Comparison

Pixara vs REFRAMD

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

Head to head
About

Pixara

Create professional graphics and documents using AI assistance and advanced design tools. Generate logos, posters, illustrations, and presentations with a conversational AI copilot and a vast library of templates. Seamlessly sync across Apple devices and export in various formats.

Highlights
  • AI Design Copilot (ARA)
  • Hundreds of customizable templates
  • Advanced vector editing tools
  • Multi-layer drawing
  • Smart transitions for animations
  • AI-powered writing assistance
  • Scan and digitize documents with OCR
Features
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Create stunning designs across all your Apple devices with Pixara Studio — the complete native design app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. A powerful all-in-one design tool, built natively for Apple. From social media posts to presentations, logos to illustrations — everything in one intuitive app. ▶ MEET ARA — YOUR AI DESIGN COPILOT Describe what you want, and ARA builds it for you. Add elements, adjust layouts, change colors, edit text — all through natural conversation. ARA understands your design and helps you create faster, smarter, and with zero learning curve. ▶ HUNDREDS OF TEMPLATES Ready-to-customize designs for Instagram stories, posters, flyers, book covers, business cards, logos, collages, presentations, newsletters, and more. ▶ ADVANCED VECTOR TOOLS Create illustrations and edit paths with precision. Add points, adjust curves, customize strokes and fills. Convert text and shapes into editable paths. Merge, combine, and transform — vector editing made easy. ▶ MULTI-LAYER DRAWING Create multiple drawing layers, each independently movable and resizable. Adjust depth, combine with other elements, and build complex illustrations with full control. ▶ SMART TRANSITIONS Bring your designs to life. Elements smoothly animate, scale, and glide between pages — perfect for presentations and motion graphics. Shared objects move automatically; new ones fade in, removed ones fade out. No keyframes, no timeline — just place, duplicate, and play. ▶ AI-POWERED WRITING Select any text and instantly correct grammar, rephrase, elaborate, or summarize — without leaving your design. ▶ SCAN & DIGITIZE Capture documents with your camera, extract text using OCR, edit directly in your designs, and export as PDF. ▶ SEAMLESS SYNC Start on iPhone, refine on iPad, finish on Mac. iCloud keeps everything in sync. ▶ PRO EXPORTS Export in SVG, PDF, PNG, JPEG, HEIC, or WebP — high resolution, no watermarks with PRO. Terms & Conditions: https://pixara.studio/terms/

About

REFRAMD

Features
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REFRAMD is your pocket library for the Rive animation community. 100% free. No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. No financial services of any kind. No account required. Browse 15,000 animations from creators worldwide. Swipe to discover, tap to interact, save your favorites, organize them into albums — all without an account, all stored locally on your device. BROWSE Explore the full Rive community catalog, filtered by tag: UI components, characters, icons, loaders, interactive, and more. • Tap any tile to open the animation full screen • Tap the title (or swipe UP on any card) to jump straight to the detail view • Long-press a tile to enter multi-select mode — bulk-save multiple animations to favorites in one tap • Pull down to refresh with a new shuffled selection • The grid reloads instantly on return visits — content is cached locally between sessions DISCOVER A swipe deck built for fast curation. • Swipe RIGHT to save, swipe LEFT to skip • Swipe UP on any card (or tap the title bar) to open the full detail view • Double-tap to add to favorites instantly • Tap REWIND to undo your last swipe • Tap REPLAY to restart any animation from the beginning • An "INTERACTIVE" badge appears on animations that respond to touch — tap the card to trigger the state machine DETAIL VIEW Full-screen playback with every action in one place. • Animation plays full screen — tap to interact on interactive animations • CONTROLS panel: drive the state machine live, input by input, scene by scene • Pinch to zoom in full screen, on a dark, light, or transparency-grid background • GIF button: export a 3-second GIF with the creator credit written into the image • CODE button: pick a format and copy a paste-ready snippet — plain URL, React Native, Web Canvas, or Flutter • SHARE button: share a community link (no file download needed), AirDrop the .riv file, or send it via email, Slack, or Files • FAVORITE button: add to or remove from your collection without leaving the view SAVE & ORGANIZE Build a curated library directly on your device. • Star any animation to add it to your collection • Toggle between "All" and "Albums" from the header • Create named albums — UI Icons, Loaders, Characters, Brand Kit, and anything else • Each animation lives in "All" and can belong to multiple albums simultaneously, just like Apple Photos • Long-press an album cover to delete it • Tap the three-dot menu on any album to rename, delete, or export the full album as a ZIP EXPORT & INTEGRATE Curate once, ship everywhere. • Copy a code snippet — URL, React Native, Web Canvas, or Flutter — and paste directly into your project • Export a GIF for a message, a deck, or a design review • Multi-select animations in your library and export them as a single ZIP bundle • Tap the export icon to export your ENTIRE library as a ZIP with subfolders organized by album name Every export and every code snippet automatically includes the CC BY 4.0 attribution — no need to track creator credits manually. PRIVACY FIRST No account needed. Your collections stay on your device. Free thanks to anonymous, non-personalized ads. From Settings, reset hidden animations, Discover history, or favorites independently, or erase everything at once. LANGUAGE Full interface in English and French. Switch anytime from Settings — no restart required. FOR DESIGNERS, DEVELOPERS, AND BUILDERS REFRAMD is built for people who ship motion — motion designers, UI developers, creative directors, and builders using AI coding assistants who want production-ready animations they can drop into their projects in seconds. — Free — 15,000 animations from the Rive community — Favorites and albums stored on your device — No account or login required — 4 code formats: React Native, Web Canvas, Flutter, URL — GIF export with built-in credit — Export ZIP bundles with album organization — Share files or community links natively — Full English and French interface

Screenshots

Pixara4 screens
REFRAMD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: REFRAMD at none against Pixara's 11. REFRAMD also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Pixara's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Pixara sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. REFRAMD asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixara ships an update monthly, REFRAMD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Pixara versus REFRAMD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixaraREFRAMD
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB40 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTana IntelSoft SRLHadrien Hubert

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Pixara

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • AI Copilot Weekly$9.997 Days
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  • Yearly$19.991 Year
  • AI Copilot Weekly$39.991 Month
One-time6
  • 5 credits$0.99
  • 10 credits$2.99
  • 25 credits$6.99
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  • 50 credits$14.99
  • 100 credits$24.99
  • Lifetime$74.99
None

REFRAMD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixara free?
Pixara is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is REFRAMD free?
REFRAMD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixara or REFRAMD have ads?
REFRAMD shows ads; Pixara does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixara or REFRAMD?
Pixara ships an update monthly, and REFRAMD every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pixara was updated on October 30, 2026 and REFRAMD on November 5, 2026.

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