Comparison

DeepSi vs Message Pics

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

Head to head
About

DeepSi

This utility app uses advanced iPhone sensors to capture photos and videos in low-light conditions. It transforms depth data into visually interesting media, offering dynamic color options and front/rear camera support. All captured content is saved directly to your device's photo library.

Highlights
  • Low-light photo and video capture
  • Utilizes Lidar and TrueDepth sensors
  • Depth data visualization
  • Dynamic color effects
  • Front and rear camera switching
  • Offline functionality
  • Saves to photo library
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DeepSi is a camera that captures depth instead of light. It turns the depth data from your iPhone or iPad's depth hardware into colorful photos and videos that show the shape of whatever is in front of your device, even in complete darkness. DeepSi works with: - the LiDAR Scanner on the back of LiDAR-equipped iPhone and iPad models - the front TrueDepth camera on Face ID devices - dual rear cameras, at lower quality (dual cameras compare two regular images, so they need some light and can't see in complete darkness) How it works: - Tap the shutter button to take a depth photo. - Press and hold the shutter button to record a depth video. - Swipe left or right to switch between 12 color themes. Your theme is remembered between launches. - The colors follow your system Light or Dark Mode setting. - Switch between the front and rear depth cameras with one tap. - Everything is saved to a DeepSi album in your Photos library. It also works as a simple "night vision" viewfinder. DeepSi also works with Shortcuts and Siri: - Make Video from Frames turns a set of images into an mp4 (choose 1-120 fps, optionally add an audio track) using DeepSi's own video pipeline. - Get Latest Captures hands your most recent DeepSi photos and videos to other Shortcuts actions as files. - Read or change the depth Color Theme from Shortcuts - all 12 themes, and a live capture session recolors immediately. - "Get my latest DeepSi capture" is available from Spotlight and Siri with no setup. No accounts, no tracking and no third-party libraries. DeepSi makes no network calls of its own and works completely offline. Acknowledgments: App Icon Octopus Shape - Image by Freepik

About

Message Pics

Features
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Ever sent a photo in Messages only to have the preview cut off the punchline, the caption, or the tops of everyone’s heads? Unless the recipient taps to open it, they might never see what they’re missing. MessagePics adds just enough padding to help your entire photo fit in the message bubble—so recipients can see more at a glance. Open MessagePics in the Messages app, choose a photo, and it’s placed straight into your message draft, ready to send. MAKE EVERY DETAIL COUNT Give tall portraits, wide photos, and screenshots room to show without cutting away parts of the original image. CHOOSE YOUR BACKGROUND Use Soft Blur to blend the added space with your photo’s colors, or choose white, black, Message Gray, or a color drawn from the image. Message Pics remembers your preference. KEEP YOUR ORIGINAL Message Pics prepares a separate image for sending. Your original photo stays unchanged, and recipients don’t need the app to see the result. SIMPLE AND PRIVATE Photos are processed on your device. No analytics. No uploads to a Message Pics server. Photo previews can vary by device and Messages layout. Live Photos and animated images are sent as still images. Privacy Policy: https://pic2msg.com/privacy

Screenshots

DeepSi3 screens
Message Pics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Message Pics at 17.0 against DeepSi's 26.0. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
DeepSi versus Message Pics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeepSiMessage Pics
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB5 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperBlaine MillerR.P.A. Tech

In-app purchases

None

DeepSi

No in-app purchases

None

Message Pics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DeepSi free?
DeepSi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Message Pics free?
Message Pics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DeepSi or Message Pics have ads?
Neither DeepSi nor Message Pics shows ads.

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