Sprite vs Parallax Layers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sprite
Unleash your creativity by coloring pixelated images or creating your own from photos. This app offers a relaxing way to de-stress with a simple color-by-number system and easy sharing options.
- Color by number pixel art
- Create pixel art from gallery images
- Zoom and pan functionality
- Fast coloring with drag and hold
- Share creations to social media
- Save progress to continue later
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Pixel Art is a creating modern masterpieces of digital art is simpler than ever! Enjoy the art of true color by number with Pixel Art coloring book. This color by number app will definitely make your time fly! Just shelter from the stress of life and complete a variety of unique anti-stress artworks. Relief your stress together with friends and family members. It’s so fun and so easy to color you don’t even have to be good at art! Simply follow the numbers in squares. A special color palette suggests what color is what number. Pixel Art Features: > Currently have over 110 pixel images and we are making more. > Create feature: load images from mobile gallery and create pixel images > Zoom and pan the image > Hold and drag for fast coloring > Share the finished work to social network (Facebook, Twitter, Email ..). > Vibration on error, sound and music > Save your work to continue later Pixel Art is more than just a coloring book for adults. It’s an entertaining way to relax and release your inner artist for free.
Parallax Layers
Create dynamic 3D animations from your photos and illustrations. Layer images, tilt your device to experience depth, and record your creations to share. Save your work as projects for later editing.
- Add images from camera or gallery
- Layer images on canvas for illustration
- Experience 3D movement with device tilt
- Record and share animations
- Save projects for editing
- Supports images with alpha components
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Parallax Layers allows you to bring your illustration to life. 1. Add your images from the camera or the gallery 2. Arrange them into the canvas to build the final illustration 3. Tap play 4. Move your device and tilt it and see the 3D movement effect You can record the animation and share through your favorite social platform. Also you can store your images as projects in order to recover or edit them in any moment. To achieve awesome results, use several images with alpha components.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sprite at Free against Parallax Layers's $2.99. Sprite also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Parallax Layers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Sprite is free to download; Parallax Layers costs $2.99 up front. Sprite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Parallax Layers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sprite holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Sprite ships an update fortnightly, Parallax Layers every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sprite | Parallax Layers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Puzzle Mania Studio | Daniel Lao |
Customer experience
Sprite
Parallax Layers
In-app purchases
Sprite
- No Ads and Access all Features$1.99
Parallax Layers
No in-app purchases









