Comparison

PassPhoto vs M33

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

Head to head
About

PassPhoto

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PassPhoto is a powerful photo editor with a built-in private vault to keep your photos safe. EDITING TOOLS - Filter: 13 artistic filters including Sepia, Noir, Chrome, and more - Adjust: Fine-tune brightness, contrast, and saturation - Effect: Bloom, gloom, hue shift, pixelate, and posterize - Blur: Gaussian blur with adjustable radius - Crop: Free crop or preset ratios (1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9) - Rotate: 90-degree rotation and horizontal/vertical flip - Tone Curve: 5-point curve for precise tonal control - Resize: Preset dimensions from 240 to 2048 pixels - Draw: Freehand drawing with 8 colors and variable brush size - Text: Add text overlays with customizable color and size - Sticker: Decorative symbols you can place and resize - Emoji: 24 popular emoji to add anywhere on your photo - Splash: Selective color reveal on a grayscale background PRIVATE VAULT - Save edited photos inside the app - Lock your vault with Face ID, Touch ID, or a 4-digit passcode - Photos stay private even when your device is shared IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE - Camera with flash, zoom, and grid overlay - Photo library with multi-select - Files app and iCloud Drive - Paste from clipboard - Drag and drop on iPad SUPPORTED FORMATS JPEG, PNG, HEIC, HEIF, WebP, GIF, BMP, TIFF

About

M33

Create and animate personalized avatars using augmented reality and NFT accessories. Capture selfies and videos to bring your digital profile pictures to life for social media.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality facial recognition
  • NFT project integration
  • Avatar customization with accessories
  • Selfie and video capture
  • Animated NFT profile pictures
  • Social media integration
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M33 is an advanced facial recognition application that harnesses the power of Augmented Reality technology. It allows users to select from a variety of renowned NFT projects, offering the ability to customize avatars through an array of distinctive accessories. This innovative platform provides the functionality to capture selfies and record engaging videos, enabling users to animate their preferred NFT profile pictures for enhanced social media interaction.

Screenshots

PassPhoto4 screens
M334 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: M33 at fortnightly against PassPhoto's every 2 months. M33 also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PassPhoto ships an update every 2 months, M33 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PassPhoto versus M33: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPassPhotoM33
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperhmhvZikurat Technologies, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

PassPhoto

No in-app purchases

None

M33

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PassPhoto free?
PassPhoto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is M33 free?
M33 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PassPhoto or M33 have ads?
Neither PassPhoto nor M33 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PassPhoto or M33?
PassPhoto ships an update every 2 months, and M33 fortnightly. Most recently, PassPhoto was updated on October 19, 2026 and M33 on October 17, 2026.

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