Pixelfed vs brdcast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixelfed
Share your photography with a community that values creativity, authenticity, and privacy. This app offers an ethical alternative to mainstream social media, giving users control over their content and data.
- Ad-free photo sharing
- Privacy-focused
- User content control
- Authentic community
- Ethical social media alternative
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Share your photography with a community that values creativity, authenticity, and privacy. Pixelfed is the ethical alternative to traditional social media platforms, putting you in control of your content and data.
brdcast
This social media app focuses on sharing real-time events and happenings within your local community and globally. Users can post about anything they observe, from local businesses to significant events, making the city the central focus.
- Share local events and happenings
- Focus on community and city
- Real-time updates
- Post observations
- Global and local sharing
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Brdcast is the Canadian social media app built for sharing real things happening around you within your local community, and the world. Spotted a cool pop-up shop? New graffiti on the underpass? Is your neighbour's house on fire? Post it. With Brdcast, your city is the main character, not you. Sign up for free today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: brdcast at 100% against Pixelfed's 49%. Pixelfed's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Pixelfed ships an update every 3 weeks, brdcast every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixelfed | brdcast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (546 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 546 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daniel Supernault | Nicholas Amirkhani |
Customer experience
Pixelfed
brdcast
Bugs and requests
Pixelfed
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to post photos or send DMs
- Inconsistent heart/like behavior
- Crashes and freezes on app launch
- Incompatibility with certain servers
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Video support
- Improved collections/albums management
- Seamless onboarding and server selection
- Better notifications and interaction tracking
brdcast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pixelfed
No in-app purchases
brdcast
No in-app purchases
