Sprite Catalog vs Spritfill
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
Spritfill
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Spritfill is a pixel art editor designed for iPad, built for both beginners and experienced sprite artists. Draw on a variety of canvas sizes — from 16×16 icons to massive 512×512 scenes. Choose from built-in color palettes like PICO-8, Endesga, and Spritfill 128, or create your own custom palettes. Powerful drawing tools: • Pencil, eraser, and fill bucket • Line, rectangle, ellipse, and shape tools • Gradient and dither tools • Color picker (eyedropper) • Selection tool — pick, shift, and move pixels between layers • Symmetry drawing (horizontal, vertical, and quad) • Shift and flip entire layers. Layer support: • Up to 8 layers with visibility toggles • Merge, reorder, and rename layers • Import other projects as new layers. Recreate mode: • Browse a catalog of premade sprites and practice pixel art by recreating them step by step • Track your progress and completion. Community features: • Submit your finished artwork for others to recreate • Browse and download community-submitted sprites. Export & share: • Save to your photo library with customizable tile sizes • Upscale exports for crisp, high-resolution sprites • Share directly from the app. Apple Pencil support with automatic detection and configurable settings. Unlock Spritfill Pro for the full experience — larger canvases, more layers, advanced tools, and unlimited custom palettes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sprite Catalog at none against Spritfill's 1. Sprite Catalog also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Spritfill's advantage is iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Spritfill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sprite Catalog asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Sprite Catalog | Spritfill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 256 Arts | Edmond Wu |
In-app purchases
Sprite Catalog
No in-app purchases
Spritfill
- Spritfill Pro$2.99
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