ViplexHandy vs Pixelmap Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ViplexHandy
Manage and control Taurus series multimedia players for LED displays. Design playlists, configure screens, and manage media files directly from your iOS device. This app offers comprehensive control for asynchronous full-color LED displays.
- Screen management
- Solution editing
- System settings
- Media library
- Quick screen configuration
- Real-time control
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ViPlex Handy, designed for the Taurus series products, is an application for the iOS platform. Launched by NovaStar, the Taurus series products are the second generation of multimedia players for small and medium-sized asynchronous full-color LED displays. This application supports functions like screen management, solution editing, system settings, and media library. Screen management: Allows you to manage the Taurus series products in the LAN and supports quick screen configuration, real-time control, playback management, cloud server binding and so on. Solution editing: Allows you to quickly design various playlists which will be sent to the Taurus series products for playback. System settings: Includes software language settings and help documentation. Media library: Allows you to browse the multimedia files on your mobile phone.
Pixelmap Builder
Design and plan complex LED video walls for stage and event productions. This tool helps you map pixel layouts, generate wiring diagrams, and preview screen performance with test patterns. Export project files, coordinate sheets, and videos for seamless installation and show execution.
- Design multi-screen LED walls
- Customizable rows, columns, and panel sizes
- Automatic port wiring diagrams
- Animated radar test patterns
- Export PNG maps, CSV coordinates, Resolume projects, and MP4 videos
- App customization options
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Pixelmap Builder is a professional layout tool for LED video wall and stage designers, VJs, and technicians. Plan your pixel map, test your screens, and export everything you need for a flawless install or show. Design your layout: Build multi-screen LED walls with custom rows, columns, and panel sizes. Position screens freely, mix panel resolutions, and see real-world dimensions in meters and feet as you work. Wiring and ports: Automatically generate port wiring diagrams with configurable panels-per-port, direction, and start corner — perfect for planning your data runs before you're on site. Radar test patterns: Preview your LED wall with animated radar overlays — pulse, sweep, wave, and cross wipe patterns, with multiple origin modes including independent per-screen testing. Great for verifying screen alignment and signal flow before a show. Export everything: Export high-resolution PNGs of your pixel map, CSV coordinate sheets, ready-to-import Resolume Arena project files, and MP4 test pattern videos for your media server. Make it yours: Customize the app's background, button colors, and text colors to match your workflow. Whether you're mapping a single stage backdrop or a complex multi-wall installation, Pixelmap Builder helps you plan it right the first time. A limited number of free exports are included. Pixelmap Premium unlocks unlimited PNG, CSV, Resolume, and MP4 exports. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixelmap Builder at 100% against ViplexHandy's 12%. Pixelmap Builder also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). ViplexHandy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (28 vs 7). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Pixelmap Builder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. ViplexHandy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixelmap Builder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of ViplexHandy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pixelmap Builder's.
ViplexHandy ships an update every 6 weeks, Pixelmap Builder weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ViplexHandy | Pixelmap Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xi'an NovaStar Tech Co.,Ltd | Julio Valdes Fernandez |
Customer experience
ViplexHandy
Pixelmap Builder
In-app purchases
ViplexHandy
No in-app purchases
Pixelmap Builder
- Monthly Premium$6.991 Month
- Annual Premium$49.991 Year
- 1-Day Premium Pass$2.99
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