PhotoRiver vs PixFlick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhotoRiver
Organize and display your photos with a professional management tool. Browse images in river or grid modes, manage albums, and create life diaries with customizable templates. Perfect for preserving your memories.
- River and grid photo display
- System and custom album management
- Photo and text life diaries
- Multiple photo wall templates
- Smooth photo browsing experience
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This app uses Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PhotoRiver makes organizing your photo library as easy as browsing it. Swipe through your photos and videos full screen, and favorite, tag, or delete each one as you go. IMMERSIVE BROWSING • Swipe up and down, one photo per screen, with videos playing automatically • Favorite, tag, categorize, add notes, or add to albums and diaries right on the photo • Recommended, Memories, and To Organize filters • Switch between four views: River, Grid, Immersive, and Cards CLEANUP HUB • Duplicates and similar photos: compare in groups and keep the best one • Blurry photos: find the shots that didn't come out • Bursts and Live Photos: keep the best frame, clear the rest • Screenshot archiving: clear out screenshots you no longer need, in batches • Large files and video compression: see what's using your storage and compress videos in the app • Monthly review: a few minutes a month keeps your library tidy CAPTURE AND CREATE • Photo diary: combine photos with text, mood, and weather • Photo walls: templates and backgrounds for shareable collages • Albums: manage system and custom albums together • iCloud sync: favorites, tags, and diaries sync across your devices PRIVACY AND SAFETY • All photo analysis happens on your device and is never uploaded to our servers • Every deletion is confirmed first, and deleted photos stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days
PixFlick
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PixFlick makes cleaning your photo library effortless. Stop scrolling through thousands of photos wondering what to delete — just swipe. SWIPE TO DECIDE Swipe right to keep a photo. Swipe left to delete it. It's that simple. PixFlick shows you one photo at a time so you can make quick, confident decisions without feeling overwhelmed. REVIEW BEFORE YOU DELETE Nothing gets deleted until you confirm it. Every photo you mark for deletion goes into your Review Bin first, giving you complete control before anything is permanently removed. SORT INTO FOLDERS Keep your favorite photos organized by sorting them into custom folders — Family, Travel, Work, or whatever you need. Save them directly to your iPhone's Photos app as albums with one tap. NEW PHOTOS TAB See exactly which photos have been added since your last scan, so you never fall behind on organizing. PRIVACY FIRST PixFlick works entirely on your device. Your photos are never uploaded, shared, or stored anywhere outside your iPhone. All scanning and organizing happens locally using Apple's PhotoKit framework. FREE TO USE Free users can scan up to 5 times per day with 100 photos per scan. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited scanning, Smart Auto-Mark, and access to Photos and All modes. PIXFLICK PRO — $3.99 one-time - Scan Photos and All modes (not just screenshots) - Unlimited Smart Auto-Mark - No daily scan limit
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PixFlick at fortnightly against PhotoRiver's every 5 months. PhotoRiver's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). 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
Both are free to download. PhotoRiver sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PixFlick sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PhotoRiver ships an update every 5 months, PixFlick fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.
| Parameter | PhotoRiver | PixFlick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Naihe Hu | JANAY LEE STEPHENS |
In-app purchases
PhotoRiver
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$24.991 Year
- Lifetime Purchase$14.99
PixFlick
- PixFLick Pro$3.99
- PixFlick Pro Mode$3.99









