VidUnSpool vs Lux Draw
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VidUnSpool
Transform videos and photos into unique pixelated messages. Create large, dynamic text displays with various artistic effects like 3D LED scrollers and mirror image options. Share your creations across social media or freespace.
- Video and photo to pixel conversion
- 3D LED-style scroller display
- Gravity Mirror effect
- Laser draw and Old Vegas styles
- Adjustable scroll speed and tumble effect
- Giant letter creation
- Movie save and share options
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Unwind video frames and turn them into message pixels, or use a photo as the pixel. Supersize iPad scroller in 3D: LED-style scroller with Times-Square around-the-corner display with movie save and share options. With Gravity Mirror to display the message in mirror image if you flip the device over, and all angles between. The message is "hanging" in virtual space" when you are in Gravity Mirror. With "laser draw," , Old Vegas option for broken lightbulbs, a rainbeaux of colours, super long message length. Tumble your message too, and control scroll speed. Giant letters are possible if you hold the iPad in portrait orientation. Broadcast your carefully crafted queries thru freespace or social media channels via your giant iPad.
Lux Draw
Create unique art with light-inspired tools and gritty textures. Draw from scratch or enhance photos with glow pens and special effects. Offers advanced features like HDR brushes and Apple Pencil support for a professional artistic experience.
- Live-calculated HDR brushes
- Glow Pen, Hot Pen, Light Spheres
- Gritty paper/canvas textures
- Smear tool for flame art
- Apple Pencil support
- Multiple layers
- Photo tracing mode (Pro)
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Draw with light-inspired tools, for a unique art style! Create a drawing from scratch, or add effects to your photos. Let your creativity run wild! • LIVE-CALCULATED HDR BRUSHES • The app features live-calculated brushes and strokes, that together with HDR values make it feel like drawing with light! Drawing tools include Glow Pen, Hot Pen, Light Spheres, and more. Tip: Use the Smear tool on a photo or drawing to achieve immensely cool flame art (seriously, try it!). • GRITTY PAPER/CANVAS TEXTURES • Having a paper/canvas texture interacting in real-time with the drawing tools will give your artwork a satisfying, gritty look. You can remove or change the default-generated texture to something else. • UNIVERSAL PURCHASE • If you choose to buy the Pro upgrade, this one-time in-app purchase will unlock all Pro features in the app on all available platforms (iPad-iPhone-Mac)! • METAL • The engine is based on Metal, with 128-bit color and floating-point arithmetic. • SWIFT • The app was developed entirely using Swift (earlier versions used C++). • FINGERTIP = STROKE SIZE • CHANGE SIZE/FORCE/COLOR WHILE DRAWING • • APPLE PENCIL SUPPORT • FULL SCREEN DRAWING • SEAMLESS PATTERN EDITING MODE • • DARK MODE • LANDSCAPE • PORTRAIT • WIDE COLOR • • MULTIPLE LAYERS • PHOTO TRACING MODE (Pro feature) •
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lux Draw at 4.7 against VidUnSpool's 3.7. Lux Draw also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and ratings volume (939 vs 6). VidUnSpool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Lux Draw sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. VidUnSpool asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lux Draw holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lux Draw has 939 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of VidUnSpool's written reviews are positive against 82% of Lux Draw's.
VidUnSpool ships an update fortnightly, Lux Draw every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VidUnSpool | Lux Draw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (939 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 939 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | differential enterprises | Norbyte |
Customer experience
VidUnSpool
Lux Draw
Bugs and requests
VidUnSpool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Lux Draw
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing and unresponsiveness when switching tools
- Leaving unwanted color dots when erasing
- Compatibility issues with certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add fill tool, shapes, and text capabilities
- Improve compatibility with tablets and styluses
- Provide more customization options for brushes and colors
- Implement undo/redo functionality
- Add ability to export/share drawings easily
In-app purchases
VidUnSpool
No in-app purchases
Lux Draw
- Tip Jar: Smallest Tip$1.00
- Tip Jar: Small Tip$2.00
- Pro Upgrade$5.00
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- Tip Jar: Medium Tip$5.00
- Tip Jar: Big Tip$10.00
- Tip Jar: Biggest Tip$25.00
