Comparison

Pear vs Unsplash

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

Head to head
About

Pear

Effortlessly share photos and videos from your gallery with friends and family. Simply tap to share and tap again to unshare. View a time-based collage of all shared content, blending your memories with those of your loved ones.

Highlights
  • Instant photo and video sharing
  • One-tap unsharing
  • Time-based collage stream
  • Private and secure sharing
  • User control over content
Features
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Pear is a private, intuitive, and elegant app that lets you share photos and videos in your gallery with your friends and family. Simply tap + on a photo or video from your camera roll and it’s instantly shared with your friends. Tap again to unshare. It’s that easy. Shared photos and videos simply appear in your stream. No select buttons, progress bars, or loading graphics; it just works. The stream displays all photos and videos shared by you and everyone you’re sharing with in a time-based collage. Let's say you were on a trip, at a party, or hanging out with some friends - their photos will merge with yours and be sorted by the time they were taken. You get to experience it all from various perspectives blended together. Our users’ privacy, ownership and control of their content is at the core of the Pear philosophy. On Pear, your photos and videos will always be yours, and only you control who gets to view them. Enjoy.

About

Unsplash

Access over 7 million free, high-resolution images contributed by a global community of photographers. Discover new photos daily for any project and easily save and access your favorites across devices. Anyone can contribute, regardless of equipment.

Highlights
  • Millions of free high-resolution images
  • Daily curated new photos
  • Collect and access photos across devices
  • Drag & drop functionality on iPad
  • Contribute your own photos
  • Used for presentations, artwork, mockups
Features
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The Unsplash app is home to over 7 million free high-resolution images brought to you by the world’s most generous community of photographers. Want in? Beautiful, free images With Unsplash, you’ve got access to over seven million high-resolution photos that are free to do-whatever-you-want with. And with new images hand-selected every day, you’ll find the perfect photo for your next project — guaranteed. Unlimited Unsplash Access When you create a free account, you’ll be able to collect photos to keep coming back to and access them anywhere: iPhone, iPad, your computer — you name it. Drag & Drop Plus, our app plays well with others on iPad. Simply drag your favourite Unsplash photos into any app that supports drag & drop, like Keynote, Pages and Notes. Anyone can join the Unsplash community No pro camera? No problem! You don’t need fancy equipment to start contributing to Unsplash - submitting a photo can be as simple as picking up your phone and taking a few photos. So whether you’re new to photography or consider yourself a pro—your images are welcome here. Make something awesome Millions of creators from around the world have downloaded over 5 billion Unsplash images to create presentations, artwork, mockups, and more. About Unsplash We built Unsplash as a way to empower creativity by sharing copyright-free photography. Today, Unsplash hosts some of the world’s most widely-seen photos, contributed by a community of some of the most talented (and most generous) creators in the world. Curiosity piqued? Come contribute a shot, or spend some time browsing. Make something awesome at https://unsplash.com.

Screenshots

Pear2 screens
Unsplash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Pear at free against Unsplash's free with in-app purchases. Pear also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 74%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). Unsplash's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 8). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Pear against 4.9 for Unsplash. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unsplash has 13K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Pear's written reviews are positive against 74% of Unsplash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pear versus Unsplash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPearUnsplash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings)4.9 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews — better74.3% of reviews
Number of ratings813K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB23 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDayworks.Unsplash Inc

Customer experience

Pear

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative3.0%

Unsplash

All ratings12,934 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews571 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral8.8%
Negative17.0%

User reviews

Pear

From 8 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🖼️ Clean and beautiful design
  • 🤝 Great for private photo sharing with friends/family
  • ☁️ Unlimited storage
  • 🚀 Quick and fast sharing

Room to improve

  • ❌ Cannot remove uploaded pictures
  • 🔒 No passcode lock
  • 📂 Limited photo album access (camera roll only)
  • 💻 No web support
  • 📱 Not iPad optimized

Unsplash

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Excellent quality photos
  • 🎨 Inspiring and creative content
  • 🔍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 💰 Completely free to use
  • 🌐 Wide variety of images from around the world

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Limited search and filtering options
  • 🔒 Lack of account integration and personalization
  • ⏱️ Slow loading times and performance issues
  • 🔀 Difficulty navigating back to previous screens

Bugs and requests

Pear

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • 🐛 Cannot remove uploaded pictures
  • 🐛 Black screen when taking photos
  • 🐛 App crashes when taking photos

Requested features

11 requests
  • Ability to comment on pictures
  • Passcode lock for photos
  • Access to photo albums (not just camera roll)
  • Web support for viewing/downloading images
  • Ability to create folders/organize streams
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  • iPad optimization
  • Ability to select groups to share with
  • Access to photo stream to pick pictures from
  • Ability to create albums
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Unsplash

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Clear all history feature not working
  • Downloading images causes app to crash
  • Widget not functioning as expected
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Inability to login or create an account

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to follow photographers and see their full portfolios
  • Implement a dark mode option
  • Improve search functionality with more filters and tags
  • Allow users to upload and share their own photos
  • Provide detailed photo metadata and exif data

In-app purchases

None

Pear

No in-app purchases

None

Unsplash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pear free?
Pear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unsplash free?
Unsplash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pear or Unsplash?
Unsplash is rated higher. Pear averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Unsplash averages 4.9 from 13K ratings.
Do Pear or Unsplash have ads?
Neither Pear nor Unsplash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pear or Unsplash?
Pear ships an update every 3 weeks, and Unsplash every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pear was updated on October 12, 2026 and Unsplash on October 17, 2026.

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