Pattern Generator vs Pixelmap Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pattern Generator
Create custom test patterns for various resolutions and display types, including grids, color bars, and specialized formats. Easily share your generated patterns via messaging, email, or AirDrop.
- Create test patterns
- Multiple pattern types (grids, color bars, etc.)
- Supports various resolutions
- Share patterns via message, mail, AirDrop
- Wide screen patterns
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Pattern Generator, allows you to create test patterns that in any resolution. Patterns available: Blendind (for wide screen). LED wall. Grid with or without circles. Spyder. 75% Color Bar 100% color bars. Horizontal 75% Color Bar. Horizontal Color Bar 100%. SMPTE color bar. Horizontal grayscale. You can send your pattern by message, mail or share with AirDrop.
Pixelmap Builder
Design and plan complex LED video walls for stage and event productions. This tool helps you map pixel layouts, generate wiring diagrams, and preview screen performance with test patterns. Export project files, coordinate sheets, and videos for seamless installation and show execution.
- Design multi-screen LED walls
- Customizable rows, columns, and panel sizes
- Automatic port wiring diagrams
- Animated radar test patterns
- Export PNG maps, CSV coordinates, Resolume projects, and MP4 videos
- App customization options
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Pixelmap Builder is a professional layout tool for LED video wall and stage designers, VJs, and technicians. Plan your pixel map, test your screens, and export everything you need for a flawless install or show. Design your layout: Build multi-screen LED walls with custom rows, columns, and panel sizes. Position screens freely, select and move several at once, mix panel resolutions, mark missing panels in black, and see real-world dimensions in meters and feet as you work. Outputs: Split your map into processor outputs (for example 1920×1080 each). Every output counts its X/Y from 0, keep an INPUT and an OUTPUT map in the same project, and get one PNG or video per output when you export. Power and cases: Power consumption per screen and circuit, plus project totals of cases and power in the info panel. Test patterns: Animated radar overlays — pulse, sweep, wave, and cross wipe — plus a 3D block effect, with independent per-screen origins. Great for verifying alignment and signal flow before a show. Logos and colors: Place and resize logos on your screens, pick random or custom screen colors, and customize the app's colors. Export everything: High-resolution PNGs of your pixel map, CSV coordinate sheets, and MP4 test pattern videos for your media server. What you see in the preview is exactly what you export. Your projects everywhere: Save projects on your device, or create a free account (optional) to keep them in the cloud and use Premium on all your devices. On iPhone you get a simple, focused interface for quick pixel maps; iPad gets the full professional workspace. A limited number of free exports are included. Pixelmap Premium unlocks unlimited PNG, CSV, and MP4 exports. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Pattern Generator and Pixelmap Builder both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Pixelmap Builder's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pattern Generator's. Pixelmap Builder also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 19 months). Pattern Generator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On rating, ads 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
Pixelmap Builder is free to download; Pattern Generator costs $4.99 up front. Pixelmap Builder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Pattern Generator asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pattern Generator against 4.9 for Pixelmap Builder. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixelmap Builder has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Pattern Generator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pixelmap Builder's.
Pattern Generator ships an update every 19 months, Pixelmap Builder every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pattern Generator | Pixelmap Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | piXap | Julio Valdes Fernandez |
Customer experience
Pattern Generator
Pixelmap Builder
In-app purchases
Pattern Generator
No in-app purchases
Pixelmap Builder
- Monthly Premium$6.991 Month
- Annual Premium$49.991 Year
- 1-Day Premium Pass$2.99
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