PrivCamera vs PixiDrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PrivCamera
Securely capture and encrypt your photos with military-grade protection. This offline app stores images in a protected container, allowing you to share them with optional passwords. Upgrade for enhanced quality and external photo encryption.
- 256-bit AES encryption
- Password protection for photos
- Offline storage
- Share photos with optional passwords
- Encrypt external photos (paid)
- Raise photo quality (paid)
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There are moments that you would like to capture, maintaining your privacy at the same time. PrivCamera provides you the highest level of encryption – 256 Bit AES – the same encryption standard is used by government and military. Every captured image is protected with password after the photo is taken. PrivCamera is an offline app, it stores all encrypted photos in a secure container. At the same time you can share your photos with anyone you want via internet messengers, email or the cloud. It only depends on your personal decision. While sharing a photo you can have an option to set a separate password for that particular picture. PrivCamera provides the highest level of security for free. A paid subscription allows you to raise the quality level of photos, it also allows you to encrypt photos from outside the application (e.g. a gallery) and of course supports the developer. Terms of Use: https://privcamera.com/terms_of_use.html Privacy Policy: https://privcamera.com/privacy_policy.html
PixiDrop
Instantly share photos with friends in close proximity. Capture a moment with this app, and your contacts will receive it simultaneously. Eliminates the need for traditional messaging or cloud-based sharing methods.
- Instant photo sharing
- Nearby sharing functionality
- Direct image transfer
- Eliminates texting/emailing photos
- No shared albums needed
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Instantly share photos with friends nearby. Take a photo with PixiDrop and your friends will have it too! No more texting, emailing, or shared albums.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PixiDrop at none against PrivCamera's 3. PixiDrop also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 18 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. PrivCamera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PixiDrop asks for nothing beyond the download.
PrivCamera ships an update every 18 months, PixiDrop monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PrivCamera | PixiDrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Buczek | Pictorium LLC |
Customer experience
PrivCamera
PixiDrop
In-app purchases
PrivCamera
- Pro functionality - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro functionality - 6 Months$9.996 Months
- Pro functionality - Yearly$11.991 Year
PixiDrop
No in-app purchases
