Session vs Pixieset
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Session
Manage your photography sessions, bookings, and schedule directly from your mobile device. This app requires an existing Session account to access your information.
- View session details
- Manage bookings
- Access calendar on the go
- Requires Session account
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View your session details, bookings and calendar on the go. A Session account is required to use the Mobile App.
Pixieset
Manage your photography business on the go with tools for booking clients, sending invoices and contracts, and tracking projects. Streamline client communication and payments, all from your mobile device.
- Online booking and scheduling
- Digital invoicing and payments
- E-signature contracts
- Customizable questionnaires
- Project tracking board
- Client email and notifications
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Pixieset Studio Manager allows you to book clients, collect online payments, send contracts and questionnaires, track projects, email, and more. With the Studio Manager app, all your favorite features are now available on the go, from your phone. Grow your business with purpose and always stay on top of things! NOTE: A Pixieset account is required to use Studio Manager. Sign up for free at pixieset.com. BOOKING & SCHEDULING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ► Online booking site synced with your Google calendar ► Schedule photography sessions based on your availability ► Schedule video calls, integrated with Zoom and Google Meet ► Intake documents during booking - contracts, invoices, questionnaires ► Booking coupons to offer discounts on sessions INVOICES & PAYMENTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ► Digital invoices ► Add a payment schedule, discount, tax, tip ► Collect online payments (credit card, digital wallet, PayPal) ► Track offline payments ► Create and save invoice templates CONTRACTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ► Digital contracts with eSignature ► Free contract samples for photographers ► Create and save contract templates QUESTIONNAIRES FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ► Easy questionnaires builder ► Free questionnaire samples for photographers ► Create and save questionnaire templates PROJECT TRACKING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ► Customizable project board ► Assign documents, sessions, payments, client details, and more ► Track progress until completion MORE FEATURES ► Client emailing and instant notifications ► Contact list management ► Contact forms for lead generation ► Automatic reminders for clients about due payments, pending contracts, upcoming session ► Digital price quotes Pixieset is trusted by millions of photographers worldwide to power their businesses and stay organized. You can use Pixieset to deliver photos and videos to clients, to build an elegant website, to sell prints and digital photos. Get started for free at pixieset.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pixieset at 4.9 against Session's 4.4. Pixieset also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 29) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pixieset holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixieset has 2.4K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Session's written reviews are positive against 83% of Pixieset's.
Session ships an update every 3 months, Pixieset fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Session | Pixieset |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (29 ratings) | 4.9 (2.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 83.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 2.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Session Technologies, LLC | Pixieset |
Customer experience
Session
Pixieset
Bugs and requests
Session
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pixieset
Reported bugs
2 issues- Glitchy when trying to do contracts
- Can't use webpage anymore because it automatically goes to the app
Requested features
5 requests- iPad version
- Ability to view what customers have bought in the store
- Calendar view of upcoming sessions
- Ability to adjust availability for each session type
- Dark mode
In-app purchases
Session
No in-app purchases
Pixieset
No in-app purchases
