Sprite Catalog vs Spritelife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sprite Catalog
Access a vast library of pixel art sprites for game development or artistic inspiration. Easily save, share, and import assets into other creative tools. Features include a quick recolor tool and the ability to cut sprite sheets.
- 3300+ Sprites
- Exclusive sprites
- Filter by categories
- Quick recolor tool
- Save and share sprites
- Import to Sprite Pencil
- Cut sprite sheets
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Sprite Catalog is a large collection of pixel art sprites that you can save or import into other drawing applications. Great for developing games with, or just using as inspiration! FEATURES: • 3300+ Sprites • Exclusive sprites • Filter by categories • Quick recolor tool • Save and share sprites • Import to Sprite Pencil with one tap • Cut sprite sheets • Install pixel fonts • View licence information • Send iMessage stickers
Spritelife
Easily create 2D sprite animations using existing images or AI-generated sprites. Design characters for projects or social media with customizable frames, effects, and multiple export options. Supports Apple Intelligence for sprite creation on compatible devices.
- AI sprite generation
- Frame-based animation
- Move, warp, rotate, resize sprites
- Pixelation effects
- Multiple export formats (GIF, PNGs, Spritesheet)
- Undo/Redo functionality
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Animate 2D sprites with ease! Spritelife is an editor which allows you to create animations using existing images and sprites. Animate characters for projects, or create cool designs for social media. The possibilities are endless! Don't have any sprites or images to animate? Spritelife has built in Apple Intelligence support to create any sprite that you can think of in the blink of an eye. Use these sprites in your animations or to inspire your own designs. (For supported devices and languages only, iOS 18.4 and up) How to use: 1. Add sprites/images to editor 2. Add new frames 3. Adjust sprites/images to desired locations per frame 4. Watch as Spritelife animates your work 5. Add effects and fine tune for a final product Features: - Customizable projects for separate animations - Pixelation effects - Animation for moving, warping, rotating, and resizing multiple sprites at once - Undo/Redo buttons for ease of use - Adjustable settings for animations and exports - Multiple export formats (GIF, PNGs, Spritesheet) Upcoming additions: - animation timing options (linear, ease in, etc) - warp fine tuning - UX improvements - more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sprite Catalog at none against Spritelife's shown. Sprite Catalog also leads on ratings volume (36 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Spritelife's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spritelife holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sprite Catalog has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sprite Catalog ships an update every 2 weeks, Spritelife weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sprite Catalog | Spritelife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 256 Arts | Brandon Dalla Rosa |
Customer experience
Sprite Catalog
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In-app purchases
Sprite Catalog
No in-app purchases
Spritelife
No in-app purchases









