Comparison

Pic vs image.canon

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

Head to head
About

Pic

Create and share client galleries, upload media, and manage your photography workflow on the go. Post directly to social media or download high-resolution photos and videos to your device.

Highlights
  • Create and share client galleries
  • Upload any media
  • Manage workflow 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

image.canon

Seamlessly upload and store original quality photos and videos from your Canon camera to the cloud. Access your media from the app or web, and automatically forward them to other services. Organize your images with automatic sorting rules.

Highlights
  • Direct camera to cloud upload
  • Original quality storage for 30 days
  • Automatic image sorting
  • Forward to Google Photos, OneDrive, etc.
  • Access via app and web browser
  • Share reduced resolution images
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image.canon is a cloud service designed to ease your imaging workflow, whether you are a professional, enthusiast, or casual user. Connecting your Wi-Fi compatible Canon camera to the image.canon service will allow you to seamlessly upload all your images and movies in their original format and quality and access them from the dedicated app or a web browser – and automatically forward them to your computer, mobile devices, and third party services. [Features] -All original images stay for 30 days You can upload all of the images you have taken to image.canon cloud in original data and save for 30 days. Although the original data will be automatically deleted after 30 days, the display thumbnails will remain. -Automatic image sorting If you create the sorting rules in advance on image.canon, uploaded images from your Canon camera can be automatically sorted on image.canon.Sorted images can be transferred to 3rd-party services or a PC. -Upload to image.canon from Camera Connect You can upload images imported to your smartphone via the mobile app Camera Connect to the image.canon cloud. Camera Connect is used with integration with the image.canon app. -Auto forward images and movies to other storage services Connect image.canon to your Google Photos, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Frame.io or Flickr account and automatically transfer your compatible images and movies. -Share and play with images Access your image.canon images from the app and any compatible web browser. The library of reduced resolution images is ideal for sharing with friends and family over messenger and social media apps or printing with Canon portable printers. [Notes] *A thumbnail is a compressed image of up to 2,048 px for display in the app. *If this service is not used for 1 year, all of the images will be deleted regardless of their expiration date. [Compatible platforms] iOS 17/18/26

Screenshots

Pic4 screens
image.canon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pic at 4.7 against image.canon's 2.0. Pic also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 9%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pic has 2.2K ratings behind it against 322, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Pic's written reviews are positive against 9% of image.canon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pic ships an update every 2 weeks, image.canon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pic versus image.canon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicimage.canon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.2K ratings) — better2.0 (322 ratings)
Positive reviews31.8% of reviews — better9.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2.2K — better322
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPic-Time, Inc.Canon Inc.

Customer experience

Pic

All ratings2,172 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive31.8%
Neutral11.7%
Negative56.5%

image.canon

All ratings314 ratings
Positive21.0%
Neutral7.0%
Negative72.0%
Written reviews317 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative86.1%

Bugs and requests

Pic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

image.canon

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Camera not detected
  • Perpetual login loop
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Support for OneDrive and OneDrive for Business
  • iPad app
  • Ability to select specific photos to upload
  • Video upload support
  • EXIF data viewing
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  • Album management features

In-app purchases

None

Pic

No in-app purchases

None

image.canon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pic free?
Pic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is image.canon free?
image.canon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pic or image.canon?
Pic is rated higher. Pic averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while image.canon averages 2.0 from 322 ratings.
Do Pic or image.canon have ads?
Neither Pic nor image.canon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pic or image.canon?
Pic ships an update every 2 weeks, and image.canon every 2 months. Most recently, Pic was updated on November 13, 2026 and image.canon on November 14, 2026.

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