PixiTracker vs Sparkle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PixiTracker
Create musical sketches, chiptunes, and sound experiments quickly with this simple and fun tool. No extensive musical knowledge is required, making it accessible for all users. Enjoy a warm pixel interface and a pattern-based sequencer with high-quality samples.
- Pixel interface
- Pattern-based sequencer
- High quality sampler
- Sound recorder
- MIDI keyboard support
- WAV export/import
- XM export
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No time to delve into the big and serious music apps? PixiTracker is what you need! It is a simple and fun tool to quickly create musical sketches, chiptunes and sound experiments. Without requiring a lot of musical knowledge! [ Key features ] • true warm pixel interface; • pattern-based sequencer (tracker) with high quality sampler; • several packs with unique sounds; • sound recorder (from microphone or line-in); • MIDI keyboard support; • WAV export/import; • export to XM - this file can be loaded by any modern music tracker/player (for example, SunVox); • Wi-Fi export/import, iTunes File Sharing, audio copy/paste; • Audiobus and IAA support; • PixiTracker is also available for other systems (see the site); • PixiTracker player is open source, so you can freely use it in your own Pixilang applications.
Sparkle
Transform audio by transferring the temporal structure of one sound to another while preserving spectral properties. Create unique sound transformations with advanced spectral hybridization algorithms. Ideal for musicians and sound designers seeking innovative audio manipulation.
- Spectral hybridization
- Envelope preservation
- Phase-sync processing
- High-quality sound transformations
- Temporal structure transfer
- Spectral property preservation
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Sparkle is a tool for advanced spectral hybridizations made of several algorithms that operate on frequency domain. By means of envelope preservation and phase-sync processing it can creates high-quality sound transformations. The basic idea is to transfer the temporal structure of a sound (source) onto another sound (target) of which the spectral properties are preserved. Simply put, you can take a voice and make it sing a Beethoven’s symphony!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PixiTracker at $2.99 against Sparkle's $9.99. PixiTracker also leads on ratings volume (152 vs 48) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Sparkle's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
PixiTracker costs $2.99 and Sparkle $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PixiTracker against 5.0 for Sparkle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 152 and 48 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 97% and 96% positive.
PixiTracker ships an update every 4 months, Sparkle every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | PixiTracker | Sparkle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (152 ratings) | 5.0 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.5% of reviews — better | 95.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 152 — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Zolotov | apeSoft |
Customer experience
PixiTracker
Sparkle
Bugs and requests
PixiTracker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes reported
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more sound packs and sample libraries
- Implement support for additional time signatures
- Improve pitch/tuning controls for more precise adjustments
- Allow for layering/stacking of track sets
- Implement better export options (e.g. MIDI, MP3)
Sparkle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PixiTracker
No in-app purchases
Sparkle
No in-app purchases
