Comparison

Pixel Dancer vs ScoreBud

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Dancer

Control your RGB lighting for holidays, permanent installations, and landscapes. Schedule custom color changes and animations for events and holidays well in advance. Compatible with specific Wi-Fi Effects Controllers and light strings.

Highlights
  • Control RGB lighting
  • Schedule animations
  • Custom color changes
  • Event scheduling
  • Holiday lighting control
  • Landscape lighting control
Features
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Control your holiday, permanent & landscape RGB lighting with Minleon USA’s Pixel Dancer, the enhanced UI for Minleon-Rainmin’s Gen3 Wi-Fi Effects Controller (WEC+3). Change colors & schedule animations for special events and holidays months in advance. Compatible with all Minleon-Rainmin RGB+Line light strings & fixtures, when set to the proper mode.

About

ScoreBud

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Forget about people cheating on game night, with ScoreBud you can keep track all player's scores in an easy way ScoreBud is completely free and without ads. In-App purchases are just a tip jar option, there are no features tied to this. With ScoreBud you can: * Create as many games and players as you want * You can customize your games and players with icons and the color you want * Track your matches history * Edit or delete games and players or even erase all the data * Sync with iCloud to keep the scores across all your devices * Enable or disable haptic feedback

Screenshots

Pixel Dancer4 screens
ScoreBud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Dancer at none against ScoreBud's 3. Pixel Dancer also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ScoreBud sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pixel Dancer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Dancer ships an update every 2 months, ScoreBud every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pixel Dancer versus ScoreBud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel DancerScoreBud
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (72 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer小艳 刘Angel Gutierrez

In-app purchases

None

Pixel Dancer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ScoreBud

One-time3
  • Love for coffee$0.99
  • Love for donuts$1.99
  • Love for pizza$3.99

Questions

Is Pixel Dancer free?
Pixel Dancer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScoreBud free?
ScoreBud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pixel Dancer or ScoreBud have ads?
Neither Pixel Dancer nor ScoreBud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Dancer or ScoreBud?
Pixel Dancer ships an update every 2 months, and ScoreBud every 19 months. Most recently, Pixel Dancer was updated on October 11, 2026 and ScoreBud on October 5, 2026.

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