Comparison

Gimbal Joy vs Bix Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Gimbal Joy

This photography app enhances mobile stabilizer use with easy-to-follow templates and AI-powered face tracking. Explore diverse shooting experiences with features like time-lapse and panoramic modes.

Highlights
  • Filter beauty effects
  • Template-guided shooting
  • AI intelligent face tracking
  • Time-lapse photography
  • Panoramic shooting (180°, 330°, 9 grid)
Features
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Gimbal Joy is a photography app that is paired with a mobile stabilizer. It is simple, easy-to-use, and powerful, adding more diverse experiences for photography enthusiasts. Main functions: 1. Photography , filter beauty effects 2. Follow the rich templates for shooting, and you can easily film with just one click 3. AI intelligent face tracking and shooting 4. Rich time-lapse photography gameplay, which can achieve static delay and mobile delay 5. Panoramic shooting: 180 °, 330 °, 9 grid

About

Bix Buddy

Features
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BixBuddy help you stay connected to your child BixBuddy works with BixBuddy kids’ GPS smartwatches to help you stay connected to your child — without giving them a smartphone. That means no internet, no social media, no games, and no AI on the watch — just safety-first, parent-controlled connection.

Screenshots

Gimbal Joy4 screens
Bix Buddy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gimbal Joy at daily against Bix Buddy's every 10 days. Gimbal Joy also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

Gimbal Joy ships an update daily, Bix Buddy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Gimbal Joy versus Bix Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGimbal JoyBix Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB182 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer深圳市可镜科技有限公司ORIJINAL TEKNOLOJI DIS TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

Gimbal Joy

No in-app purchases

None

Bix Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gimbal Joy free?
Gimbal Joy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bix Buddy free?
Bix Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gimbal Joy or Bix Buddy have ads?
Neither Gimbal Joy nor Bix Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gimbal Joy or Bix Buddy?
Gimbal Joy ships an update daily, and Bix Buddy every 10 days. Most recently, Gimbal Joy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bix Buddy on October 11, 2026.

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