PhotoHound vs Captchagram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhotoHound
Discover and navigate to unique photography locations worldwide. Plan your next trip with community-curated spots, local insights, and advanced weather and sun/moon planning tools. Connect with other photographers and contribute to a responsible photography community.
- Explore global photo locations on a detailed map
- Get local photography tips and EXIF data
- Plan trips with Guides & Collections
- Navigate directly to precise spots
- Advanced weather and sun/moon forecasting (Premium)
- Connect with a community of photographers
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Discover and get to amazing photo locations around the world with PhotoHound. Explore incredible photo spots contributed by our global community of explorers and expertly curated by the PhotoHound team. EXPLORE PHOTO SPOTS Our detailed map allows you to search for photo locations near and far. Find unmissable iconic spots as well as off-the-beaten track and lesser known photography locations to inspire and plan your next photography trip. PHOTOGRAPH RESPONSIBLY Plant trees with PhotoHound and One Tree Planted when you opt for Premium Membership. Learn from others in the community how best to photograph at each location minimising your impact on the landscape, wildlife, flora and fauna. Know that all spots are well curated by our experts and fragile spots never added to the map. GUIDES & COLLECTIONS Use Guides & Collections to inform your planning and find inspiration from the PhotoHound team and community members. View your customised collections to organise itineraries or track your travels. NAVIGATION Find your way to precise photo locations and know where to park or find the start of the trail. Open routes directly in Waze, Apple and Google maps. GET LOCAL INFO Learn how PhotoHounders photographed a location with suggestions for best months, time of day, ideal conditions, gear, EXIF data and creative tips to help you get the most out of your time there. ACCURATE WEATHER & FORECASTS Our Premium members can use current weather, plus hourly 7-day forecasts to plan the best time to photograph at any location. We also offer detailed rain radar and cloud cover map overlays. SUN & MOON INFO Never miss the best light again! If you opt for Premium membership, you’ll be able to track sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset wherever you’re standing. You’ll also have hourly sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset times or plan ahead for a specific shoot date. JOIN A COMMUNITY OF LIKE-MINDED PHOTOGRAPHERS Get involved with the PhotoHound community. Follow photographers, explore their favourite spots, collections and shots and share your own. Help the PhotoHound team with curating spots to better protect them and earn points and kudos within the community for your contributions. If you love our app and it’s helping you find new photo locations, please tell others and rate us in the App Store. If you have any feedback, suggestions or frustrations, please contact us at team@photohound.co and we’ll be happy to respond. We can’t wait to welcome you into our photography community! All community contributions are free to explore, and all photo spots and guides are freely accessible within the app. Our Premium members will additionally benefit from: -Accurate weather planning and forecasting tools -A choice of detailed map layers -Sun & moon location and tracking for any time & date -Unlimited Collections -Give back to the planet as we’ll plant a tree for each Premium membership -Support our small team of photographers with the development of new features OUR GUIDES Here are a few of our 75+ photo location guides to the world’s most photographic locations, capital cities, national parks and areas of outstanding beauty. Together as a community we’re creating even more! NORTH AMERICA Glacier NP New York City North Cascades NP Olympic NP Oregon Coast Outer Banks Palouse Puget Sound Rocky Mountains NP Seattle Yellowstone NP Yosemite NP Zion NP Vancouver UK Birmingham Brighton Cambridgeshire Dartmoor Dorset Glencoe, Lake District London North Wales Northumberland Oxford Peak District Somerset South Wales Yorkshire Dales EUROPE Amsterdam Barcelona Berlin Bruges Cologne Copenhagen Dolomites Dubrovnik Faroe Islands Geneva Iceland Istria Krakow Lofoten Montenegro Moravia Naples & Amalfi Paris Plitvice NP Prague Rome Sarajevo Slovenia Dolomites Prague Tuscany Vienna Venice Zagreb ASIA, AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA Dubai Kuala Lumpur Patagonia Sossusvlei NP Everest Region Seychelles Shanghai Singapore Zanzibar
Captchagram
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Whether you're looking to grow your photography portfolio and generate income with your pics, or looking to purchase candid pics taken of yourself as you live your best life, Captchagram offers a safe and secure mobile platform to do just that. Using the latest facial recognition and location beaconing technology we have created a safe and permissive market place for photographers and regular people alike to sell and purchase candid photographs. You'll be able to download and purchase pics of you taken by people in your location as well as upload and sell pics you've taken of others. All this using the nothing but the smart phone in your pocket.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Captchagram at none against PhotoHound's shown. Captchagram also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). PhotoHound's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. PhotoHound sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Captchagram sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PhotoHound ships an update every 2 months, Captchagram every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | PhotoHound | Captchagram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PhotoHound Limited | Captchagram Ltd |
In-app purchases
PhotoHound
- 1 month$7.991 Month
- 12 months$29.991 Year
Captchagram
- Pro Monthly$9.99
- Pro Yearly$99.99
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