PixiDrop vs Ply
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Ply
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One canvas. Every slide. Ply is a layout app for carousel posts. Instead of building slides one at a time, you design the whole carousel on one continuous canvas: full-bleed shots, framed insets, stacked pairs, and photos that run right across the cut, so every swipe picks up where the last one left off. LAY IT OUT • Square 1:1 or portrait 3:4, from 1 to 20 slides • Place, layer, resize and rotate photos anywhere, even across slide lines • Crop any photo, or Confine it to its slide • Borders in any color, and any canvas background • Duplicate a framed photo, then Swap in a new picture • Transparent PNGs stay transparent PRECISE WHEN IT MATTERS • Tap first, then move: only the photo you've selected ever moves • Rotate in 7.5° steps with haptic ticks, and double-tap to straighten • Snap grid, plus smart guides that line photos up with each other and with slide edges • Dashed guides show exactly where each slide begins and ends • Undo, and projects save automatically EXPORT PERFECTLY • Review every slide before anything is saved • Slides render at exact pixel size (1080 × 1080 or 1080 × 1440) • Saved to your photo library in posting order, or shared straight out • Or export the whole canvas as one image to get feedback MADE FOR CAROUSELS Works beautifully with Instagram and any app that supports multi-photo posts. Design in Ply, export, and post. No account. No tracking. Your photos never leave your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: PixiDrop at 3 against Ply's 1. PixiDrop also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
PixiDrop ships an update monthly, Ply every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PixiDrop | Ply |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pictorium LLC | Barry Lachapelle |
In-app purchases
PixiDrop
No in-app purchases
Ply
No in-app purchases








