Pixel vs Vitrine AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel
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Your photo, turned into a pattern you can actually make. Pixela turns any picture into a crisp pixel grid with a tidy color palette and a printable chart ā so you can recreate it however you like: ⢠Perler / Hama beads ā get the bead-by-bead layout for your next fuse-bead art. ⢠Cross-stitch & embroidery ā symbols per color and a printable chart to stitch from. ⢠Knitting & crochet ā color-work charts (intarsia, tapestry, C2C, jacquard): one square per stitch/block. ⢠Quilting & patchwork ā each pixel becomes a fabric square. ⢠Pixel art, sprites & icons ā turn a photo or your own drawing/sketch into true pixels with a controlled palette; export a clean PNG. ⢠Event & stadium mosaics ā plan "pixel performances" and card stunts, seat by seat, sized in meters. ⢠Wall decor & murals ā set the centimeters per tile and get the real wall size to paint or tile. ⢠LEGO & brick mosaics ā each pixel is one brick on the baseplate. ⢠LED matrices & low-res screens ā a pixel map to wire or program each LED. ⢠Gifts & keepsakes ā turn a pet, a portrait, or a logo into a handmade piece. ⢠Drawings, coloring pages & templates ā a ready-made grid to trace, color, or hand off. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT ⢠Pick a photo ā Pixela builds the pattern in seconds. ⢠Control the look ā set the number of columns and palette colors with live sliders. ⢠Color symbols ā every color gets a letter so it's easy to follow (great for color-vision needs). ⢠Printable PDF ā a clean legend plus the full symbol chart, ready to print or share. ⢠Export a clean PNG ā the pure pixel art with no grid or symbols, ready to use as a sprite, sticker, or poster. ⢠Real thread colors ā see the nearest DMC floss for every color, and swap any color for the one you prefer. ⢠Real finished size at any scale ā stitches (Aida), beads, or big tiles; shown in cm or meters, so you can size a wall mural or a whole stadium mosaic. ⢠Track your progress ā mark finished cells and watch your % climb. ⢠Pinch to zoom, tap "1:1" to see the whole thing ā built for big, detailed pieces. ⢠Works offline ā everything is processed on your device. Your photos never leave it. FAIR PRICING Unlock everything with a single one-time purchase ā no subscription, ever. Private by design: your photos are processed on-device and are never uploaded.
Vitrine AR
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Vitrine turns 3D files into photoreal AR presentations. Import CAD and 3D files (STL, OBJ, glTF/GLB ā including Draco-compressed ā and USDZ), drop on physically-based materials, pick studio-grade lighting, and walk your client around the result at true scale through the iPhone or iPad camera. ⢠Import: STL, OBJ+MTL, glTF/GLB (incl. Draco), USDZ/Reality ā with automatic repair, welding and smart decimation ⢠Materials: 60+ PBR presets, or apply the file's own materials ⢠Lighting: 15 environments, including real HDR image-based lighting ⢠Configurators: capture states (colors, exploded views) viewers switch with one tap; Auto-Explode builds the exploded view for you ⢠Stories: guided step-by-step walkthroughs ā states, viewpoints and your text, paged with arrows in the viewer and in AR ⢠Stage in AR: arrange parts at true scale in the real room and capture the result as a state ⢠Callouts: numbered pins with notes, photos and links ā drag them across the model to place them ⢠AR anchoring five ways: tabletop, any surface (LiDAR), printed QR marker (live-tracked) ā face and body anchoring return in a coming update ⢠Exhibition mode (Pro): lock a device to curated scenes for fairs and showrooms ā passcode-gated exit; Stand Statistics count what visitors actually opened (on-device only) ⢠App Clip (Marque): print a Visitor Link code and anyone can open your scene instantly ā no install, hosted on YOUR web space, never ours ⢠LiDAR scanning (Pro), USDZ export (Pro), unlimited projects (Pro) ⢠Ready-made example scenes and models for every AR mode Free to use with three projects and every core tool. One purchase unlocks Pro ā no subscription, no accounts, no data collection.
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Verdict
Pixel and Vitrine AR are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters ā price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them ā 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
Both are free to download. Pixel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Vitrine AR sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Pixel | Vitrine AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abraham Munguia | Connectix GmbH |
In-app purchases
Pixel
- Pixel-A Pro$4.99
Vitrine AR
- Vitrine Pro$39.99
- Vitrine Marque$149.99









