Comparison

PixiDrop vs Ply

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Ply

Features
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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.

Screenshots

PixiDrop4 screens
Ply4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixiDrop ships an update monthly, Ply every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PixiDrop versus Ply: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixiDropPly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPictorium LLCBarry Lachapelle

In-app purchases

None

PixiDrop

No in-app purchases

None

Ply

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PixiDrop free?
PixiDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ply free?
Ply is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PixiDrop or Ply have ads?
Neither PixiDrop nor Ply shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PixiDrop or Ply?
PixiDrop ships an update monthly, and Ply every 2 weeks. Most recently, PixiDrop was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ply on October 25, 2026.

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