KMZ Loader vs PixelSweep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KMZ Loader
Easily open and view KMZ files on your iOS device. This app decompresses KMZ files into KML, making them viewable in Google Earth or as source code. All imported files are stored for easy access and deletion.
- Open KMZ files
- Decompress KMZ to KML
- View KML in Google Earth
- View KML as source code
- Store imported KMZ files
- Delete KMZ files
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Open KMZ files with your iOS device! KMZ Loader is designed to open KMZ files, which are compressed KML (Keyhole Markup Language) files. Google Earth can open KML files on its own, however KMZ's will not load properly without being decompressed first. KMZ Loader can decompress a KMZ file into a KML file allowing it to be viewed both in Google Earth and as source code. Any KMZ files imported into KMZ Loader will be stored in My KMZs and can be deleted by simply swiping over it. For more information on KML files: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KML
PixelSweep
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Your Photos library is quietly wasting gigabytes. PixelSweep finds that hidden space and lets you reclaim it in a couple of taps — while keeping every photo at full resolution, with its date, location, and camera data intact. PixelSweep tackles the three biggest sources of hidden waste: • LIVE PHOTOS — Each Live Photo hides a 2–4 MB video next to the still. PixelSweep strips the video and keeps the photo, reclaiming the space instantly. • SIMILAR PHOTOS — Those 8 almost-identical shots of the same moment? An on-device Vision scan groups them so you can keep the best and clear the rest. • LARGE VIDEOS — That 4K clip you'll never edit gets re-encoded to a smaller file, right in your library, keeping the video and reclaiming the difference. WHY PIXELSWEEP • 100% on-device — no uploads, no account, no cloud. Your photos never leave your iPhone. • Non-destructive — full-resolution photos and all metadata (date, GPS, camera) are preserved. • Recoverable — a journaled recovery flow lets you finish or undo a previous cleanup. • Fast — smart caching fingerprints your library once, so repeat scans fly. • Bilingual — fully localized in English and Vietnamese, light & dark themes. See exactly how much space each category can free before you clean anything. No surprises — you review and approve every action. Free up your iPhone without deleting a single memory.
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Verdict
KMZ Loader and PixelSweep are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. KMZ Loader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PixelSweep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | KMZ Loader | PixelSweep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Casey Evanoff | I Le Duc |
Bugs and requests
KMZ Loader
Reported bugs
46 issues- Does not work
- Doesn't unpack or do anything
- Crashes or building doesn't load in properly
- Does not work in iOS 11
- No longer works
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- Needs update for ios11
- Can’t use it anymore without an update for new iOS
- Update it for newer versions of the iPad
- Update this app to use on ios 11
- Update it for ios 11
- UI is a little clumsy but it works
- Update needed
- Needs update as Apple is cautioning it won't work with future IOS updates
- Broken with IOS 6
- Will not open any of them
- Couldn’t find any KMZ Files
- Doesn't work
- Does not work in the current iOS
- Needs update
- Does not work with the new OS
- KMZ loader does not work with the IOS 6 upgrade
- Can't load KMZ files
- Garbage. Period.
- Does not work with iOS 6.
- Doesn't work on my 4S ios6
- DOESN'T WORK W/ IOS 6
- Does not work
- Doesn't work and does not open image overlays
- Stopped working when iOS 6 was released
- Does not work at all. Not even the demos will open.
- App won't even open its own demos!
- No Longer Works
- Does not work because of the iPhone update
- Need to update! Doesn't work
- Needs updating for IOS6
- Buggy!
- Doesn't seem to work
- Useless
- Loved it when it worked!
- Doesn't work in iPhone 5
- Will the app work with IOS6.
- Does not work on iPhone or iPad
- Does not work at all with iOS 6.0
- Doesn't Work For Me
- Interface loads but nothing else works. Can't view the demos, and cant acess any of my own files. Help files are woefully inadequate, and there is no user support
- Gives error message even with it's demo KMZ's saying unable to compress etc.
Requested features
6 requests- Load 3D structures (e.g., World Trade Center)
- Update for new iOS versions
- Update for iOS 11
- Update for iOS 6
- Add 'delete' function for KMZ files
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- Folders option to organize KMZ files
PixelSweep
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KMZ Loader
- KMZ Loader Full Version$0.99
PixelSweep
- Lifetime$9.99









