Flickr vs pxlcam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Global photography community
- Photo uploading and sharing
- Creative editing tools
- Photo organization
- Inspiration discovery
- Millions of photo groups
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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
pxlcam
Transform your phone's camera into a retro pixel art generator. Apply a variety of vintage filters and styles to achieve a unique lo-fi aesthetic for your photos and videos.
- Pixel art camera transformation
- Retro filters and styles
- Lo-fi aesthetic
- Nostalgic look
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Unleash your inner nostalgia and transform your camera into an extraordinary pixel art machine with PxlCam. Play with a variety of retro filters and styles to achieve the perfect lo-fi look.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: pxlcam at 5.0 against Flickr's 4.5. pxlcam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Flickr's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 2) and chart position (#181 vs unranked). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Flickr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.00 per month. pxlcam asks for nothing beyond the download.
pxlcam 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Flickr | pxlcam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #181 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flickr, Inc. | PAUL PAMMESBERGER |
Customer experience
Flickr
pxlcam
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
pxlcam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flickr
- MONTHLY PLAN$11.001 Month
- ANNUAL PLAN$82.001 Year
pxlcam
No in-app purchases
