# ProtoPie Player vs Touch Annotator

The clearest difference is price: ProtoPie Player at Free against Touch Annotator's $5.99. ProtoPie Player also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (27 vs 1). Touch Annotator's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.2). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

ProtoPie Player is free to download; Touch Annotator costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ProtoPie Player holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProtoPie Player has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of ProtoPie Player's written reviews are positive against 60% of Touch Annotator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

ProtoPie Player ships an update every 6 weeks, Touch Annotator every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | ProtoPie Player | Touch Annotator |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $5.99 |
| Rating | **[4.0 (27 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/protopie-player/id1015837511/reviews)** | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touch-annotator/id1478864595/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **27** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | **60.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | **Every 3 weeks** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Size | 66 MB | 8 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Studio XID](https://appshunter.io/developer/1015837510) | [Intersection Bioscientific Software Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1421897682) |

## What reviewers say

### ProtoPie Player

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/protopie-player/id1015837511)

This app lets you view and test interactive prototypes created with ProtoPie Studio on your mobile devices. Access prototypes from the cloud, save them locally for offline use, and utilize native device features within your designs.

**Highlights:** View and test prototypes on iOS/iPadOS, Access prototypes via cloud or local storage, Utilize native device features (camera, gyro), Control prototype playback speed, Connect via WiFi or USB to Studio, Open prototypes with shareable links

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Touch Annotator

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touch-annotator/id1478864595)

This tool simplifies image annotation for object detection tasks. It automatically handles annotation formatting and offers intuitive controls for managing bounding boxes and labels. Choose from multiple export formats to seamlessly integrate with various machine learning frameworks.

**Highlights:** Automatic annotation formatting, Delete bounding boxes by holding, Rename labels and update all boxes, Select label by tapping a bounding box, Multiple export formats (Create ML, Turi Create, CSV), Request new format options

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is ProtoPie Player free?

ProtoPie Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Touch Annotator free?

Touch Annotator costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, ProtoPie Player or Touch Annotator?

ProtoPie Player is rated higher. ProtoPie Player averages 4.0 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Touch Annotator averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do ProtoPie Player or Touch Annotator have ads?

Neither ProtoPie Player nor Touch Annotator shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, ProtoPie Player or Touch Annotator?

ProtoPie Player ships an update every 6 weeks, and Touch Annotator every 3 weeks. Most recently, ProtoPie Player was updated on November 6, 2026 and Touch Annotator on November 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*