ShadowLens vs PixTidy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShadowLens
Capture high-quality photos and 4K videos instantly with this fast camera app. Easily adjust exposure, flip the camera, and record with simple gestures. Optimized for social media, it allows direct export without quality loss.
- Instant 4K video capture
- High-resolution photo shooting
- Adjustable exposure control
- One-button operation
- Direct social media export
- Gesture-based controls
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ShadowLens is the fastest high quality Camera app so you'll never miss a moment again! Instantly capture 4k videos in either 30, 50 or 60 FPS, or shoot up to 5k photos already perfectly exposed with the press of a single button. Drag up to adjust exposure, double tap to flip the camera, and hold to record - it's all about speed! Optimized for social media apps such as Instagram, TikTok or YouTube shorts, ShadowLens videos and photos can be directly exported without quality loss.
PixTidy
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PixTidy looks at your iCloud photo library and helps you decide what stays. Built for iOS 26 and beyond, with a brand-new interface and a smarter way to spot the photos you don't really need. WHAT'S NEW IN 1.2 • A complete redesign — dark canvas, calmer colours, less chrome. PixTidy now feels like a tool, not a tutorial. • Similar photos, finally. Find the five near-duplicates from the same sunset and keep only the best one. PixTidy groups them for you and lets you decide what to do with each cluster. • Faster, steadier analysis. We reworked the indexing pipeline so your library is scanned in the background without getting in the way of the rest of your phone. WHAT PIXTIDY DOES • Find similar photos. Group near-duplicates by visual content, not just file size, and pick your favourite from each cluster. • Spot large videos. Videos that take up the most space in your library are flagged so you can compress or delete them in a few taps. • Highlight forgotten clutter. Old screenshots, receipts, blurry shots and notes — grouped together so you can clean them in one pass. • Aesthetic pass. Surface photos that don't quite fit your gallery so you can keep what you love and skip what you don't. HOW IT WORKS PixTidy reads your photo library on your iPhone. The analysis runs locally — your photos, your clusters and your decisions never leave your device. iCloud sync is used to access your library, the same way the Photos app does. PixTidy doesn't collect personal data. There's no account, no tracking, no ads. PixTidy 1.2 is the first major release since launch. Your feedback shapes what comes next — tap the support link inside the app to tell us what works and what doesn't.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: ShadowLens at 3 against PixTidy's 1. ShadowLens also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
ShadowLens ships an update every 2 months, PixTidy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShadowLens | PixTidy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (27 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marc Rousavy | Bazinga Systems |
In-app purchases
ShadowLens
No in-app purchases
PixTidy
No in-app purchases









