Pins vs Chic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pins
Create stunning photo collages with a wide array of layouts, backgrounds, and filters. Customize your creations with adjustable gaps and corner angles for a unique touch. Perfect for showcasing your favorite moments in a visually appealing way.
- 100+ pure and powerful layouts
- Adjustable gap and corner angles
- 60+ fashionable backgrounds
- Hundreds of color options
- 30+ beautiful filters
- Multiple scale support (1:1, 3:4, 9:16)
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Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get. Why not collect all those chocolates with PINS? ▾ P - Pure 100+ pure and powerful layouts Support mutiply scales like 1:1, 3:4, 9:16 and so on All you want is already here. ▾ I - Intimate Useful gap adjustment You can adjust the gap of Layout Margin, Layout Padding and the angle of the cornor and so on. Enjoy the photo you creat. ▾ N - Newfangled 60+ fashionable backgrounds Hundreds of colors for you to choose. Life is always simple but colorful. ▾ S - Sightly 30+ beautiful filters No matter it is the picture of people, scenery, delicious food or street snap, There is always a filter for you. ◆ PINS: Collage the pictures you love ◆ ----PINS PRO Subscription---- 1-Month subscription: $ 1.99 Free Trial: 1 Week Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase.Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase.Your account will be charged according to your plan for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchased a subscription to that publication. Starting the free trail means that you accept the terms and policies below. Privacy Policy:https://pins.wecut.com/user/privacy.html Terms of Use:https://pins.wecut.com/user/terms.html
Chic
This app recreates the aesthetic of vintage film cameras with unique filters and effects. It allows users to add artistic elements like light leaks, bubbles, and retro styles to their photos and videos, making everyday moments feel special.
- Vintage film camera aesthetic
- Creative filters and effects
- Light leak effects
- Bubble and bling overlays
- Y2K and retro styles
- Minivlog recording
- Lofi and oil-painted color styles
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Chic - Creative Film Camera Restore the texture and color of the film camera, while using the image technology to give the film camera more ways to play Added hot image elements, such as light and shadow, bubbles, bling, etc. to create a variety of ways to play with the camera and take high quality portrait photos easily. "Light Leakage Capsule" gives your photos a different feeling with random light, helping you capture a good story. "Smart B" is a bubble light spot in the summer by smelling the blue in the wind of Kamakura. "Millennium Disco" is a glittering millennial party that sets off a wave of Y2K. The film camera is a great tool for minivlog to record the fragments of daily life. "Summer Art Museum" is a low-fidelity and oil-painted color fragment of life. "LofiLive" is a low-fidelity view combined with overlay frames to record the most comfortable fragments of life. "Livelog" is inspired by Super 8mm, a projector that turns photos into negative movies and records every ordinary thing for you. We will continue to release new camera themes to help you record your life with a more interesting negative camera, please look forward to it. About Chic VIP and subscription terms - Unlock all Chic's filter effects - We offer monthly and yearly subscriptions - Open Chic to experience Chic VIP service for free - The payment will be processed from your iTunes account after you confirm to become our VIP member. The subscription will automatically renew at the end of each subscription duration unless you choose to cancel the auto-renewable subscription at least 24 hours prior to the end of your current subscription. Otherwise, the auto-renewable subscription payment will be processed within the last 24 hours of your current subscription. You can go to your iTunes account to set up viewing, managing and canceling your subscriptions after your purchase is successful. If you purchase a subscription before the end of the free trial period, the unused trial period will be automatically cancelled. -All private data is handled in accordance with Chic's Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, available at Service Agreement: https://pro.meitu.com/chic/legacy/services.html?lang=en Privacy Policy: https://pro.meitu.com/chic/legacy/privacy.html?lang=en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pins at 4.9 against Chic's 3.8. Pins also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 58%) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 49). Chic's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pins sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Chic sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pins holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pins has 1.4K ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Pins's written reviews are positive against 58% of Chic's.
Pins ships an update every 3 weeks, Chic every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pins | Chic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.4K ratings) — better | 3.8 (49 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 58.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 49 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 思远 林 | Xiamen HongTianChuangShi Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Pins
Chic
Bugs and requests
Pins
Reported bugs
3 issues- 0 photo selection issue
- Crashes and freezes
- Compatibility problems
Requested features
3 requests- More free design options
- Multilingual support
- Improved free version
Chic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pins
- PINS PRO7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- PINS Pro$0.99
Chic
- Chic Cam VIP(1 Month)3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Chic Cam VIP(1 Month)3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Chic Cam VIP(1 Year)3 Days trial$21.991 Year
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- Chic Cam VIP(1 Year)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- NIJI Flow$3.99
- Satin Glow$3.99
- Chic 3D Filter$3.99
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- Portrait G$3.99
- Chic Gemini$3.99
- Lofi Live Photo$3.99









