Comparison

Amber iX vs PixTidy

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

Head to head
About

Amber iX

Securely store and access your photos, videos, and documents from any device. Create collaborative spaces to share content with friends and family on your terms. Enjoy offline access and stream media to your big screen.

Highlights
  • Auto Camera Roll Backup
  • Secure Collaborative Spaces
  • Digital Media Hub
  • Smart Cast for Big Screen
  • Offline File Access
  • Privacy-First Security
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Welcome to the most Secure Smart Personal Cloud ever. Protect all of your photos, videos & digital documents on your Amber unit and access them from any device, anywhere. Powered by AmberCloud, you can share and create secure, collaborative spaces with friends, colleagues and family on your terms, with the Amber iX App. Key Features: Easy In. Easy Out: With Auto Camera Roll Backup you can free Up Space on Your Smartphone for all your Digital Content and easily share with loved ones. Digital Media Hub: Stream any of your digital files on-the-go or gather at home and share memories on the Big Screen with Smart Cast. Online or Offline: Enjoy all of your content regardless of your connection, download important files to your offline folder and access them when you’re in Airplane mode. Privacy First: Secure login, permission settings and TLS/SSL-encrypted connections so you can rest assured your files are secure and accessible to only those you choose. Bring Your Data Home with Amber. Your Cloud. Your Rules. Please Note: The Amber iX App requires an Amber or Amber X device, available at www.myamberlife.com Follow Us on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter @myamberlife

About

PixTidy

Features
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PixTidy looks at your iCloud photo library and helps you decide what stays. Built for iOS 26 and beyond, with a brand-new interface and a smarter way to spot the photos you don't really need. WHAT'S NEW IN 1.2 • A complete redesign — dark canvas, calmer colours, less chrome. PixTidy now feels like a tool, not a tutorial. • Similar photos, finally. Find the five near-duplicates from the same sunset and keep only the best one. PixTidy groups them for you and lets you decide what to do with each cluster. • Faster, steadier analysis. We reworked the indexing pipeline so your library is scanned in the background without getting in the way of the rest of your phone. WHAT PIXTIDY DOES • Find similar photos. Group near-duplicates by visual content, not just file size, and pick your favourite from each cluster. • Spot large videos. Videos that take up the most space in your library are flagged so you can compress or delete them in a few taps. • Highlight forgotten clutter. Old screenshots, receipts, blurry shots and notes — grouped together so you can clean them in one pass. • Aesthetic pass. Surface photos that don't quite fit your gallery so you can keep what you love and skip what you don't. HOW IT WORKS PixTidy reads your photo library on your iPhone. The analysis runs locally — your photos, your clusters and your decisions never leave your device. iCloud sync is used to access your library, the same way the Photos app does. PixTidy doesn't collect personal data. There's no account, no tracking, no ads. PixTidy 1.2 is the first major release since launch. Your feedback shapes what comes next — tap the support link inside the app to tell us what works and what doesn't.

Screenshots

Amber iX4 screens
PixTidy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Amber iX at every 2 months against PixTidy's every 10 months. Amber iX also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amber iX ships an update every 2 months, PixTidy every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Amber iX versus PixTidy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmber iXPixTidy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLatticeWork Inc.Bazinga Systems

In-app purchases

None

Amber iX

No in-app purchases

None

PixTidy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Amber iX free?
Amber iX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PixTidy free?
PixTidy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Amber iX or PixTidy have ads?
Neither Amber iX nor PixTidy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Amber iX or PixTidy?
Amber iX ships an update every 2 months, and PixTidy every 10 months. Most recently, Amber iX was updated on October 4, 2026 and PixTidy on October 13, 2026.

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