EXP Lights vs PixelTrace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EXP Lights
Control your pixel lights with this app, compatible with Experience Lights Pixel Controllers. Design and schedule custom animations for professional installations or residential use.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Custom animation design
- Schedule animations
- Compatible with Pixel Controllers
- Professional and residential use
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Compatible with Experience Lights Pixel Controllers, the EXP Lights App uses Bluetooth to control your lights. For professional installers, and residential customer alike, design and schedule custom animations directly in the App.
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 rating: PixelTrace at 5.0 against EXP Lights's 1.0. PixelTrace also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
PixelTrace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | EXP Lights | PixelTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Experience Lights LLC | Chroma Lightshows LLC |
In-app purchases
EXP Lights
No in-app purchases
PixelTrace
No in-app purchases









