Random Gallery vs Pixette
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Random Gallery
Rediscover your forgotten photos and videos with a randomized viewing experience. Organize your media library, create favorite albums, and free up storage by deleting unwanted content. Enjoy slideshows and support for various media formats.
- Random photo and video discovery
- Create and share favorite albums
- Sort and delete unwanted media
- Slideshow functionality
- Video and GIF support
- Storage saving features
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DISCOVER your gallery in random order! Explore forgotten pictures and videos! SHARE your favorite moments – create an album and share it with your friends! SORT OUT your pictures to declutter and shrink your gallery! Get more storage space and a better overview! CREATE creative slideshows and collages from pictures, videos, GIFs and various folders and albums! Discover your photos and videos in a whole new way! With Random Gallery, you can relive old memories and organize your media library. The app lets you view images and videos randomly selected from your device's albums and folders. You can mark pictures as favorites and share them. Delete or hide unwanted content to free up extra storage space on your device. Sort recently added pics and easily delete them from various source folders like camera roll, WhatsApp or other applications. Have fun!
Pixette
Transform your iPad or iPhone into a digital photo frame that displays memories directly from your NAS. Enjoy smart framing, EXIF filters, and customizable overlays without uploading your files.
- Connects to NAS via WebDAV/SMB
- Smart slideshow with Ken Burns effect
- Face and Saliency Detection for framing
- EXIF-powered date and orientation filters
- Customizable on-screen overlays
- 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 Random Gallery's 33%. Pixette also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.2) and ads (none vs shown). Random Gallery's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pixette sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per year. Random Gallery asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixette holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Random Gallery's written reviews are positive against 91% of Pixette's.
Random Gallery ships an update every 11 days, Pixette every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Random Gallery | Pixette |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 91.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Olip | Mischa Richli |
Customer experience
Random Gallery
Pixette
In-app purchases
Random Gallery
No in-app purchases
Pixette
- Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Year









