Comparison

Pic vs Iris Works

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

Head to head
About

Pic

Manage your photography workflow on the go. Create and share client galleries, upload media, and post directly to social media from your mobile device. Download high-resolution photos and videos to your device.

Highlights
  • Create and share client galleries
  • Upload any media
  • Manage work on mobile
  • Post directly to social media
  • Download high-res photos and videos
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Your galleries go where you go. The Pic-Time mobile app brings your workflow to your fingertips. Create and share galleries with clients, upload any media, and manage your work right from your phone or tablet. Post your work directly to social, or download high-res photos and videos to your device. Everything you need, always within reach.

About

Iris Works

Manage your photography business on the go with this app. It streamlines client workflows from initial contact and booking to invoicing and contracting, ensuring consistent branding and a professional client experience.

Highlights
  • Client workflow management
  • Online booking and scheduling
  • Contract and invoice generation
  • Lead management and automated emails
  • Payment and gallery integrations
  • Branded client communications
Features
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Iris has created an on-the-go mobile app for users to stay connected to their business in the fast-paced photography industry. Iris lets you manage your workflows from start to finish—from emailing to booking and invoicing to contracting—while delivering a world-class experience to your clients. Our mobile app pairs perfectly with our online platform to help you grow your business and keep your fingers on the pulse of your client activity. Once you’ve created your workflows and templates in the online platform, you’ll be able to easily view all of the details of your clients, their events and what’s next. STREAMLINED WORKFLOWS: Our workflows will do all of the heavy for you and impress your clients from the very start. Not only are they intuitive and simple to set up, but you can use your workflows to send and receive your contracts and invoices and create the perfect communication plan for each type of client that you service. ONLINE BOOKING: Our booking feature allows your clients to pick an open time on your calendar for seamless scheduling and kicks off a workflow that can include a contract and invoice. Two unique booking options will let you share your schedule with everyone or customize time slots for specific clients. You’ll be booking clients and getting paid in no time at all. SEAMLESS LEAD PAGES: Use the integrated lead page set-up to automatically add all of your new leads into your Iris account from wherever they come. Once they’re in your Iris account, you can send automated, custom-reply emails based on what the lead is interested in and kick off full workflows that will keep them in the loop through your entire process. INTEGRATIONS: From payments to gallery software to accounting, Iris can help you connect all of the dots. It’s easy to automate your invoices and accept payments using our integrations with Square, PayPal and Stripe. Our relationship with ShootProof lets you create a gallery when you add a new event and link to it in your email templates. And our partnership with QuickBooks will keep your business accounting running smoothly. CONSISTENT BRANDING: Your business has its own personality and we want to honor that. We’ve gone to great lengths to ensure that your brand shines through with all of your client interactions—from branded emails, invoices, contracts, to questionnaire and more. TWO PLANS: Iris offers two plans that fit your business. Our basic plan includes all of our standard features including everything you need to build and execute complete workflows. Our booking plan allows you to booking, contract and invoice clients with one easy set-up.

Screenshots

Pic4 screens
Iris Works3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pic at 4.7 against Iris Works's 1.8. Pic also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 20). Iris Works's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pic holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pic has 1.7K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Pic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Iris Works's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pic ships an update every 2 weeks, Iris Works monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pic versus Iris Works: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicIris Works
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better1.8 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews31.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better20
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB86 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPic-Time, Inc.Iris Works, LLC

Customer experience

Pic

All ratings1,017 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive31.1%
Neutral10.6%
Negative58.3%

Iris Works

All ratings20 ratings
Positive15.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pic

No in-app purchases

None

Iris Works

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pic free?
Pic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Iris Works free?
Iris Works is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pic or Iris Works?
Pic is rated higher. Pic averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Iris Works averages 1.8 from 20 ratings.
Do Pic or Iris Works have ads?
Neither Pic nor Iris Works shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pic or Iris Works?
Pic ships an update every 2 weeks, and Iris Works monthly. Most recently, Pic was updated on October 13, 2026 and Iris Works on September 27, 2026.

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