Comparison

PicMix vs Photo Blend

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

Head to head
About

PicMix

Easily blend photos into unique artwork by selectively removing or adding parts of images with intuitive brush tools. Create stunning montages, replace backgrounds, or combine pictures with multi-layer support and advanced editing options.

Highlights
  • Photo blending
  • Selective image editing
  • Brush tools for precise control
  • Multi-layer support
  • Save and reuse cutouts
  • Color-sensitive edge detection
Features
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Blend your photos together into an amazing work of art! With this app you have complete freedom over which parts of the photos you want to keep. You can remove (or re-add) parts of the images with your fingers, like painting. Change the settings of the brush for fine-tuning. With this technique you can create montages, replace backgrounds or combine pictures any possible way you can imagine. You can also create semi-transparent layers of photos. Multi-layer support to manipulate multiple layers separately, similar to professional desktop photo editing applications. Color-sensitive brush follows the edges automatically when cutting out shapes. You can also store the cutouts you made, so they can be reused for different montages.

About

Photo Blend

Easily merge two images to create stunning double exposure effects without complex software. Achieve professional-looking photo blends with a single tap. Offers various subscription plans for premium features.

Highlights
  • Double exposure effect
  • Image blending
  • One-click photo merging
  • Professional photo editing
  • Collage creation
Features
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Photo Blend - Collage Maker, The cool new photo editor that allows you to blend two images together to create a double exposure effect! Have you ever wanted to combine two photos like you’ve seen done on Photoshop or Illustrator but just didn’t know how to use the software? Well now you can with one click of the app! SUBSCRIPTION: You can subscribe to premium features, choosing from the following plans: – One month Subscription – One Year Subscription – Lifetime (One Time Purchase) Your subscription will automatically renew 24-hours prior to the end of each term (week or year correspondingly) and your card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time in your iTunes account settings, but refunds will not be provided for any unused period of the term. An unused portion of free trial period will also be forfeited once any of the subscription options is purchased. Terms of Use: https://ydappleapps.blogspot.com/2024/12/terms-of-service-blend-collage.html Privacy Policy: https://ydappleapps.blogspot.com/

Screenshots

PicMix4 screens
Photo Blend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Photo Blend at Free against PicMix's $1.99. Photo Blend also leads on ratings volume (3.5K vs 1.1K). PicMix's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 22%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating and device support 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

Photo Blend is free to download; PicMix costs $1.99 up front. Photo Blend sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PicMix asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for PicMix against 4.6 for Photo Blend. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 3.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of PicMix's written reviews are positive against 22% of Photo Blend's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PicMix ships an update weekly, Photo Blend monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PicMix versus Photo Blend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicMixPhoto Blend
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better4.6 (3.5K ratings)
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews — better22.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K3.5K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB177 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoxeloid Kft.Pankaj Yadav

Customer experience

PicMix

All ratings1,123 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative29.0%

Photo Blend

All ratings3,497 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive22.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative72.1%

Bugs and requests

PicMix

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Inability to edit layers
  • Distorted or slanted image loading
  • Saved projects not loading properly
  • Unresponsive touch controls

Requested features

5 requests
  • Transparent PNG support
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Advanced editing tools (hue, tint, brightness)
  • Layer management and organization
  • High-resolution export options

Photo Blend

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PicMix

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Photo Blend

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • One Time Subscription!!$6.99

Questions

Is PicMix free?
PicMix costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photo Blend free?
Photo Blend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PicMix or Photo Blend?
PicMix is rated higher. PicMix averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Photo Blend averages 4.6 from 3.5K ratings.
Do PicMix or Photo Blend have ads?
Photo Blend shows ads; PicMix does not.
Which is updated more often, PicMix or Photo Blend?
PicMix ships an update weekly, and Photo Blend monthly. Most recently, PicMix was updated on October 31, 2026 and Photo Blend on November 2, 2026.

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