Comparison

Panoply vs Pixel Stretch

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

Head to head
About

Panoply

Create multimedia projects like business cards, presentations, and music videos with interactive elements. This app allows you to combine text, images, audio, and video, and share your creations in various formats. It also offers tools for capturing panoramic views and managing media resources efficiently.

Highlights
  • Create multimedia projects (cards, presentations, videos)
  • Composite text, images, audio, and video
  • Interactive 'On Touch Do' directives
  • Searchable composite library
  • Share creations via email or Bluetooth
  • Panoramic photo capture assistance
  • Portfolio creation and management
Features
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Panoply is an E-Multimedia Composer and an interactive Player. Panoply is the iPhone version of Panoploid for the iPad. Create your business card, greeting card, next panoramic photo, ipod playlist, party invitation with directions, travel book with audio/video, executive multimedia presentation, art sketches, music video album with cover art: all on the iPhone. Device Requirements: This application runs only on iPhone 5 or higher. Similar to E-book, in addition to text and image, you can composite maps and graphics and add 'On Touch Do'(OnDo) directives on composites to play audio, video, show another image or display a web page. Such composites are collectively, in general, referred to as 'Composite(s)' below. Composite library can be searched on: location by address, latitude/longitude, or a caption. Share the composite image via e-mail or Bluetooth in multimedia rich proprietary format, or as a PDF, or image. Panoply also helps you capture panoramic views by automatically positioning, sizing and orienting individual photos(max 5) approximately. Composites can be edited on the spot while capturing or any other time later. A set of composites s can be collected in a 'Portfolio' and saved. Panoply manages all of your media resources optimally without duplicating them if possible. Panoply does not force a workflow or a method. Any moment during capture or creation or modification is the same as any other and all operations are available all the time. Panoply stores content in a device independent format. This currently means that whenever a composite is edited, modified, and stored back, the changes are applied on the original to maximize the resolution of the result. Looking ahead, it means that should we release Panoply on devices with higher resolution, your current content can be presented on the device with the device native resolution. Panoply uses database technology to store the contents. Therefore it is fast, responsive and, searchable. Panoply is built 100% on native iPhone technologies: there are no other third party software or software ported over from other platforms. In Panoply, what a gesture means is determined by context(graphics, maps, etc.,)as well as settings. This prevents us from having to invent arbitrary distinct gesture for each operation. But it also means that one needs to be aware of the context and settings that might affect a gesture. For example, in graphics workspace, you can create a rectangle, an ellipse, a filled rectangle or, a filled ellipse all with two touches. What gets created depends on the settings. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you at least cursorily go through the 4 pages of info before starting in order to be more productive as well as for a better experience at: http://www.ipanoramii.com For questions/comments e-mail: info.protolys@gmail.com. Quick Reference: Deletion: In Composite workspace, pressing trash button lets you either delete an individual item or all of them depending on mode. Gestures Zoom is available in all tabs when appropriate. Rotate: Keep one touch fixed and move the second touch around. Frame: Move two touches a distance apart horizontally or vertically on the composite in edit mode in the Composite tab. Drag with single touch Graphical gestures Line: Two simultaneous touches for the two end points of the line, in open, non-smooth mode. Rectangle: Same as for a line in closed mode. Circle and ellipses: the touches for the rectangle which will inscribe it in closed mode. Filled figures: Same as for closed figure with 'Filled' setting ON. Track mode: Tracks the touches and create a series of geometries. On a Composite in the Library: Right swipe: Sends(via e-mail or bluetooth). Left swipe : Moves it to the Composite tab. Single touch on an item in Library will toggle between the composite and its image super imposed on the world map.. Pressing the target corner again displays an 'X' pressing X, deletes it.

About

Pixel Stretch

Easily create unique pixel stretch photo edits on your iPhone. Import photos, define a source line, and shape the effect with intuitive controls. Generate motion trails, surreal distortions, and poster-style images directly on your device.

Highlights
  • Import photos from library
  • Shape stripe with control points
  • Choose stretch direction
  • Local subject cutout
  • Full-resolution export
  • Create motion trails and surreal effects
Features
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Create clean pixel stretch photo edits on iPhone without complicated photo editors. Pixel Stretch lets you import a photo, place a source line, shape the stripe with draggable control points, and export a full-resolution result. Use it to create motion trails, surreal stretch effects, poster-style edits, and social-ready image effects directly on device. Features: - Import photos from your library - Drag on the preview to move the source line - Shape the stripe with a curve pad and control points - Choose the stretch direction - Restore the subject over the stripe when local subject cutout is available - Share or save full-resolution exports Pixel Stretch Pro unlocks unlimited images and full-resolution pixel stretch edits. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/thirtynineapps-privacy/home

Screenshots

Panoply4 screens
Pixel Stretch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Panoply at 100% against Pixel Stretch's 0%. Panoply also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). Pixel Stretch's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Panoply sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Stretch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Stretch holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Panoply's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pixel Stretch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Panoply ships an update every 2 weeks, Pixel Stretch every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Panoply versus Pixel Stretch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanoplyPixel Stretch
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.4 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProtolys Inc.LEAP STUDIO

Customer experience

Panoply

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pixel Stretch

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Panoply

One-time6
  • Audio Recording$0.99
  • Graphics Bundle$0.99
  • Add iTunes Music to Play on Touch$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Maps in composite$0.99
  • Complete bundle.$3.99
  • Complete bundle with automatic future new in-app purchases for free$3.99
2 purchases

Pixel Stretch

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Panoply free?
Panoply is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Stretch free?
Pixel Stretch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Panoply or Pixel Stretch?
Pixel Stretch is rated higher. Panoply averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Pixel Stretch averages 4.4 from 9 ratings.
Do Panoply or Pixel Stretch have ads?
Neither Panoply nor Pixel Stretch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Panoply or Pixel Stretch?
Panoply ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pixel Stretch every 5 days. Most recently, Panoply was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pixel Stretch on October 31, 2026.

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