Comparison

Beam vs Picoro

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

Head to head
About

Beam

Features
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Beam – Request Moments, Share Real Life On Beam, you spark the action! Send a request to your friends and get real, fresh photos in return — for all.. or just for you! ;) Share moments instantly, and discover life from both sides of the camera with our unique Dual Pic feature. On Beam, you can: • Request friends to post a photo anytime • Share posts publicly or privately, just for one person • Explore real moments through Dual Pics: front and back camera shots in one tap • Get notified when your requests are answered Beam brings you closer — one real moment at a time.

About

Picoro

Features
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Stop scrolling through staged stories. Start requesting real moments. Picoro is the photo-sharing app that flips the script — instead of waiting for friends to post, you send them a Pic-Request and they respond with a live, real-moment photo. HOW IT WORKS • Tap P+ to send a Pic-Request to any friend or group • They get notified and snap a real photo right then • Photos arrive directly in your chat — authentic, unfiltered, real WHY PICORO • No feeds, no algorithms, no likes competition • Just real moments between real friends • See what your friends are actually doing right now • Group Pic-Requests — get everyone's perspective at once FEATURES • Phone-based sign up — find friends from your contacts instantly • 1-on-1 and group chats with photo sharing • Pic-Requests with custom notes and expiration timers • Reply directly to photos with messages or more photos • Star and save your favorite moments • Disappearing photos — auto-delete after 7, 30, or 365 days • Privacy controls — block users, manage contact sync Picoro is built for the moments you want to see but can't. The ones that don't make it to stories. The ones that are real. Request. Receive. React.

Screenshots

Beam4 screens
Picoro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beam at every 2 days against Picoro's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beam ships an update every 2 days, Picoro weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Beam versus Picoro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeamPicoro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB46 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTwo4Teamichael ben shoshan

In-app purchases

None

Beam

No in-app purchases

None

Picoro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beam free?
Beam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Picoro free?
Picoro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beam or Picoro have ads?
Neither Beam nor Picoro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beam or Picoro?
Beam ships an update every 2 days, and Picoro weekly. Most recently, Beam was updated on November 5, 2026 and Picoro on November 5, 2026.

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