PicMate Collection Manager vs TagPix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PicMate Collection Manager
Organize your favorite images, illustrations, and memes into separate collections and albums, away from your device's main photo library. Features include flexible sorting, duplicate removal, and multi-library management. Access your content from any device on your local network or sync across your own devices via iCloud.
- Organize images into albums and collections
- Create multiple separate libraries
- Import from Photos and Files apps
- Picture-in-Picture mode for reference
- App Lock with Face ID/Touch ID
- Web server for network access
- iCloud Sync across devices
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Save your favorite illustrations, reference images, or memes you want to keep organized away from your device's Photos library. Collection Albums in PicMate can contain both albums and pics, allowing you to organize with even more flexibility. Sort by name or item count, and choose between grid, list, or carousel layouts to browse your collection exactly the way you want. Scan and quickly remove duplicated pics from your collection or within a specific album. Libraries Create and manage multiple libraries to keep your collections completely separate. Organize by distinct groups of pics, or by project. Import Bring images into PicMate from other apps by sharing them into PicMate. Need to bring in content from your Photos library? Use the importer to select individual photos, entire albums, or even folders all at once. You can also import images from the Files app. Picture in Picture Pop out a pic into a floating window and keep it on screen while you use other apps. Reference images while you draw, write, or browse. App Lock Lock PicMate with Face ID or Touch ID. Your collections are automatically protected when you leave the app, so only you can access your pics. Backup & Restore Export your entire collection as a backup file and restore it on another device. You can choose to merge the data into your existing collection, or restore it to a specific album. Web Server Access your library from any device on your local network. Start the built-in web server and browse or download your pics from a computer, tablet, or another phone. iCloud Sync Sync your library across devices. Choose only the libraries you want to sync, and use Optimize Storage to keep originals in the cloud. Don't want to manage a separate library? PicMate also works directly with your Photos library, letting you browse your existing albums and collections without importing anything.
TagPix
Organize your photo library with powerful tagging tools and smart auto-tag suggestions. Search and manage your images efficiently without uploading them to the cloud. Rediscover your memories with a private and fast photo organization experience.
- Powerful tagging tools
- Smart auto-tag suggestions
- Dynamic Tag Cloud search
- On-device photo storage
- Sort by year and month
- Tag management (rename, delete)
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Stop scrolling. Start finding. TagPix transforms your photo library into a searchable, organized collection using powerful tagging tools and smart auto-tag suggestions. Add your own tags (words) or let TagPix automatically generate them from your photos. Use the dynamic Tag Cloud to search and manage your tags. Your photos are sorted by year and month, showing how many photos you have for each period. Sort tags by Most/Least used, alphabetical order, rename tags or multi delete tags. Super easy to organize all photos! No uploads, your photos stays on your device. No cloud storage needed. Everything stays on your device — fast, private, and fully under your control. Rediscover your photos the smart way with TagPix.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PicMate Collection Manager at every 6 days against TagPix's every 3 weeks. TagPix's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PicMate Collection Manager ships an update every 6 days, TagPix every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PicMate Collection Manager | TagPix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Xin | Liselott Rasmussen |
In-app purchases
PicMate Collection Manager
No in-app purchases
TagPix
No in-app purchases
Questions
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