Comparison

Parrot vs Spriteer

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

Head to head
About

Parrot

Create pixel art with ease using this intuitive editor. Offers a variety of canvas sizes, undo/redo functionality, and options for saving or sharing your creations. Enjoy a completely ad-free experience for uninterrupted creativity.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • Multiple canvas sizes
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • Save and share options
  • Transparent background
  • Adjustable export size
  • Grid overlay
Features
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Parrot is designed to make pixel art creation fun and accessible. Whether you're doodling for fun or creating detailed artwork, Parrot provides the tools you need in a straightforward and easy-to-use interface with no ads! Features: - A fully ad-free experience - Three canvas sizes to choose from - Undo/ Redo option - Save directly to camera roll or share with friends - Transparent background option - Adjustable export size - Grid overly for precise drawings

About

Spriteer

Create animated pixel art characters and objects on an 8x8 canvas. Integrate your creations into 38 built-in arcade games or export them as PNGs or GIFs. Drawing, playing, and sharing are free.

Highlights
  • 8x8 pixel art canvas
  • Animated sprite creation
  • 38 built-in arcade games
  • PNG and GIF export
  • Customizable color palettes
  • Live walk preview
  • Undo functionality
Features
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The canvas is eight by eight. That is the whole rule — and it is enough. Draw a hero, a zombie, a gem, a door. One small frame per pose; the engine breathes in the rest — the walk beat, the floating treasure, the bounce of a slime. Your sprite starts living the moment you lift your finger. What you draw is yours to keep. Export any sprite as a PNG, or a character as an animated GIF, and take it wherever you like. Then prove it. Thirty-eight real arcade games are built in — mines, factories, haunted manors — and every one of them instantly wears YOUR art. Outrun boulders as the hero you drew; hunt the zombie you gave those red eyes. Your work lives in skins, like resource packs: each skin is a complete project — every character, tile, and item in one place, with your progress counted. Wear one skin at a time and switch styles in a tap. Share the file anywhere, or open it in Pythoneer and play whole worlds dressed in your sprites. Mirror drawing, a fixed sixteen-color palette, onion skin, a live walk preview, undo — serious tools, one simple rule. Unlock All — one purchase, no subscription: make as many characters of your own as you like. Five are free, and so are skins, every export, every color, drawing, playing and sharing. Sixty-four pixels. Yours.

Screenshots

Parrot4 screens
Spriteer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Parrot at 100% against Spriteer's 0%. Parrot also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Spriteer's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spriteer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Parrot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parrot ships an update every 4 months, Spriteer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Parrot versus Spriteer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParrotSpriteer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTuyet LuuSwiftian Inc.

Customer experience

Parrot

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Spriteer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Parrot

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spriteer

One-time1
  • Unlock All$1.99

Questions

Is Parrot free?
Parrot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spriteer free?
Spriteer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Parrot or Spriteer have ads?
Neither Parrot nor Spriteer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parrot or Spriteer?
Parrot ships an update every 4 months, and Spriteer every 9 days. Most recently, Parrot was updated on October 24, 2026 and Spriteer on October 25, 2026.

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