Snappy vs Pic Scanner Gold
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snappy
This camera app automatically captures photos based on sound, motion, brightness, or specific objects appearing in the frame. Set custom triggers and thresholds to capture moments hands-free, perfect for when you're busy or want to be in the shot.
- Automatic capture by sound, motion, brightness, or object detection
- Customizable trigger thresholds
- Continuous and standby trigger modes
- Max shot count and interval settings
- Front and back camera support
- Grid, inclinometer, and aspect ratio options
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A camera that shoots without you pressing the shutter. Sound, movement, brightness, heading, what's in frame — Snappy watches the sensors and releases the shutter the moment the condition you set is met. Use it with the phone on a tripod or a table, from a distance, when your hands are busy, or when you want to be in the picture yourself. The shutter button still works, of course. It's an ordinary camera too. ■ Eight trigger conditions • Shake — shoots when you shake the phone • Sound — shoots when it hears a loud noise • Motion — shoots when something moves in frame, with a threshold you can set by performing the movement once • Brightness — shoots when it gets brighter • Distance — shoots when something comes closer than the distance you set, using LiDAR or TrueDepth • Compass — shoots when the phone faces a heading you choose • Object — shoots when something you picked appears in frame, from 77 kinds including people, cats, dogs, birds, animals and cars • Gesture — shoots on a peace sign held up to the camera, or on both arms raised, which reads from right across a room Most conditions can be flipped to shoot when the value *falls* instead. When it goes quiet, when it gets dark, when the movement stops — the reverse works too. ■ Set the threshold with your finger The indicator just above the preview shows what the sensor is feeling right now. Drag the white line and the threshold moves with it, while you watch the frame. No need to open Settings. ■ Two trigger modes • Continuous — keeps shooting for as long as the condition stays met • Standby — shoots once, then waits until the condition is no longer met before it will shoot again Choose Standby when the situation holds steady — someone standing still, a room that stays bright — so you don't end up with a hundred of the same photo. ■ Features • Shot count (1–10; 11–100 or unlimited with Pro) • Interval Time between shots, from 0.0 to 99.9 seconds • Delay Time before the shot, from 0.0 to 99.9 seconds, with a countdown ring around the shutter button • A sound when the condition is met, so you know it noticed even from behind the camera • Automatic capture lock — the sensors keep watching, but nothing is taken • Grid (thirds / center) • Inclinometer showing side-to-side and front-to-back tilt at once, turning with the way you hold the device • Aspect ratio (default / square) • Saved size (1/4; Full and 1/2 with Pro) • Save to Photos, or with Pro to a folder on this device or in iCloud Drive • Add location • Capture review • Disable Auto-Lock, so a long session isn't cut short by the screen turning off • Front and back camera Photos are saved to the iOS Photos library — or, with Pro, to a dated folder on this device or in iCloud Drive — with what triggered the shot written into the file's EXIF. ■ Some ways to use it • Leave it by the door or in the garden and catch whoever — or whatever — turns up • Clap your hands to take the shot from across the room • Raise both arms from across the room and be in the photo yourself • Catch fireworks and lightning on brightness • Put it beside a path and shoot whatever comes within a metre • Shake the phone to shoot • Shoot when the phone faces a particular direction Open the Quick Guide from Description in Settings. It includes recipes like these. This app shows ads. The Pro in-app purchase removes them, and unlocks the Full and 1/2 sizes, saving to this device or iCloud Drive, and shot counts of 11 or more and unlimited. Without Pro, photos are saved at 1/4 size to the Photos library, and Shot Count is 1 to 10.
Pic Scanner Gold
Easily digitize multiple old photos and entire album pages with a single scan. This app automatically crops, enhances, and saves individual images at high resolution, preserving your precious memories with advanced editing and organization tools.
- Scans multiple photos at once
- High-resolution scanning (up to 48 MP)
- True 300 DPI scans for reprints
- AI automatic cropping and enhancement
- Metadata editing (date, location, description)
- Add captions below photos
- Create albums and slideshows
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PIC SCANNER GOLD – Photos & Album Scanner ----- Stop scanning old photos one by one. Pic Scanner Gold scans multiple photos - or an entire album page - with one click. It auto-crops, auto-enhances, and saves individual photos at 300 DPI. No other app does all this. Read all about our EXCLUSIVE features below. Pic Scanner Gold is the original multi-photo scanning app (since 2013), trusted by hundreds of thousands of families worldwide. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases or hidden fees. No ads. No watermark. One-time purchase for unlimited, lifetime use. WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT PIC SCANNER GOLD? ----- * Scans Multiple Photos at Once: Automatically detects and crops each image separately — saving hours of manual work. * Max-Resolution Scanning: Up to 48 MP on iPhone 14 Pro or Max and newer Pro/Max models (Most apps only offer 12 MP). * True 300 DPI Scans: High-quality. Great for reprints, photo books, scrapbooks, family history (Other apps only do 72 DPI). * 100% Privacy: Your family memories belong on your phone, not our servers. No accounts. No tracking. No data harvesting. * AI Automatic Cropping & Enhancement: Highly accurate edge detection. All processing done locally on your device. • AI Up-scaling for Small Photos: If the app determines that the scan is too small, it can auto-enlarge and sharpen it. * Metadata Editing: The ONLY scanner app with batch-editing of EXIF dates and locations: Vital for organizing old photos. • Captions to Save Memories: EXCLUSIVE! Lets you view and print date, locations, and descriptions below the photos! * Dark Mode option - for a more comfortable, distraction-free browsing experience. No other photo scanner makes it all so simple, or does it so well. COMPLETE EDITING & ORGANIZATION ----- • 25-tool image editor • Add captions below photos (unique feature) • Create albums • Auto-create Favorites • Instant slideshows with music • 200+ greeting cards & calendar designs Preserve memories — beautifully. SHARE & BACK UP ANYWHERE ----- • Save to Apple Photos • Sync via iCloud • Export to Mac or PC • Bulk-export albums as folders • Share via Messages, AirDrop, email, or social apps • Save in any cloud storage service NO NASTY SURPRISES ----- • No subscription • No in-app purchases • No ads • No watermark • No account required • No export limits • 100% on-device privacy Buy once. Own it forever. PERFECT FOR ----- • Digitizing old family photos • Preserving inherited albums • Genealogy & family history • Archiving printed pictures • Saving vintage Kodak prints • Creating memory books Paper fades. Digital lasts. MEDIA PRAISE ----- Featured by Cult of Mac, BBC, National Geographic Traveler, The Guardian, and more. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE ----- Fast, friendly 100% human support. If you love old photos, you’ll love Pic Scanner Gold. *** Note: Not designed for scanning film negatives or slides.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Snappy at Free against Pic Scanner Gold's $9.99. Pic Scanner Gold's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
Snappy is free to download; Pic Scanner Gold costs $9.99 up front. Snappy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pic Scanner Gold asks for nothing beyond the download.
Snappy ships an update every 3 weeks, Pic Scanner Gold fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snappy | Pic Scanner Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (405 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 405 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #87 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | App Initio Limited |
Customer experience
Snappy
Pic Scanner Gold
Bugs and requests
Snappy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pic Scanner Gold
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when opening albums
- Incorrect date/time stamp on exported photos
- Fails to detect multiple photos on a single scan
Requested features
4 requests- Automatic glare/reflection reduction
- Improved batch scanning and organization
- Sync/cloud integration between devices
- More advanced editing capabilities
In-app purchases
Snappy
- Pro$3.99
Pic Scanner Gold
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Snappy free?
Is Pic Scanner Gold free?
Do Snappy or Pic Scanner Gold have ads?
Which is updated more often, Snappy or Pic Scanner Gold?
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