# ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer vs PIXLpath

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PIXLpath at 87% against ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer's 37%. PIXLpath also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 22 months). ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $14.99) and ratings volume (53 vs 4). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer costs $1.99 and PIXLpath $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

PIXLpath holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer has 53 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer's written reviews are positive against 87% of PIXLpath's.

ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer ships an update every 22 months, PIXLpath weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer | PIXLpath |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **$1.99** | $14.99 |
| Rating | [3.7 (53 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abrtplpat-viewer/id578217435/reviews) | **[5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixlpath/id6445800950/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **53** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 37.1% of reviews | **86.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#189** | — |
| Size | 8 MB | 39 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Lucky Clan](https://appshunter.io/developer/294866851) | [Christopher Macke](https://appshunter.io/developer/1673853484) |

## What reviewers say

### ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abrtplpat-viewer/id578217435)

**Currently charting:** #189 Top Paid · Photo & Video (US App Store)

Easily open, view, and extract images from popular brush, tool preset, and pattern file formats. Load files from cloud storage or directly from other apps. Export your extracted images to various destinations.

**Highlights:** View ABR, TPL, and PAT files, Extract images from files, Load files from cloud storage, Export images to Photos, Mail, Files, Drag and Drop support on iPad, AirDrop support

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### PIXLpath

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixlpath/id6445800950)

A minimalist asset manager designed for visual artists to organize creative files across Apple devices. It offers seamless organization, offline access to projects, and workflow helpers without subscriptions or tracking.

**Highlights:** Seamless organization of creative assets, Offline access to projects with embedded previews, Memory card importing and batch renaming, Cross-platform compatibility (Mac, iPad, iPhone, Vision Pro), Support for a wide range of image, video, audio, and design formats, Privacy-focused, no tracking or subscriptions

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer free?

ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is PIXLpath free?

PIXLpath costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer or PIXLpath?

PIXLpath is rated higher. ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while PIXLpath averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer or PIXLpath have ads?

Neither ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer nor PIXLpath shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer or PIXLpath?

ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer ships an update every 22 months, and PIXLpath weekly. Most recently, ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer was updated on August 31, 2026 and PIXLpath on September 21, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*