PixiVisor vs p10trancer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PixiVisor
This app enables real-time transmission of low-resolution video over audio signals. It converts images, camera streams, or animations into sound, which can then be received and converted back into video on another device. Users can customize the video output and save it as an animated GIF.
- Video to audio transmission
- Audio to video reception
- Real-time pixel-by-pixel conversion
- Customizable color palettes
- Animated GIF recording
- Lo-Fi video experimentation
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PixiVisor is a tool for experimenting with the transmission of video over audio. It consists of two parts: Transmitter and Receiver. * Transmitter converts the low-resolution video (stream from camera, static image or GIF animation) to sound in real time, pixel by pixel (progressive scan). So any image or animation can be transferred to the other devices through the sound. * Receiver converts the sound (from microphone or Line-in input) back to video. You can set the color palette for this video, and record it to animated GIF file. Examples of use: * wireless Lo-Fi video transmission over audio; * video signal transmission through audio cable; you can then modify that signal by some mixers or audio FX processors; * VJing; * sound visualization; * searching for hidden messages in the ambient noise; EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon), ITC (Instrumental Transcommunication); * save any sound to animated GIF; * something else... Control keys: SPACE - play/stop (transmitter); 1,2,3,4,5,6 - slot select (transmitter); F - hide/show control panel; [ - previous palette (receiver); ] - next palette (receiver); I - invert (receiver);. N - normalize (receiver); 1,2 - contrast -/+ (receiver);. 3,4 - gamma -/+ (receiver); 5,6 - finetune -/+ (receiver); 7,8 - repeat X -/+ (receiver); 9,0 - repeat Y -/+ (receiver); LEFT,RIGHT,UP,DOWN - move the image (receiver). More info + test broadcasts + videos: https://warmplace.ru/soft/pixivisor
p10trancer
This live video instrument for visual artists features nine independent video pads, two output channels with multiple transitions, and a six-effect rack per pad. It allows for real-time manipulation of video sources, including cameras and feedback loops, with a simulated NTSC pipeline for analog artifacts.
- Nine independent video pads
- Two output channels with five master transitions
- Six-effect rack per pad
- Two independent pad-to-pad keyers
- Simulated composite-NTSC pipeline
- HDMI external display support
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p10trancer is an iPad-native live video instrument for VJs and visual artists, inspired by the rich lineage of video mixers and samplers. Nine pads in a 3×3 grid, two output channels, a master fader, and effects you dial in by feel. Every gesture is performed live — there is no timeline, no track view, no beat grid. Plug in, hit a pad, see what happens. WHAT'S INSIDE • Nine independent video pads. Each pad can hold a video file, a still image, the iPad's front or back camera, a USB-C UVC camera (HDMI capture box, webcam), the keyer's composite output, or the master mix as a feedback source. • Two output channels with five master-mixer transitions: blur crossfade, linear swipe, star swipe, chroma key, luma key. A position fader sweeps between channels. • A six-effect rack on every pad: blur, internal feedback, chroma distortion, YUV phaser, luma phaser, edge enhance. Effects are bypassed by default — engage what you need. • Two independent pad-to-pad keyers, each with chroma or luma keying, threshold and softness. Keyers can chain (one keyer's foreground sources from another keyer) and self-feedback. • A simulated composite-NTSC pipeline. Frames are encoded into a simulated composite waveform with 4× horizontal oversampling, glitch effects mutate the encoded composite, and the result is decoded back. Chroma boost, HSync wobble, subcarrier drift, Y/C delay, dropouts, banded noise — every artifact is the kind of thing a real analog video processor produces, because it's produced by the same kind of operations. • HDMI external display through a DP-Alt-Mode USB-C dongle, switchable between HD 720p and NTSC 4:3. • Per-pad audio mixed through AVAudioEngine. Audio follows whichever channel its pad is routed to. Master output captures to MP4.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: p10trancer at Free against PixiVisor's $2.99. p10trancer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 21 months). PixiVisor's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
p10trancer is free to download; PixiVisor costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
p10trancer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PixiVisor has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of PixiVisor's written reviews are positive against 100% of p10trancer's.
PixiVisor ships an update every 21 months, p10trancer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PixiVisor | p10trancer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Zolotov | Tristan Mayshark |
Customer experience
PixiVisor
p10trancer
In-app purchases
PixiVisor
No in-app purchases
p10trancer
No in-app purchases









