Comparison

Pixels vs Velaflame

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

Head to head
About

Pixels

Enhance your tabletop gaming experience with digital dice that offer customizable LED colors and animations. Set up unique profiles for specific rolls, add custom audio cues, and even integrate with smart home devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable LED colors and animations
  • Profile creation for specific rolls
  • Audible roll results
  • Custom audio clip integration
  • Web requests for smart home integration
  • Light and dark mode support
Features
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Light Up Your Game with Pixels Dice! Enjoy the analog feel of dice in your hand with all new digital features available when connected to this Pixels app. Use the Pixels app to customize LED colors and animations on your dice, using profiles and rules to make things happen exactly how you want to enhance your TTRPG session. Create a “Nat 20” profile that plays a unique animation of rainbow colors whenever you roll a natural 20, or a “Fireball” profile that plays a flickering orange color when your d6 rolls max damage. Use the app’s built-in Speak Numbers profile to make your roll results audible for the whole table! Or add your own audio clips to be played on rolls. Use web requests to communicate with external sites like IFTTT. Create rules that change the colors of your smart light bulbs based on your roll results. — COMING SOON: - ACCESSIBILITY: Improved navigation, screen reader compatibility, and new user settings. Switch between light and dark mode, increase contrast, adjust animation speeds, and more!

About

Velaflame

Control smart candles with custom colors, animations, and schedules. Automate lighting for ambiance or specific times, including sunrise and sunset. Offers intuitive control for personalized lighting experiences.

Highlights
  • Networked smart candle connection
  • Color and animation presets
  • Customizable color/animation palettes
  • Advanced scheduling
  • Sunrise/sunset automation
  • Personalized ambiance creation
Features
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Transform the way you light up your space with the Velaflame app! Connect your candles to your network to harness their full potential. Select from a palette of color/animation presets or add your own to suit your mood or decor. The app also includes advanced scheduling features, allowing you to automate when your candles from a set time or by sunrise/sunset. Perfect for creating cozy evenings, festive settings, or personalized ambiances, the Velaflame app brings intuitive control right to your fingertips.

Screenshots

Pixels3 screens
Velaflame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pixels at 4.6 against Velaflame's 2.5. Pixels also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 42%). Velaflame's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixels holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Pixels's written reviews are positive against 42% of Velaflame's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixels ships an update every 3 months, Velaflame every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pixels versus Velaflame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelsVelaflame
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22 ratings) — better2.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSystemic Games, LLCVelaflame, LLC

Customer experience

Pixels

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Velaflame

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.3%

In-app purchases

None

Pixels

No in-app purchases

None

Velaflame

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixels free?
Pixels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Velaflame free?
Velaflame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixels or Velaflame?
Pixels is rated higher. Pixels averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Velaflame averages 2.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Pixels or Velaflame have ads?
Neither Pixels nor Velaflame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixels or Velaflame?
Pixels ships an update every 3 months, and Velaflame every 4 weeks. Most recently, Pixels was updated on October 24, 2026 and Velaflame on October 24, 2026.

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