picTrove vs Pixm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
picTrove
Easily find and save images and animated GIFs from across the web. Search multiple online sources simultaneously and organize your discoveries. Enjoy a slideshow of your saved content.
- Search internet photos
- Animated GIF support
- Saved Searches
- Save photos with one tap
- Image Slideshow
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The best app to search the Internet for photos. Search images from multiple image, photo and GIF sources on the Web. * Animated GIF support * Saved Searches * Save photos you like with 1 tap * Image Slideshow EULA: https://traversient.com/terms-and-conditions/
Pixm
Browse and view photos from popular photography platforms like Flickr, 500px, and Tumblr. This app is designed for photography enthusiasts who want a centralized place to discover and enjoy images.
- View photos from multiple services
- Supports Flickr, 500px, Tumblr
- Designed for photography lovers
- Centralized image browsing
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View Photos from various services like: Flickr, 500px, Tumblr, ... You like photography? You will like Pixm!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixm at none against picTrove's 2. Pixm also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). picTrove's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 10). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. picTrove sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pixm asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for picTrove against 3.1 for Pixm. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: picTrove has 74 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of picTrove's written reviews are positive against 57% of Pixm's.
picTrove ships an update every 3 months, Pixm every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | picTrove | Pixm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (74 ratings) | 3.1 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Traversient Incorporated | Tuan Anh Do |
Customer experience
picTrove
Pixm
Bugs and requests
picTrove
Reported bugs
3 issues- Search results not loading properly
- Inability to access certain search engines
- Saved searches and history not persisting
Requested features
3 requests- Add option to filter out inappropriate content
- Improve search result quality and relevance
- Restore ability to save images directly to device
Pixm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
picTrove
- No Ads Monthly$1.991 Month
- No Ads Yearly$19.991 Year
Pixm
No in-app purchases
