subflow vs Pixel Paw Playtime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
subflow
Create dynamic music visualizations for any setting. Control modes, speed, and beat patterns with intuitive screen gestures. Advanced users can leverage UDP and OS2L for complex control with DJ software.
- Gesture-based control for modes, speed, and beats
- Beat pattern customization
- UDP command sequencing
- OS2L integration with DJ software
- Color customization via long press
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Crisp visualizations for your music stage or living room. Tap left or right edge of screen to change modes. Vertical swipes change speed. Tap the upper half of the screen several times to set a beat pattern. Tap the lower half to cancel or to add single beats. Horizontal swipes fine-tune the beat alignment. Long press will change color. You can also send more complex command sequences over UDP, and you can control via OS2L using most DJ software. See http://subflow.org/
Pixel Paw Playtime
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- Pixel Paw AI is a mixed reality projector that projects a video game for cats to play. The video game is comprised of prey that try to escape your cat. It uses a camera onboard to determine the location of your cat relative to the prey so that the prey appear to respond to your cat. - Magic scratcher is a scratchpad with our trademarked pattern applied to it. The camera dynamically determines where the scratchpad is and creates a hiding spot for the prey to hide under. - Premium shapes are able to be purchased through our app and delivered to your Pixel Paw AI. They change the appearance of the prey and are selectable in the app depending on you and your cat's preferences. Privacy - 100% of AI processing is done on the device locally. - No visual data from the camera is stored on the device nor sent to the cloud. The use of this app is governed by the Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: subflow at every 6 days against Pixel Paw Playtime's every 3 weeks. subflow also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
subflow ships an update every 6 days, Pixel Paw Playtime every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | subflow | Pixel Paw Playtime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ello Skelling Productions | Joshua Holtz |
In-app purchases
subflow
No in-app purchases
Pixel Paw Playtime
No in-app purchases
Questions
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