Comparison

PyxMagic vs re.photos

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

Head to head
About

PyxMagic

Capture high-quality silhouette images of your products directly from your mobile device. This app allows you to compose shots, select images for upload, and organize them by product name and SKU. Receive real-time notifications upon upload completion.

Highlights
  • Compose and shoot product images
  • Select images for deletion or upload
  • Real-time upload notifications
  • Organize captures by Product Name and SKU
  • Companion app for PyxMagic platform
Read full description

If you use the PyxMagic(™) product photography platform, then download this companion app to quickly capture high-quality silhouette images of your products in-store, in-showroom, or even in your warehouse or studio! With the PyxMagic mobile app you can: • Compose and shoot your products or product groupings in any environment • Select which ones to delete, and which ones to upload • Receive real-time notifications when uploading is complete • Review all of your captures and keep them organized by Product Name and SKU *This is a companion mobile app for existing users of PyxMagic and is compatible with iPhone 12 or higher.*

About

re.photos

Explore historical photos overlaid with their modern-day counterparts from the exact same location. Recreate past images with a live camera guide and contribute your own comparisons to a global archive of changing places.

Highlights
  • Side-by-side historical and present-day photo comparisons
  • Live camera guide for precise alignment
  • Global archive of rephotography contributions
  • Map view to find photo locations
  • Create and upload your own photo pairs
Features
Read full description

A hundred years ago, someone stood here and pressed the shutter. The world moved on. Now you're standing in the same place, ready to take the photo again. re.photos is a worldwide community archive of before-and-after photo pairs – historical photographs placed side by side with their present-day counterparts, taken from the very same spot. Slide between the two and watch a street, a square, or a coastline change across decades or centuries. EXPLORE Browse thousands of comparisons contributed by people around the world. Move the slider and the past becomes the present, then the present becomes the past again. Open the map to see where each pair was made – and find ones near you. CAPTURE The hardest part of rephotography is lining up the modern shot with the historical one. The live camera guide does it with you in real time: small arrows nudge you left, right, up, down, closer, farther, until the framing matches. Press the shutter and the app finishes the alignment for you. Already taken the perfect shot? Pick it from your library and let the app do the rest. CONTRIBUTE The archive includes a growing list of "image templates" – historical photos still waiting for someone to come back and take the new one. Find one near you, head out, and add the present-day match. Or upload a complete pair of your own. Everything you publish appears on re.photos for the world to see. BEHIND THE APP re.photos began as a research project at the University of Osnabrück. Today it's carried by an independent team that genuinely loves the mission of capturing and showing how places change over time. This app was made possible by the generous support of the Sievert Foundation. Available in English, German, and French.

Screenshots

PyxMagic4 screens
re.photos3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: re.photos at 15.1 against PyxMagic's 26.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PyxMagic ships an update monthly, re.photos every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PyxMagic versus re.photos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPyxMagicre.photos
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPyxd, Inc.Soren Weber

In-app purchases

None

PyxMagic

No in-app purchases

None

re.photos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PyxMagic free?
PyxMagic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is re.photos free?
re.photos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PyxMagic or re.photos have ads?
Neither PyxMagic nor re.photos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PyxMagic or re.photos?
PyxMagic ships an update monthly, and re.photos every 3 weeks. Most recently, PyxMagic was updated on October 30, 2026 and re.photos on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons