Canto DAM vs Pics.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canto DAM
Manage and share brand assets directly from your mobile device. Upload files, download content, and distribute assets with ease using your existing account credentials.
- Upload files from mobile
- Share content easily
- Download assets on the go
- Manage brand assets
- Access via mobile
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With the Canto iOS mobile app, you can easily upload files, share content, and download assets — all from your mobile phone. Simply download the app and log in with your Canto credentials to manage and share your brand assets on the go.
Pics.io
This app provides a mobile interface for a digital asset management system, allowing users to find, view, share, and upload digital content. It integrates with cloud storage and offers features for project tracking and workflow automation.
- Search and view digital assets
- Select and share assets
- Create and share collections
- Upload assets directly
- Collaborate on assets
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Pics.io is the professional digital asset management system revolutionizing the way you find, reuse, update & share your digital content. Pics.io DAM works on top of your cloud storage (Google Drive or Amazon S3) and provides centralized access to your media, progress tracking for creative projects, automation of marketing workflows and many other benefits for any type of business. You can always find more information on our website. Pics.io mobile app offers a subset of the core Pics.io digital asset management functionality optimized for finding, viewing, sharing, and uploading new assets. Have access to all your favorite digital asset management features right at your fingertips: 1. Search and view assets 2. Select and send assets to others 3. Create and share collections on the fly 4. Upload assets directly to your DAM 5. Collaborate on your assets with ease Take your digital asset management to a new level with the Pics.io mobile app. We also encourage you to learn more about Pics.io’s mobile capabilities on our website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pics.io at fortnightly against Canto DAM's every 4 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Canto DAM against 5.0 for Pics.io. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Canto DAM ships an update every 4 months, Pics.io fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canto DAM | Pics.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Canto, Inc. | TopTechPhoto inc. |
Customer experience
Canto DAM
Pics.io
In-app purchases
Canto DAM
No in-app purchases
Pics.io
No in-app purchases
