Comparison

Spryt vs PixSprite

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

Head to head
About

Spryt

Features
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Spryt is the pixel art editor built for creators. Whether you're designing game sprites, retro icons, or animated pixel art — Spryt gives you everything you need. DRAW WITH POWERFUL TOOLS • Pencil, eraser, fill bucket, and eyedropper • Selection tool to move and rearrange pixels • Mirror mode for instant symmetry (horizontal, vertical, or both) • Undo and redo every stroke ANIMATE FRAME BY FRAME • Create frame-by-frame animations • Multiple layers per frame with visibility controls • Adjustable FPS from 1 to 30 • Preview your animation in real time TEMPLATES FOR EVERY SIZE • Ready-made templates for 8x8, 16x16, 32x32, and 64x64 grids • Pixel characters, hearts, swords, mushrooms, castles, and more • Jump right in or start from scratch EXPORT & SHARE • Export frames as high-resolution PNG • Export animations as GIF • Export sprite sheets for game development • Share directly to social media 12 ANIMATED THEMES • A different animated background every day • Ocean, Space, Forest, Sakura, Arctic, Volcano, Underwater, Retro Arcade, Haunted, Thunderstorm, Campfire, and Galaxy • Choose your favorite or let it rotate automatically SPRYT PRO • Unlock 32x32 and 64x64 canvases • Unlimited animation frames and layers • GIF export • All templates • Custom color picker • iCloud sync across all your devices Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PixSprite

Features
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PixSprite is a pixel art and sprite animation editor built for iPhone and iPad. Start with a blank canvas or turn a photo into editable pixel art, then bring your ideas to life, pixel by pixel. Create • Work on canvases up to 1024Ɨ1024 pixels • Draw with pencil, eraser, eyedropper, line, shape, selection, lasso, and magic wand tools • Refine artwork with layers, opacity, blend modes, symmetry, and live preview • Build and manage your own color palettes, including transparency • Add pixel text with built-in fonts and adjustable size, line spacing, alignment, and color • Replace, adjust, and remap colors; reduce palette colors and remove unused colors Animate • Draw frame by frame, adjust timing, and preview your animation • Duplicate and reorder frames on the timeline • Organize animation sequences with tags • Use linked cels to share the same layer content across frames Turn images into pixel art • Import a photo or image and continue editing the result • Adjust crop, palette, scaling, and dithering • Split sprite sheets into animation frames Import and export • Import and export Aseprite files with support for layers, animation frames, tags, and linked cels • Import animated GIFs, APNGs, and sprite sheets • Export GIF, APNG, MP4, PNG sequences, and sprite sheets • Save and share your work as PixSprite project files Some features and export formats require the one-time PixSprite Pro purchase.

Screenshots

Spryt4 screens
PixSprite4 screens

Verdict

The call

Spryt and PixSprite are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Spryt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PixSprite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Spryt versus PixSprite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSprytPixSprite
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTyler Berndt俊辰 江

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Spryt

Subscriptions2
  • Spryt Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Spryt Pro$19.991 Year
1 purchases

PixSprite

One-time1
  • PixSprite Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Spryt free?
Spryt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PixSprite free?
PixSprite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spryt or PixSprite have ads?
Neither Spryt nor PixSprite shows ads.

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