Comparison

Fancy AR Brush vs XLED

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fancy AR Brush

This app uses ARKit to let you paint in 3D space, blending virtual creations with your real environment. Explore various artistic styles and record your creations to share.

Highlights
  • AR painting in real-world space
  • Adjustable brush size and distance
  • Camera and video recording
  • Multiple artistic styles (Brush, Spray, Text, Model, Scene)
  • One-key scene effects
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AR Brush is an AR painting app that transforms your lens into a brush and draws it on a mobile device.Through the ARKit technology, to break the original screen boundaries, let the virtual painting and the real environment in the same space for interactive interaction. ·Features - Painting: move your device to control center pen - Paintbrush size adjustment: Custom brush size - distance adjustment: adjust the space distance, Get the cool stereo effect - camera and video recording function: a key camera / recording sharing, AR new play, by you to lead the new fashion painting 5 Styles: -Brush: A wide choice of rich colors, through the color you choose to give a magical experience of visual and three-dimensional. - Spray: provide a variety of spray style, play a different brush. -Text: 3D text display, make the idea vivid. - Model: A variety of simulation entity model - Scene: a key to draw effects, no post-synthesis.

About

XLED

Features
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XLED turns your iPhone or iPad into a bright, scrolling LED dot-grid display. Type a message, choose a colour, and hold it up — your screen becomes a glowing sign that people can read from across the room. HOW IT WORKS Type your message, pick a colour, hit START. Your screen fills with a full-brightness LED board with glowing dot animations. Rotate the device freely — the display adapts instantly. EFFECTS • Scroll — classic scrolling text in any direction • Sparkle — each dot flickers independently like real LEDs • Blink — sharp on/off strobe rhythm • Pulse — smooth breathing brightness • Static — centred text, no movement COLOURS Choose from 6 vibrant presets — Amber, Red, Green, Blue, White, Pink — or create your own. Build custom solid colours or two-stop gradients in 6 directions. Your chosen colour tints the entire interface. CONTROLS • Font scale: Small / Medium / Large / Fill (uses the whole screen) • Dot shape: Round / Square / Diamond • Scroll direction: left, right, up, down • Speed: tap x1 / x2 / x3 while displaying • Tap to pause, tap again to resume • Brightness up to 2.5x for outdoor use • Glow intensity and spread controls for that authentic LED bloom SAVE YOUR BOARDS Save unlimited boards — message, colour, effect, speed, font, everything. Load any board instantly with one tap. Pin favourites to the top. XLED PRO Unlock the full experience with a one-time purchase: • Import custom fonts (.ttf / .otf) — any typeface on your LED board • 500-character messages for long scrolling displays • More features coming soon BUILT TO LAST THE MOMENT • Screen stays on — no auto-lock • Free rotation — portrait or landscape, your choice • 120 fps ProMotion rendering on supported devices • No account, no subscription, no tracking The possibilities are endless: Birthday wishes, proposals, cheering at games, protests and rallies, stage performances, shop displays, events and markets, graduation shout-outs, or just saying hi. Whatever you want to say — XLED helps you say it loud.

Screenshots

Fancy AR Brush4 screens
XLED4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: XLED at daily against Fancy AR Brush's every 2 weeks. Fancy AR Brush's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fancy AR Brush sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and XLED sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fancy AR Brush ships an update every 2 weeks, XLED daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Fancy AR Brush versus XLED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFancy AR BrushXLED
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Augmreal Technology Co., Ltd.Krittikan Reunkaew

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fancy AR Brush

One-time2
  • NO ADS$0.99
  • Unlock All Brushes$0.99
1 purchases

XLED

One-time1
  • XLED Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Fancy AR Brush free?
Fancy AR Brush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is XLED free?
XLED is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fancy AR Brush or XLED have ads?
Neither Fancy AR Brush nor XLED shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fancy AR Brush or XLED?
Fancy AR Brush ships an update every 2 weeks, and XLED daily. Most recently, Fancy AR Brush was updated on November 3, 2026 and XLED on October 31, 2026.

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