews
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Juan Rafael Hernández
Docente
Used Pixton occasionally for 3-4 years
Apr 2024
Es muy intuitivo, fácil de usar por alumnos y aporta elementos para el seguimiento del trabajo de los alumnos, la formación activa durante el desarrollo de las actividades de aprendizaje y le avaluación sumativa
Juan Rafael Hernández found Pixton:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency
- Moderately improves teacher wellbeing
- Moderately improves behaviour or wellbeing
- Significantly improves attainment
Mar 2024
Tooooooo expensive
Rachel found Pixton:
- Does not significantly reduce teacher workload“Rubrics are too long”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“They explore creativity easily”
- Moderately improves teacher wellbeing“They really like the motor of creating comics and are very happy and me too”
- Moderately improves behaviour or wellbeing“They are relaxed when doing comics in pixton”
- Moderately improves attainment“Digical competence and citizenship”
Kateryna Filatova
English teacher
Used Pixton occasionally for 1-2 years
Feb 2024
A useful tool in teaching story-telling, critical thinking, digital skills and creativity.
Kateryna Filatova found Pixton:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Project where students used Pixton to create a comic as a final product.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“Improved digital skills and creativity”
- Slightly improves teacher wellbeing“More freedom to a teacher thus less stress”
- Slightly improves behaviour or wellbeing“Comic creates positive attitude to learning”
- Slightly improves attainment“No”
Dec 2023
I love working with this tool, as do my students. It's a fun way to creatively learn and process new material.
Ariel found Pixton:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Yes, I use it for creating comics of a literary character from a short story 10 years after the story ends.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“The students learn how to describe their character's "story" through scenes, pictures, props, and words.”
- Significantly improves teacher wellbeing“It is great to see the kids excited to use the tool, and create their comic strips on their own. The students take the initiative and run with it.”
- Slightly improves behaviour or wellbeing“No”
- Slightly improves attainment“No”
Toshina
Special Ed Para
Used Pixton daily for 7–12 months
Dec 2023
Toshina found Pixton:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“I use them to explain difficult and complex concepts to my students in a memorable way. For example, atomic bonding is simply marriages between the elements of the periodic table who have cute characters to fit their "personalities." My students' favorite comics though are the ones that feature them - such as the one explaining the scientific method by having one of them run experiments on another.”
- Moderately improves teacher wellbeing“Honestly, it makes me happy. Just as it is more fun for my students to learn this way, it is far more fun for me to make a comic than to try to explain these concepts in a more traditional way.”
- Slightly improves behaviour or wellbeing
- Moderately improves attainment
Sean
Library Media Specialist
Used Pixton weekly for 0–3 months
Dec 2023
It's been a great addition to my lessons and teaching
Sean found Pixton:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Allows students to work on something while I take care of other things”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Allowing students to be creative when making their stories”
- Slightly improves teacher wellbeing“None”
- Moderately improves behaviour or wellbeing“Kids are on task more when working”
- Slightly improves attainment“None”
Melissa
ELA Classroom Teacher
Used Pixton monthly for 4-6 months
Dec 2023
It can be really helpful for specific applications, but the software and tools are challenging to many students. Many students complain that the program is very slow to run, others complain that there are not enough options for certain items (hockey gear) (how characters can interact with props) (characters not being able to have more than 1 talk bubble in a panel, ie. someone muttering to themselves multiple statements that should be separated for clarity and to convey tone)
Melissa found Pixton:
- Does not significantly reduce teacher workload“We are currently using the program as creation tool for students to create their own graphic novels for our new graphic novels class.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“Visual and creative students find Pixton assessments more engaging.”
- Does not improve teacher wellbeing
- Moderately improves behaviour or wellbeing“Students wrote stories based on events in their lives. Some chose to unpack the stress they were under during Covid, others a painful breakup, I even had a student share about her experience moving to the United States from Russia. Pixton gave them a platform to process their feelings about significant life events.”
- Significantly improves attainment“Students are becoming better story tellers and learning all the details and thought required to tell a story using this medium.”
Dec 2023
It's a wonderful piece of software that pupils engage with and are able to produce wonderful work on almost any subject matter.
Matt found Pixton:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“The ability to mark online, give digital feedback.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“It allows pupils to create something visually impressive without the time needed to draw out comic book strips/cutting/colouring etc.”
- Slightly improves teacher wellbeing“.”
- Significantly improves behaviour or wellbeing“Pupils love using the software so are always engaged and have fewer opportunities to lose focus and misbehave.”
- Moderately improves attainment“FOr some pupils the interface allows them to achieve more quickly and extend what they would be able to achieve with pencil and paper.”
Angie
Classroom Teacher,
Used Pixton occasionally for 1-2 years
Mar 2022
very engaging for students;
Angie found Pixton:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency
- Slightly improves teacher wellbeing
- Slightly improves behaviour or wellbeing
- Moderately improves attainment“An additional format for students to demonstrate their knowledge”
Feb 2022
I love all the options and the ease of use.
martina found Pixton:
- Does not significantly reduce teacher workload“cant think of any”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Slightly improves teacher wellbeing“it makes me happy to see how the students respond to discovering pixton”
- Slightly improves behaviour or wellbeing“develop creativity and give alternatives to traditional expression.”
- Slightly improves attainment
Feb 2022
Excellent for all levels of learners, which makes it easy for teachers to use with all ages. From GATE students to special needs students, all students can feel like they are sharing their learning in a fun new way.
S found Pixton:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Culminating activity or homework project”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Can be used as a small group or independent activity”
- Moderately improves teacher wellbeing“Helps students feel more engaged and also entertains/helps everyone have more fun with learning”
- Moderately improves behaviour or wellbeing“Engagement of students”
- Slightly improves attainment“Helps students feel successful when using technology”
Walaa Salim
English language teacher
Used Pixton occasionally for 3-4 years
Feb 2022
I love picton and I hope to have a free access to all the options specifically the Pharoah's costumes
Walaa Salim found Pixton:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Students could Express themselves freely and produce creative comics”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Students could create comics about national and international ceremonies then they presented what they have created”
- Significantly improves teacher wellbeing“We thought of our problems and challenges and tried to find solutions by creating comics”
- Significantly improves behaviour or wellbeing“Using masks, cleanliness”
- Significantly improves attainment“Reducing ttt and increasing students collaboration”
Caroline Roseman
Assistant Principal
Used Pixton monthly for 1-2 years
Feb 2022
The overall engagement is fantastic - and the ability for the under-achievers to participate on an almost level playing field is brilliant!
Caroline Roseman found Pixton:
- Does not significantly reduce teacher workload“I no longer photocopy comic strip blanks for students to use when writing”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“I don't need to provide much motivation to write.... the children can't wait to get started...”
- Does not significantly improve teacher wellbeing“It's great seeing reluctant writers having a go!”
- Significantly improves behaviour or wellbeing“Students too engaged to be off task!”
- Moderately improves attainment“Students appear to be more willing to take risks and have a go, building success as they do!”
Feb 2022
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Elisabetta found Pixton:
- Does not reduce teacher workload“Get together comics”
- Does not significantly improve teaching efficiency“.”
- Slightly improves teacher wellbeing“.”
- Slightly improves behaviour or wellbeing“.”
- Slightly improves attainment“.”
Feb 2022
The kids just simply LOVE using this! It has endless possibilities for teachers as well. Love love love it!
Kathleen Reed found Pixton:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“I love presenting new ideas using the comics that teachers have made! Great time-savers”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“It's much quicker to grab a comic as the anticipatory set than it is to create something on one's own!”
- Moderately improves teacher wellbeing“The kids love it and that helps my wellbeing~!”
- Slightly improves school processes
- Slightly improves attainment
Feb 2022
The kids love it and I have enjoyed including in my science classes.
Lisa Miller found Pixton:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Slightly improves teacher wellbeing
- Moderately improves behaviour or wellbeing“The kids love creating comics”
- Slightly improves attainment
Feb 2022
Now that the free version has been eliminated, schools/districts on a tight budget may not fund a subscription.
Jen Bergey found Pixton:
- Does not significantly reduce teacher workload“You still have to pre-teach students how to use the program, plan for its use, create rubrics, etc. I use Pixton as a tool, not as the "be all/end all" for the lesson.”
- Does not significantly improve teaching efficiency“Pixton is a tool. Not a replacement for the lesson.”
- Slightly improves teacher wellbeing“I like that it allows my students to be creative. It doesn't effect me one way or the other.”
- Slightly improves behaviour or wellbeing“Students are engaged.”
- Slightly improves attainment“Pixton does allow students to present what they have learned in a new fashion.”
Feb 2022
Milana found Pixton:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload
- Does not significantly improve teaching efficiency
- Significantly improves teacher wellbeing
- Slightly improves school processes
- Slightly improves attainment
Feb 2022
Very engaging for students of all ages
Helen Keefe found Pixton:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Easier for me to evaluate a student's understanding of a topic or of content in general”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“The premade Pixton videos”
- Slightly improves teacher wellbeing
- Slightly improves school processes
- Moderately improves attainment“When students create their own assignment they seem to be more vested in the accuracy of their product.”
Suzanne Giacotto
French Teacher
Used Pixton weekly for 3-4 years
Feb 2022
I purchased Pixton out of my own funds because I have witnessed the level of engagement and student creation to demonstrate learning and am amazed!!!
Suzanne Giacotto found Pixton:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Using Pixton to share dialogues for World Language instruction allows me to use them for multiplie levels, copy and elevate the narratives. I also share student created work for advocacy and parent connections. Pixton offers a true assessment of student learning.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“The themes connect to DEI and SEL initiatives that are extremely important in classrooms today.”
- Significantly improves teacher wellbeing“I believe student creativity is elevated by Pixton and the reward to educators is in knowing they are effective in transferring knowledge and providing a platform.for student voice, choice & creativity.”
- Moderately improves school processes“I wish Pixton was school wide. I think I am the only teacher in my school using Pixton.”
- Moderately improves attainment“Pixton provides a creative platform for Formative Assessments to measure learning. It is paperless, infinitely creative and works like storyboard.”
Feb 2022
You cannot create assignments and that is critical to teaching, especially using an LMS such as Google Classroom
Magali found Pixton:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“I haven't used it as much because I can't create assignments.”
- Does not significantly improve teaching efficiency“Not at this time”
- Slightly improves teacher wellbeing“Not at this time”
- Slightly improves school processes“Not at this time”
- Moderately improves attainment“Not at this time”
Feb 2022
Pixton is amazing! Students love comics so this is a great opportunity for them to create their own comics.
Isabel Adame found Pixton:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Teaching dialogue between characters”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Characters are there to choose from, as well as setting. Elements of a story are there for students. All students need to do is come up with a plot.”
- Significantly improves teacher wellbeing“I like how you can choose a variety of backgrounds as well as stances and expressions to express teacher wellbeing.”
- Significantly improves school processes“yes”
- Significantly improves attainment“yes”
Feb 2022
Capri found Pixton:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“It provides ways for student provide answer in a different manner.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Students enjoy the making comics to answer questions.”
- Significantly improves teacher wellbeing“Keeps me from being bored by reading and grade so much writing.”
- Slightly improves school processes“Its a good program.”
- Does not significantly improve attainment
Eileen Mackey
Teacher
Used Pixton monthly for 1-2 years
Feb 2022
Students love it, and it is a fun and effective way to demonstrate understanding and/or comprehension.
Eileen Mackey found Pixton:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“It allows teachers to simply monitor rather than construct tools for measuring progress.”
- Moderately improves teacher wellbeing“Last year, both myself and my students participated in your activity describing how COVID had affected school life.”
- Slightly improves school processes
- Slightly improves attainment
Hector Hernandez
Teacher
Used Pixton daily for 0–3 months
Feb 2022
Great tool, kids really enjoy it. Not difficult to master the skills necessary to become a great story teller.
Hector Hernandez found Pixton:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“One teacher can oversee an entire classroom”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Lesson plans along with great examples”
- Significantly improves teacher wellbeing“Knowing the kids are learning something and enjoying it.”
- Significantly improves school processes“It can be used in various subjects.”
- Significantly improves attainment“Students can see and share their comics.”
