Comparison

Flickr vs Smiler Photographer

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

Head to head
About

Flickr

Connect with a global community of photographers to upload, edit, and share your images. Discover inspiration, organize your work effortlessly, and enhance your photos with creative tools. This platform is designed for both casual users and professional photographers.

Highlights
  • Global photography community
  • Photo uploading and sharing
  • Creative editing tools
  • Photo organization
  • Inspiration discovery
  • Millions of photo groups
Features
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Join the largest, most influential community of photographers in the world. Upload, edit, and share your photos from any device, anytime. • Find your inspiration, find your people. Flickr is home to billions of photos and millions of groups of passionate photographers. • Organization and sharing made simple. Browse with ease, select and organize hundreds of photos with one gesture, and share in seconds. • Unleash your creativity. Edit your photos, add filters, crop images, and more! Flickr and SmugMug are Awesome. Learn more at www.awesome.co We’re committed to making Flickr a better place to grow, and we’d like to hear your feedback. Let us know your thoughts here: https://help.flickr.com/contact/contact-us-rkBc7roJQ Terms of Use: https://www.flickr.com/help/terms

About

Smiler Photographer

This app allows photographers to manage customer photoshoots, track earnings, and explore new opportunities. Log customer details, redeem vouchers, and manage your schedule directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Capture customer photoshoots
  • Log customer details and redeem vouchers
  • Explore photography opportunities
  • Manage schedule and applications
  • Track earnings and sales
  • Direct messaging with support
Features
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Smiler Photographer is the app for photographers who shoot with Smiler and run their own photography business. Bookings • Get new booking requests in your city and claim them with one tap, straight from the notification • See every shoot with time, meeting point, package and client details • Check in clients on the day by scanning their booking code Clients and messages • Chat with clients before the shoot and reply right from the notification • Answer inquiries from your own profile and send custom offers Galleries • Upload photos and deliver a private online gallery to your client • Clients can download, mark favourites and buy extra photos Earnings • Track what you've earned, what's coming in your next payout and what's already been paid Your own business • Your profile and booking page, services and prices, calendar and time off, all in one place Need help? The photographer guide and support are one tap away inside the app.

Screenshots

Flickr4 screens
Smiler Photographer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flickr at 70% against Smiler Photographer's 33%. Flickr also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Smiler Photographer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Flickr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.00 per month. Smiler Photographer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smiler Photographer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flickr has 15K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Flickr's written reviews are positive against 33% of Smiler Photographer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flickr ships an update fortnightly, Smiler Photographer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Flickr versus Smiler Photographer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlickrSmiler Photographer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#165 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFlickr, Inc.Smiler BV

Customer experience

Flickr

All ratings14,890 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews1,245 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral5.5%
Negative24.1%

Smiler Photographer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Flickr

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Unreliable photo uploads
  • Inconsistent account management
  • Inaccurate photo metadata display
  • Glitches in group and album features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved mobile app functionality
  • Better photo editing and management tools
  • Easier sharing and collaboration options
  • Expanded free account capabilities
  • More responsive customer support

Smiler Photographer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flickr

Subscriptions2
  • MONTHLY PLAN$11.001 Month
  • ANNUAL PLAN$82.001 Year
None

Smiler Photographer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flickr free?
Flickr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smiler Photographer free?
Smiler Photographer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flickr or Smiler Photographer?
Smiler Photographer is rated higher. Flickr averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Smiler Photographer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flickr or Smiler Photographer have ads?
Neither Flickr nor Smiler Photographer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flickr or Smiler Photographer?
Flickr ships an update fortnightly, and Smiler Photographer every 5 weeks. Most recently, Flickr was updated on November 12, 2026 and Smiler Photographer on November 3, 2026.

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