Comparison

PictaPhone vs PixLink

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

Head to head
About

PictaPhone

Easily share your photos online with friends and family. Organize your pictures into private or shared galleries. Browse public galleries and discover content from other users.

Highlights
  • Share photos online
  • Organize into private galleries
  • Create shared galleries
  • Browse friend's galleries
  • Explore public galleries
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With PictaPhone© share your photos, quickly and easily on iPhone, iPad and website as you wish.. Look through your digital albums online and share them with your family and friends. PictaPhone© allows you to organize your photos in private galleries or in galleries that you share with your friends or every PictaPhone© user. Take a look at your friend's galleries or public galleries.

About

PixLink

Features
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This app lets you save and organize direct image links—such as names and URLs—using SwiftData. Each saved item can be refreshed on demand, allowing the app to reload the image from its source. The app idea is to create a simple way to view live webcam images from a city: many webcams publish still images on the web, and with their direct links the app can download and display them. Nothing prevents it from being used more generally to store any direct-link images from the web, keeping them in one dedicated place instead of the Apple Photos library. The refresh feature is most useful for images that update regularly, such as webcam snapshots. Static images will be stored as well, even if refreshing them serves no practical purpose. The app supports iCloud sync, so your saved and downloaded image links stay in sync across devices.

Screenshots

PictaPhone4 screens
PixLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PictaPhone at none against PixLink's 3. PictaPhone also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. PixLink sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. PictaPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PictaPhone ships an update monthly, PixLink every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 5 level
PictaPhone versus PixLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPictaPhonePixLink
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAPPMOBILEFabio Brunengo

In-app purchases

None

PictaPhone

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PixLink

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99

Questions

Is PictaPhone free?
PictaPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PixLink free?
PixLink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PictaPhone or PixLink have ads?
Neither PictaPhone nor PixLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PictaPhone or PixLink?
PictaPhone ships an update monthly, and PixLink every 3 weeks. Most recently, PictaPhone was updated on October 22, 2026 and PixLink on October 20, 2026.

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