Comparison

PICSPLAY Classic vs See

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

Head to head
About

PICSPLAY Classic

This app offers a comprehensive suite of photo and video editing tools. Create artistic images with a wide range of filters, analog effects, and design elements. It also features a pro camera with real-time filters and video editing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Hand-picked filter effects
  • Analog film effects
  • Text, stickers, and borders
  • Professional editing tools (RGB Curves, Levels)
  • Basic editing functions
  • Pro camera with real-time filters
  • Video camera with live filters
Features
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PicsPlay Pro has come back with a renewal, PICSPLAY Classic™ PICSPLAY Classic is an all-in-one photo editor that provides hand-picked filter effects and versatile editing functions. Make your photos a piece of art with PICSPLAY Classic! FILTERS Provides selected filters ranging from color filters for daily life and landscape to professional film filters CREATE ANALOG PHOTOS Textures and light leak effects to add vintage texture and an analog film sensation Vignetting effect to reproduce the lens sensation of lomo camera and toy camera DESIGN TOOLS FOR CREATORS Text, Stickers, Borders, Painting, Mosaic, Square for Instagram PROFESSIONAL EDITING RGB Curves, RGB Levels, Selective Color, Dodge/Burn, Blur, Double Exposure BASIC EDITING Undo/Redo, Crop, Rotate, Straighten, Skew, Clarity, Exposure(Brightness & Contrast), Color(Hue & Saturation, Vibrance), White Balance(Color Temperature & Tint), Fade, Highlights/Shadows, Highlights Tone, Shadows Tone, Sharpen PRO CAMERA Real-time filters and out-of-focus effect Combine up to 9 shots in a single frame Continuous shooting VIDEO CAMERA Live video filters Amazing motion graphics : Vintage light leak, video magazine covers, polaroid layouts * All users who previously purchased the original PicsPlay Pro from the App Store can use PICSPLAY Classic™ at no additional charge. * Have a question or suggestion? We are waiting for your feedback! Facebook: facebook.com/PICSPLAY Instagram: @PICSPLAY_Official

About

See

Create unique visual art by layering multiple photos with adjustable transparency. Combine images from your camera, web searches, or saved collections to achieve a novel artistic effect.

Highlights
  • Transparent photo composition
  • Multi-image layering
  • Web image integration
  • Adjustable transparency brush
  • Intuitive editing tools
  • Save to camera roll or collection
Features
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● "Semi-transparent new sensation" Let's make photos transparent and combine them multiple times! ● Transparent composition of photos. The "new art sense" is amazing! ● You can copy and use web images on this app. It's not just a photo background cropping app. You can create various effects just by changing the transmittance. [Features] ・ Transparent composite ・ Multi composite ・ Web image composite ・ Import resolution selection (foreground, background) ・ Stretching, rotating, and moving the background image ・ Fill all similar colors in the foreground ・ Collection Registration of transparent foreground image ・ Intuitive and simple operation ・ Unique app [Available photographic images] ・ Camera shooting ・ Camera roll photo ・ Web image (image search and copy) ・ Collection image ・ Paste image: Copy and paste a web image ・ File sharing: Can be sent from AirDrop, SNS, other apps [Edit operation] ・ Edit Mode: Foreground / background ・ Selection of foreground photo ・ Selection of background photo ・ Transparency / restoration of foreground photos ・ Transparent brush size / transmittance / transmission strength setting ・ Move (drag) / enlarge / reduce (pinch in / out) / rotate (touch rotation) of the background photo ・ Undo ・ Update the foreground photo with a composite photo ・ Save composite photos (save destination: camera roll / collection image folder) ・ Saving a watermarked foreground photo [File sharing] ・ File storage, AirDrop, email, LINE, Twitter, Facebook, memo, Dropbox ...

Screenshots

PICSPLAY Classic4 screens
See4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PICSPLAY Classic at 4.8 against See's 4.0. PICSPLAY Classic also leads on ratings volume (130 vs 1). See's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

PICSPLAY Classic costs $9.99 and See $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PICSPLAY Classic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PICSPLAY Classic has 130 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PICSPLAY Classic versus See: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPICSPLAY ClassicSee
Price$9.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.8 (130 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings130 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJellyBus Inc.Masanori Katsuta

Customer experience

PICSPLAY Classic

All ratings130 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews399 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.5%

See

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PICSPLAY Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to load photos
  • Incompatible with iPhone 5S and newer devices
  • App freezes and becomes unusable after iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Update the app to work with latest iOS versions
  • Add collage and layering features
  • Implement blemish removal tools
  • Include a color picker tool
  • Add the ability to save text/copyright overlays

See

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PICSPLAY Classic

No in-app purchases

None

See

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PICSPLAY Classic free?
PICSPLAY Classic costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is See free?
See costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PICSPLAY Classic or See?
PICSPLAY Classic is rated higher. PICSPLAY Classic averages 4.8 out of 5 from 130 ratings, while See averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PICSPLAY Classic or See have ads?
Neither PICSPLAY Classic nor See shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PICSPLAY Classic or See?
PICSPLAY Classic ships an update every 2 months, and See every 2 months. Most recently, PICSPLAY Classic was updated on October 29, 2026 and See on October 15, 2026.

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