Dubsado vs Pixieset
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dubsado
Manage your business operations from anywhere with this mobile app. It allows you to send invoices, accept payments, track projects, and communicate with clients. Stay organized and productive on the go with essential business management tools.
- Build and send invoices
- Accept in-person payments
- Push notifications for alerts
- Send and receive project emails
- Manage leads and projects
- View client data and appointments
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The Dubsado mobile app is your go-to companion for managing your business on the move. Built specifically for on-the-go business owners, this app provides essential features to keep your client work flowing smoothly, no matter where your business takes you. Key features: • Build and send invoices • Accept in-person payments with Tap to Pay • Enable push notifications for contract, form, scheduler, and invoice alerts • Send and receive project emails • Manually send schedulers and forms to clients • View upcoming and past appointments, projects, and internal events • Select custom emojis for each project • View, reschedule, or cancel booked appointments within projects • Add, view and search leads and projects • View project and client information at a glance • Access important client data received through forms • Access task list • View workflows applied to your projects • Access our chat support To use Dubsado’s app, a subscription is required. Subscriptions can be managed online. Download the Dubsado mobile app now and take your business with you wherever you go!
Pixieset
Manage your photography business on the go with tools for booking clients, sending invoices and contracts, and tracking projects. Streamline client communication and payments, all from your mobile device.
- Online booking and scheduling
- Digital invoicing and payments
- E-signature contracts
- Customizable questionnaires
- Project tracking board
- Client email and notifications
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Pixieset Studio Manager allows you to book clients, collect online payments, send contracts and questionnaires, track projects, email, and more. With the Studio Manager app, all your favorite features are now available on the go, from your phone. Grow your business with purpose and always stay on top of things! NOTE: A Pixieset account is required to use Studio Manager. Sign up for free at pixieset.com. BOOKING & SCHEDULING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ► Online booking site synced with your Google calendar ► Schedule photography sessions based on your availability ► Schedule video calls, integrated with Zoom and Google Meet ► Intake documents during booking - contracts, invoices, questionnaires ► Booking coupons to offer discounts on sessions INVOICES & PAYMENTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ► Digital invoices ► Add a payment schedule, discount, tax, tip ► Collect online payments (credit card, digital wallet, PayPal) ► Track offline payments ► Create and save invoice templates CONTRACTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ► Digital contracts with eSignature ► Free contract samples for photographers ► Create and save contract templates QUESTIONNAIRES FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ► Easy questionnaires builder ► Free questionnaire samples for photographers ► Create and save questionnaire templates PROJECT TRACKING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ► Customizable project board ► Assign documents, sessions, payments, client details, and more ► Track progress until completion MORE FEATURES ► Client emailing and instant notifications ► Contact list management ► Contact forms for lead generation ► Automatic reminders for clients about due payments, pending contracts, upcoming session ► Digital price quotes Pixieset is trusted by millions of photographers worldwide to power their businesses and stay organized. You can use Pixieset to deliver photos and videos to clients, to build an elegant website, to sell prints and digital photos. Get started for free at pixieset.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Pixieset at free against Dubsado's subscription. Pixieset also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (83% vs 71%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Dubsado against 4.9 for Pixieset. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 582 and 2.4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Dubsado's written reviews are positive against 83% of Pixieset's.
Dubsado ships an update every 5 weeks, Pixieset fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Dubsado | Pixieset |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (582 ratings) | 4.9 (2.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 83.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 582 | 2.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Dubsado | Pixieset |
Customer experience
Dubsado
Pixieset
User reviews
Dubsado
From 582 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🚀 Streamlines business workflows and automation
- 📱 Enables work from anywhere on mobile
- 🔒 Centralizes business documents and contracts
- ⚡ Saves significant time on administrative tasks
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently fails to open or load
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches on Apple iPhone
- 🐛 Login form not functioning properly
- ♿ Accessibility issues with zoom/text enlargement
- ⚠️ Limited feature parity with desktop version
Pixieset
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Faster processing of clients
- 👍 Wonderful update
- 👍 Great for on-the-go use
- 👍 Invaluable to business
- 👍 Intuitive and beautifully designed
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy contract portion
- 🗓️ Missing calendar view
Bugs and requests
Dubsado
Reported bugs
6 issues- App won't open or loads indefinitely
- Login form fails to process
- Crashes on Apple iPhone devices
- Zoom display settings cause icon overlap
- Text enlargement settings not responsive
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- App accessibility issues for visually impaired users
Requested features
5 requests- Update availability scheduling on app
- Access to more template features
- Email template insertion capability
- Notes feature
- Additional desktop feature parity
Pixieset
Reported bugs
2 issues- Glitchy when trying to do contracts
- Can't use webpage anymore because it automatically goes to the app
Requested features
5 requests- iPad version
- Ability to view what customers have bought in the store
- Calendar view of upcoming sessions
- Ability to adjust availability for each session type
- Dark mode
In-app purchases
Dubsado
No in-app purchases
Pixieset
No in-app purchases
