Comparison

p10trancer vs Scryer

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

Head to head
About

p10trancer

This live video instrument for visual artists features nine independent video pads, two output channels with multiple transitions, and a six-effect rack per pad. It allows for real-time manipulation of video sources, including cameras and feedback loops, with a simulated NTSC pipeline for analog artifacts.

Highlights
  • Nine independent video pads
  • Two output channels with five master transitions
  • Six-effect rack per pad
  • Two independent pad-to-pad keyers
  • Simulated composite-NTSC pipeline
  • HDMI external display support
Features
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p10trancer is an iPad-native live video instrument for VJs and visual artists, inspired by the rich lineage of video mixers and samplers. Nine pads in a 3×3 grid, two output channels, a master fader, and effects you dial in by feel. Every gesture is performed live — there is no timeline, no track view, no beat grid. Plug in, hit a pad, see what happens. WHAT'S INSIDE • Nine independent video pads. Each pad can hold a video file, a still image, the iPad's front or back camera, a USB-C UVC camera (HDMI capture box, webcam), the keyer's composite output, or the master mix as a feedback source. • Two output channels with five master-mixer transitions: blur crossfade, linear swipe, star swipe, chroma key, luma key. A position fader sweeps between channels. • A six-effect rack on every pad: blur, internal feedback, chroma distortion, YUV phaser, luma phaser, edge enhance. Effects are bypassed by default — engage what you need. • Two independent pad-to-pad keyers, each with chroma or luma keying, threshold and softness. Keyers can chain (one keyer's foreground sources from another keyer) and self-feedback. • A simulated composite-NTSC pipeline. Frames are encoded into a simulated composite waveform with 4× horizontal oversampling, glitch effects mutate the encoded composite, and the result is decoded back. Chroma boost, HSync wobble, subcarrier drift, Y/C delay, dropouts, banded noise — every artifact is the kind of thing a real analog video processor produces, because it's produced by the same kind of operations. • HDMI external display through a DP-Alt-Mode USB-C dongle, switchable between HD 720p and NTSC 4:3. • Per-pad audio mixed through AVAudioEngine. Audio follows whichever channel its pad is routed to. Master output captures to MP4.

About

Scryer

Features
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SCRYER is a scrying eye you play with your expression. A fractal third eye built on computer vision, dithering and procedural generation. Hold a feeling — open your mouth, raise your brows, squint, tilt your head — and a living world opens and moves with you. Image and a generative synth transform together, in real time. Your face is the way in. It's not a filter. It's an instrument — and a window. WAYS TO SCRY • Drift and unwind inside a slow, hypnotic world • Play — feel how every expression bends image and sound • Create audiovisual material for your projects (square 1:1 and vertical 9:16, HD 1080p) • Turn the camera on yourself and perform — your face on screen, governing it all THE ENGINE • Your expressions drive a real-time glitch-dither engine (ordered dithering, chromatic glitch, pixel-melt, kaleidoscope, CRT, bloom, outline) • A generative synth composes the sound from what you feel — each spell its own voice • Tap a Spell to cross into a complete world, each with its own look, motion and sound • Use a built-in design, generate endless new ones, or load your own photo SPELLS — each one a world Séance · Astral · Glitch Hell · Dungeon · Wraith · Inferno · Oracle · Nexus · Void — from calm and wonder to grief, rage and dissolution. EXPORT Square 1:1 or vertical 9:16 in HD, ready to post or drop into your edits. 100% on device. No account, no cloud, no tracking. Just you, your expression, and the eye looking back. SCRYER PRO (one-time unlock) • Remove the watermark • HD 1080p export, no time limit • All spells, all palettes, intensity level 4 • ML subject cut-out for clean backgrounds A single payment. Forever. No subscription. Requires an iPhone with Face ID (TrueDepth camera). Privacy Policy: https://aethyrstudio.com/scryer/privacy Website: https://aethyrstudio.com/scryer

Screenshots

p10trancer1 screens
Scryer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: p10trancer at none against Scryer's 2. Scryer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Scryer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. p10trancer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

p10trancer ships an update every 9 days, Scryer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
p10trancer versus Scryer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterp10trancerScryer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB4 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTristan MaysharkSEBASTIAN E HERNANDEZ CACERES

In-app purchases

None

p10trancer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Scryer

One-time1
  • Scryer Pro2 variants$4.99

Questions

Is p10trancer free?
p10trancer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scryer free?
Scryer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do p10trancer or Scryer have ads?
Neither p10trancer nor Scryer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, p10trancer or Scryer?
p10trancer ships an update every 9 days, and Scryer every 2 days. Most recently, p10trancer was updated on October 7, 2026 and Scryer on October 28, 2026.

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