Pics.io vs Playbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Playbook
Access and manage your creative files seamlessly across all your devices. Share your work, get feedback on the go, and post directly to social media from your mobile device.
- Seamless cross-device file access
- Share work and receive feedback
- Post directly to social media
- On-the-go creative file management
- Beautifully view and find files
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You asked and we answered: it’s finally here! The Playbook Mobile App is now available on iOS so you can see everything and find anything, beautifully, anywhere. Share your work and receive feedback while you’re on the go, seamlessly access your creative files across devices, and even post to social media - all from your Playbook. Happy Playbookin’! Psst… tag us on social media at @playbook_hq to let people know that it’s time to make the switch to Playbook! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://www.playbook.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pics.io at 100% against Playbook's 63%. Pics.io also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Playbook's advantage is ratings volume (117 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Playbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $18.00 per month. Pics.io asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pics.io holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playbook has 117 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pics.io's written reviews are positive against 63% of Playbook's.
Pics.io ships an update fortnightly, Playbook weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pics.io | Playbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.8 (117 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 63.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 117 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TopTechPhoto inc. | Playbook.com |
Customer experience
Pics.io
Playbook
In-app purchases
Pics.io
No in-app purchases
Playbook
- Playbook Pro$18.001 Month
- Playbook Team$250.001 Month









