FPPMon vs PixelTrace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FPPMon
Monitor and control FPP instances remotely or on your local network. View the status of all your FPP devices on a single screen and configure them directly from the app.
- Monitor FPP instances
- Control FPP instances remotely
- View status on a single screen
- Local network monitoring
- Remote network monitoring
- Configure FPP devices
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FPPMon is an app that can monitor and control FPP instances on your local network or remotely. Using a plugin installed on the FPP instance, FPP can communicate its status to the cloud and FPPMon can use that information to display the status of all the FPP instances on a single screen. FPPMon also allows you to click into the FPP instance and configure and control the device remotely.
PixelTrace
This app helps users create and reference wiring diagrams for pixel lighting projects. Browse vendor catalogs, view interactive diagrams, and export them for easy printing and sharing.
- Browse and search prop catalogs
- Interactive wiring diagrams
- Printable PDF export
- Favorites for quick access
- Syncs with xLights vendor library
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PixelTrace is a free companion app for the xLights community. Browse prop catalogs from popular vendors, view interactive wiring diagrams, and print or export them for easy reference while you push pixels. BROWSE & SEARCH Search across vendor catalogs by category, vendor, or keyword. Filter by Christmas, Halloween, Singing Faces, and more. The catalog syncs directly from the same vendor library xLights uses — always up to date. WIRING DIAGRAMS Tap any prop to see a detailed, interactive wiring diagram showing start node, end node, and string lengths. Flip between front and rear views with a tap. PRINT & EXPORT Export diagrams as print-ready PDFs scaled to letter-size paper. Share diagrams with your crew so everyone can pitch in on wiring day. FAVORITES Save your go-to props for quick access. No account needed — everything is stored on your device. BUILT FOR THE COMMUNITY PixelTrace pulls from the open-source xLights vendor registry. Vendors can submit their prop libraries to the xLights GitHub repo and they'll appear automatically. Free. No ads. No account required. No personal data collected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FPPMon at every 2 weeks against PixelTrace's every 5 months. PixelTrace's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FPPMon against 5.0 for PixelTrace. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
FPPMon ships an update every 2 weeks, PixelTrace every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FPPMon | PixelTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kulp Lights LLC | Chroma Lightshows LLC |
Customer experience
FPPMon
PixelTrace
In-app purchases
FPPMon
No in-app purchases
PixelTrace
No in-app purchases
