PixEz vs Pivlite Preview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PixEz
Discover and explore a vast collection of illustrations. Quickly view the latest works from followed users and trending pieces. Search for illustrations by keywords, titles, character names, or IDs.
- View latest works from followed users
- Explore trending illustrations
- Search by keyword, title, or character name
- Search by artwork ID or character ID
- Block specific authors, tags, or works
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这是一个插画收藏的客户端,利用这个应用，发现和探索更多富有创造力的插画！ ○最新作品 ・可以快速查看关注用户的最新作品 ・可以查看排行作品 ○搜索 ・从任意关键词来寻找作品 ・也可以通过作品名和角色名来搜索 ・也可以通过作品ID和角色ID或链接来搜索 ・经常搜索的关键词会留在搜索栏上 ○特色 ・支持特定作者，标签或作品的屏蔽
Pivlite Preview
This app allows users to view, download, upload, and share various wallpapers and illustrations. It features image search, AI-driven resolution expansion for artwork, and manga translation.
- View, download, and upload wallpapers
- Share illustrations
- Image search (search by image)
- AI resolution expansion for artwork
- Manga translation
- Community interaction
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Browse over 50 million illustrations, manga, and novels from artists worldwide. Preview edition — new features land here first. Updates may be less stable; great for early adopters. Pivlite Preview helps you discover artwork, manga, and novels you love on iPhone and iPad. FEATURES Popular Works • Explore the most popular works of the season. • Filter by Daily, Weekly, and Monthly rankings. • Browse Male, Female, Original, and Rookie categories. Following New • Quickly see new posts from artists you follow. • Stay up to date with fresh work from the community. Search • Search by work ID, illustration, manga, user, and tag. • Search title, caption, tags, and author. • Sort results by popularity (Premium). • Find and follow artists from search results. Download Center • Manage Downloading and Downloaded tasks in one place. • Save illustrations, manga, and animated works to your photo library. Novels & Reading • Read novels with bookmarks, history, and series support. • Export and enjoy long-form reading on iPhone and iPad. Follow us on Weibo (https://weibo.com/u/2975751864) or visit our website (https://www.pivlite.com).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PixEz at 4.5 against Pivlite Preview's 2.2. PixEz also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (79% vs 56%). Pivlite Preview's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. PixEz sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Pivlite Preview sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PixEz holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PixEz has 331 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of PixEz's written reviews are positive against 56% of Pivlite Preview's.
PixEz ships an update monthly, Pivlite Preview fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PixEz | Pivlite Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (331 ratings) — better | 2.2 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.5% of reviews — better | 56.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 331 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 培荣 张 | 泽勇 周 |
Customer experience
PixEz
Pivlite Preview
Bugs and requests
PixEz
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to save images to device gallery
- Search function not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with older iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add one-tap return to home button
- Implement swipe-to-exit functionality
- Provide option to sort content by popularity/likes
- Add novel/manga download and reading features
- Improve iPad multitasking support
Pivlite Preview
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PixEz
- 支持开发者工作$1.99
- 支持开发者工作$3.99
Pivlite Preview
- 尝鲜体验包$0.99
- 图片加速月卡$1.99
- 连载追更包$6.99
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- 高级尊享包$14.99
