UI Tracer vs SixD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UI Tracer
This app allows developers to preview various SwiftUI view styles without recompiling code. It offers comparisons across multiple Apple platforms, including iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS, streamlining the design process.
- Preview SwiftUI view styles
- Compare across iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, macOS
- No recompilation needed
- Cross-platform code compatibility
- Extensible view library
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When you are developing your app using SwiftUI, it is really time consuming to compare all possible styles of buttons, list etc to choose one fits best. This app help you check all possible options for SwiftUI's views without recompiling. Compare how they look like on iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS and MacOS. Same code for all platforms where possible. The list of views will be extended.
SixD
Learn and create with SwiftUI through an intuitive interface. Explore components, design graphically, and get native SwiftUI code. Browse SF Symbols with natural language search.
- SwiftUI component exploration
- Native graphical design interface
- Copy SwiftUI code directly
- Interactive UI design foundations
- Natural language SF Symbols search
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SixD (SwiftUI x Design) is the most intuitive and beautiful way to learn and create with SwiftUI. SwiftUI Lab • Explore SwiftUI components • Design in a native graphical interface • Copy the SwiftUI code: what you see is what you get Interactive Guide • Learn UI design foundations through an interactive experience SF Symbols • Browse SF Symbols and search with natural descriptions • No more "square.and.arrow.up," just search "share" Designed and developed by Haolun Yang. Awarded by Apple WWDC23 Swift Student Challenge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SixD at Free against UI Tracer's $2.99. SixD also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (29 vs 4). UI Tracer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads 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
SixD is free to download; UI Tracer costs $2.99 up front. UI Tracer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SixD asks for nothing beyond the download.
UI Tracer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SixD has 29 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of UI Tracer's written reviews are positive against 90% of SixD's.
UI Tracer ships an update every 2 days, SixD every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UI Tracer | SixD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.8 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leonid Liadveikin | Haolun Yang |
Customer experience
UI Tracer
SixD
In-app purchases
UI Tracer
- Tip$0.99
- Donation$4.99
SixD
No in-app purchases
