Frame Pro vs Pixette
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frame Pro
Transform your iPad into a high-quality digital photo frame. Enjoy customizable slideshows with various effects, time and date displays, and even music integration. Upgrade for advanced features like weather overlays and multi-user photo sharing.
- Full-screen image slideshows
- Configurable slide timing
- Optional time and date display
- Slideshow effects and transitions
- Text and graphics overlay
- Music and narration integration
- Multi-user photo sharing
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Quality digital photo frames with good functionality are getting harder to find. Frame Pro can turn your iPad into a superior digital photo frame. If you have an older iPad, use the 'DP Frame' app, also in the App Store. Features There are 2 versions of Frame Pro: - FREE - UPGRADE – available as an In App Purchase FREE version features: - A slideshow of full screen images in portrait or landscape orientation - Easy slideshow navigation and pausing - Configurable slide time - Optional display of current time and/or date - Optional night-time sleep mode - Compatible with all recent generations of iPad - and recent iPhones and iPod Touches - for older iPads use the 'DPFrame' app UPGRADE additional features: - Wide range of slideshow effects (ie zoom, filters and transition effects) - Configurable text and graphics overlay - Current date and time with choice of formats - Camera metadata (when and where shot) - Personalised image/logo with text - Local weather conditions - Multimedia functions - Configurable narration track or background music playlist - Slide changes synced to narration or music - Vision and sound output to external devices via AirPlay - Flexible selection of photos and music - Multiple users can 'send' photos to a shared photo album for centralised display - Configurable sleep function
Pixette
Transform your device into a digital photo frame that displays memories directly from your NAS or device library without uploading. Enjoy smart slideshows with intelligent framing and EXIF-powered filters. Personalize your display with overlays and scheduled sleep modes.
- Connects to NAS and local photo libraries
- Smart slideshows with Ken Burns effect
- Face and saliency detection for intelligent cropping
- EXIF-powered filters by date, location, and orientation
- Customizable on-screen overlays (clock, weather, etc.)
- Scheduled sleep and wake functionality
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Rediscover your long-forgotten photos and videos with Pixette! Turn any iPad or iPhone into a stunning digital picture frame that pulls memories straight from your NAS or the photo library on your device. No uploads, no third-party cloud, your files stay yours. Connect Your Way Pixette streams directly from your own storage, with no cloud middleman: • WebDAV - Nextcloud, ownCloud, Synology, TrueNAS, and most NAS devices • Synology Photos - browse albums and folders • Immich - connect to your self-hosted Immich server and browse albums • Jellyfin (beta) - sign in to your Jellyfin server and play its photo and home video libraries • Plex (beta) - sign in with your Plex account and play your Plex photo libraries • SMB / CIFS - network shares on Synology, QNAP, Windows Server, and more • Photos & iCloud Shared Albums - play one or more albums from the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad, including albums shared with you over iCloud Set up in seconds and let Pixette index your entire library, even 2 million+ files. Smart Slideshow • Shuffle through all your memories • Smooth transitions with Ken Burns zoom & pan effect Intelligent Framing • Face Detection centers every photo on the people that matter • Saliency Detection finds zones of interest for perfect crops • Fill Screen mode eliminates black bars on any device EXIF-Powered Filters • Filter by date range or orientation • Filter by location - show only photos taken near a place you pick on the map Personalised Display • On-screen clock, folder name, photo date, and location overlays • Live weather overlay with current conditions and a 3-day forecast • Fully customisable overlay format & variables • Scheduled sleep & wake for overnight peace Built for Every Device • Supports iOS 15+ Free with up to 500 files. Unlock unlimited files and premium features with an annual subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixette at 91% against Frame Pro's 50%. Pixette also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (43 vs 1). Frame Pro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Frame Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixette sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Frame Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixette has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Frame Pro's written reviews are positive against 91% of Pixette's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Frame Pro ships an update every 3 months, Pixette every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Frame Pro | Pixette |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 91.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lindsay Arnold | Mischa Richli |
Customer experience
Frame Pro
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In-app purchases
Frame Pro
- Frame Pro Upgrade$1.99
Pixette
- Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Year
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