Comparison

Gixel vs ælbum

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gixel

Features
Read full description

Gixel is an AI-powered fashion and ecommerce creative studio built for creators, clothing brands, and online sellers. Transform simple product photos into premium campaign visuals, on-model shots, product photography, social ads, and branded content in seconds — without photographers, studios, or complex editing tools. * Fashion Brands & Sellers – Create Shopify-ready product shots, campaign visuals, and social content instantly. * Creators & Designers – Generate posters, editorials, wallpapers, and branded social media visuals in your own style. * Ecommerce Stores – Turn flat-lay product photos into premium high-converting marketing assets. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://banjodayo39.github.io/bdayo/privacypolicies/Gixel/privacy-policies.html

About

ælbum

This app offers an experimental audio-visual interactive experience, transforming your device into a dynamic visual album. Enjoy real-time rendering of visuals and synthesized sound, with features like background playback and dynamic island integration.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio-visual rendering
  • Background playback
  • Dynamic island integration
  • Customizable widgets
  • Dynamic desktop wallpaper (desktop version)
  • Global keyboard input monitoring (desktop version)
Features
Read full description

ælbum is an experimental project born from Demo Inn Shanghai, dedicated to creating a "visual album" of audio-visual interaction. Traditional audio-visual interactive works rely on complex desktop software and can usually only be viewed as offline installation art. In order to bring the ælbum experience to more users, we designed a complete interactive architecture. In this architecture, the picture can be rendered in real time, and the sound can be synthesized in real time, down to the operation of a raw byte in the GPU Buffer or the subtle oscillation in the sound waveform. On this basis, we encapsulated this audio-visual interactive experience into the concept of "ælbum", where æ comes from Æsir in Cytus II. It is like an ordinary music album. On mobile phones, you can play it in the background, display the album cover on the dynamic island, and create beautiful widgets. In the desktop version, you can set it as a dynamic desktop wallpaper and monitor global keyboard input. We hope that ælbum can keep updating, connect more visual and sound artists and users, and create a unique and wonderful experience.

Screenshots

Gixel3 screens
ælbum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gixel at Free against ælbum's $2.99. Gixel also leads on ads (none vs shown). ælbum's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Gixel is free to download; ælbum costs $2.99 up front. Gixel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ælbum asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gixel ships an update every 2 weeks, ælbum every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Gixel versus ælbum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGixelælbum
PriceFree — better$2.99
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDayo BanjoLatent Cat Inc

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gixel

Subscriptions2
  • Gixel Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Gixel Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
None

ælbum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gixel free?
Gixel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ælbum free?
ælbum costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gixel or ælbum have ads?
ælbum shows ads; Gixel does not.
Which is updated more often, Gixel or ælbum?
Gixel ships an update every 2 weeks, and ælbum every 2 days. Most recently, Gixel was updated on October 10, 2026 and ælbum on October 14, 2026.

Other comparisons