Flashbacks vs Auto Pixelate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flashbacks
Discover photos you've captured near your current location. This app offers a refreshing alternative to endless social media feeds, letting you joyfully revisit your own memories. Expand your search radius with an in-app subscription.
- View photos based on current location
- Adjustable photo search radius
- Alternative to social media doom scrolling
- Rediscover personal memories
- In-app subscription for expanded features
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Flashbacks is a delightful way to see photos that you've taken near wherever you are standing. By default, the app will allow you to see photos within 10 meters of your current location; an in-app subscription purchase allows you to zoom in or out to allow you to see all photos in the immediate neighborhood, city, region, or more! This app is the perfect antidote to social media apps that encourage infinite doom scrolling, comparing your life to someone else's. With Flashbacks, you get to scroll through your own wonderful memories from wherever you happen to be! Terms of use for this app are the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA). Details can be found at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Auto Pixelate
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Simple and easy auto pixelation. Use it before uploading to SNS. - Automatic face recognition - Tap to exclude some of recognized areas - Pixelate recognized areas - Modify with handwriting pixelation - Save the processed photo to photo library
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Auto Pixelate at none against Flashbacks's 2. Flashbacks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Flashbacks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.29 per month. Auto Pixelate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flashbacks ships an update fortnightly, Auto Pixelate every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flashbacks | Auto Pixelate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Carroll | Mooseok Bahng |
In-app purchases
Flashbacks
- Monthly Unlock$0.291 Month
- Yearly Unlock$2.991 Year
Auto Pixelate
No in-app purchases
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