PH Show vs Unofficial Pix Backpack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PH Show
Create dynamic visuals for smart LED screens. Explore a library of animations, upload your own images, and design custom text effects with decorative frames. Supports multiple resolutions and languages, ideal for creators and businesses.
- Dynamic GIF animation library
- Upload multi-frame images
- Doodle editor for custom sketches
- Animated text with effects
- Support for multiple screen resolutions
- Multilingual compatibility
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PH Show is a creative tool designed for smart LED display screens. Users can explore a built-in library of dynamic GIF animations, or upload multi-frame images from their device to craft custom animations. The app features a doodle editor for sketching personalized visuals, and tools for animating text with decorative frames and stylish effects. PH Show supports multiple screen resolutions and offers multilingual compatibility for international users. This version is independently developed with a new UI and submission identity, tailored for individual creators, storefronts, and flexible LED scenarios.
Unofficial Pix Backpack
Create and display custom pixel art, animations, and scrolling text on your backpack. Features include real-time drawing, image import, and bike mode signaling. Enjoy offline functionality, built-in games, and various widgets.
- Real-time pixel art drawing
- Display scrolling text
- Import images and animations
- Bike mode signaling
- Offline functionality
- Built-in games and widgets
- Display music and forecasts
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Personalize your backpack! Features: - Draw images and animations in real-time: when you change a pixel on the canvas, it immediately changes on the backpack. - Display scrolling texts. - Import images. - Use the backpack in bike mode: signal your intent to turn or to slow down by pressing on the corresponding sections of the screen (press again to reset to the idle biking animation). - The core of the app runs fully locally: no need to connect to remote servers to use your backpack! - Save drawings and animations; share them or the entire collection with others. - Show the currently playing song (music recognition powered by AudD). - Show the odds of various events happening by selecting Manifold forecasts. - Display built-in animations. - Import animations. - Display the game of life or various other effects. - Play your backpack's built-in games. - Throw quantum random dice. - Use all of the other built-in widgets, such as countdown, stopwatch, or clock. - Automatically send an animation or open a widget when you connect to your backpack. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
PH Show and Unofficial Pix Backpack both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Unofficial Pix Backpack's written reviews are positive against 50% of PH Show's. Unofficial Pix Backpack also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). PH Show's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Unofficial Pix Backpack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. PH Show asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PH Show against 5.0 for Unofficial Pix Backpack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of PH Show's written reviews are positive against 100% of Unofficial Pix Backpack's.
PH Show ships an update every 2 months, Unofficial Pix Backpack every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | PH Show | Unofficial Pix Backpack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 美羿 张 | AudD, LLC |
Customer experience
PH Show
Unofficial Pix Backpack
In-app purchases
PH Show
No in-app purchases
Unofficial Pix Backpack
- Pro subscription (monthly)$19.991 Month
- Lifetime access to Pro$89.99
