Comparison

Resprite vs FanViewer

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

Head to head
About

Resprite

This professional pixel art editor offers desktop-class features optimized for touch and pen input. Create pixel illustrations, animations, and game assets with an extensive toolset, advanced layers, and a high-performance renderer, all on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • High-performance drawing engine
  • Innovative palette and coloring tools
  • Advanced layers and timeline system
  • Optimized gesture and pen controls
  • Flexible interface layout
  • Import/export GIF, spritesheet, and PSD files
Features
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Resprite is a professional pixel art editor. Desktop-class features combined with touch/pen optimizations let you create efficiently anywhere. Resprite brings together a complete pixel toolset, an innovative coloring system, advanced layers and timelines, and a Metal-powered high-performance renderer so you can easily make pixel illustrations, spritesheets, GIF animations, and game art assets. Wherever you are—at home, camping, on the beach, or waiting at the gate—you can start creating. Resprite is your mobile pixel art studio. Resprite includes: - High-performance drawing engine - Innovative and efficient palette and coloring tools - Complete dithering pattern support - Flexible interface layout, always one tap away - Optimized gesture and pen controls for precision Flexible interface layout: - Arrange floating panels freely - All panels can be minimized - Shorten the distance between pen and target to boost efficiency - Cohesive pixel-styled UI All-in-one toolset: - Brushes, innovative coloring tools, three selection tools, eyedropper, paint bucket, three shape tools, plus rich sub-options - Pixel Perfect, Alpha Lock, dithering textures, and other advanced features - Place the toolbar anywhere for instant access - Copy, paste (including across files), flip horizontally/vertically, rotate, scale - Zoom and transform both canvas and image - Quick outline, HSV tuning, brightness/contrast adjustment, blur filter - Insert multi-line or vertical text, with custom fonts Convenient reference images: - Load multiple reference images - References can be zoomed and minimized - Place them anywhere Innovative palette: - Free placement layout - Linked workflow with coloring tools - Interpolate to create intermediate colors - Palette import and export - Automatically sample palettes from the canvas Import and sharing: - Import/export GIF, spritesheet, and Resprite packages - Export with scale, frame margin, spritesheet layout options, and more - Export per animation clip or by row - Import/export palettes (GPL, RPL formats) - Export PSD files - Import/export APNG animations - Export timelapse recordings of your drawing Layer and timeline system: - Comprehensive features for flexible layer-based creation - Copy, merge, flatten, rasterize, and other advanced operations - Onion Skin support - Set multiple animation clips and select them individually - Reliable performance—smooth even with hundreds of frames - Color tags, multi-level grouping, and opacity control Fast gesture operations: - Supports low-tilt and heavy-press stylus gestures - Two-finger/three-finger tap for undo/redo - Customizable pen Double-Tap actions - One-finger gestures to switch frames, play, and toggle onion skin - Long-press gesture - Flexibly map gestures to actions Pixel art in the demos comes from these artists: 史大巴、斯尔娜娜、扑倒奥利奥、吱小墨、妘归、KATLEE十三、石睐暮 PREMIUM: Your Resprite PREMIUM unlocks: - Remove export limits - Color adjustments - Stroke - Symmetry tool - Text tool All app features are available, and Premium is shared between iPad and iPhone. Customer support: Docs: https://resprite.fengeon.com/ Email: support@fengeon.com Optional in-app purchases: Charges are deducted from your iTunes account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. After purchase, you can manage auto-renewal anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms and conditions: Your use of this app is governed by the Terms at https://resprite.fengeon.com/terms and the Privacy Policy at https://resprite.fengeon.com/privacy, including future versions.

About

FanViewer

This app provides a streamlined way to view and download content from FANBOX, offering features like smooth post checking, batch downloads, and a grid view for illustrations. It also includes an app lock for privacy and a user-friendly Material Design interface.

Highlights
  • Smooth post checking
  • Illustration and file downloads
  • Grid view for easy browsing
  • Batch download functionality
  • Save favorite posts with likes
  • App lock for privacy
Features
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▽ Features of the App ▼ Check posts smoothly through the app! While it's not always possible to smoothly check posts on the web version, the app leverages its capabilities to allow you to quickly check one post after another! With download functionality for illustrations and files, support your favorite creators and enjoy a better life! ▼ Easy-to-View List Display! If you want to focus on viewing illustrations, the list view setting (grid mode) is recommended. Displaying illustrations like a photo album app enhances comfort by showing them in an easy-to-browse grid! ▼ Batch download of illustrations! Not only can you download all the illustrations in a post at once, but you can also batch download posts from your favorite creators! ▼ Save your favorite posts with likes! With the like feature, you can save your favorite posts by liking them, making it easy to revisit them later. Say goodbye to the hassle of wondering where that post went. ▼ User-friendly design! Fully compliant with the latest Google-recommended 'Material Design'. We aimed for a layout that is easy to see and handle. While supporting multiple detailed settings, the functionality as a FANBOX client app is very simple, and we have strived to make it easy to use even for those who do not need intricate settings, simply for viewing illustrations. ▼ App Lock Feature! The app can request biometric authentication or device password verification upon launch! This prevents others from seeing private posts when you lend your smartphone to someone, ensuring your privacy! ▽ Required Permissions ▼ WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE Used to save illustrations and files. ▽ Support Inquiries are accepted through GitHub issues. Please use the link below to submit your inquiry, including details such as the app version, OS version, and the name of the device you are using. https://github.com/matsumo0922/PixiView/issues/new

Screenshots

Resprite4 screens
FanViewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Resprite at 80% against FanViewer's 23%. Resprite also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Resprite sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and FanViewer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Resprite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Resprite has 1.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Resprite's written reviews are positive against 23% of FanViewer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Resprite ships an update every 5 weeks, FanViewer every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Resprite versus FanViewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRespriteFanViewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better1.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews79.6% of reviews — better23.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB82 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFengeonDaichi Matsumoto

Customer experience

Resprite

All ratings1,441 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews285 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative13.3%

FanViewer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative69.2%

Bugs and requests

Resprite

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tools disappearing from the UI
  • Importing Aseprite files not working properly
  • Export function counting against trial limit even when cancelled

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add keyframe animation support
  • Implement tile set creation tools
  • Allow importing/exporting more file formats
  • Improve undo/redo functionality
  • Add cursor/crosshair display option
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  • Increase free export limit

FanViewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Resprite

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month$1.991 Month
  • 12 Months$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • A Coffee$0.99
  • Lifetime$19.99
  • Lifetime Standard$29.99
2 purchases

FanViewer

Subscriptions2
  • FANBOX Viewer+$2.991 Month
  • FANBOX Viewer+$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Resprite free?
Resprite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FanViewer free?
FanViewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Resprite or FanViewer?
Resprite is rated higher. Resprite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while FanViewer averages 1.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Resprite or FanViewer have ads?
FanViewer shows ads; Resprite does not.
Which is updated more often, Resprite or FanViewer?
Resprite ships an update every 5 weeks, and FanViewer every 4 months. Most recently, Resprite was updated on October 30, 2026 and FanViewer on October 30, 2026.

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