Comparison

Pinpin vs Misty Faces

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

Head to head
About

Pinpin

This app allows you to privately save and organize inspiration, ideas, and links. It offers a Pinterest-style grid layout with features like OCR text search and visual product search, all stored locally and synced via iCloud without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Save images and links
  • Pinterest-style grid layout
  • OCR text search
  • Visual product search
  • Offline storage
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Pinpin is a quiet place for the things you want to keep. Images, links, photos and notes, saved from any app, sorted into your own categories, and found again in a second. No account, no ads, no tracking. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Tap Share in Safari, Photos, TikTok, Music or any other app and choose Pinpin. Links arrive with their picture, photos are kept as they are, text becomes a note. Paste from the clipboard, take a photo, pick from your library, or dictate a note hands-free. EVERYTHING LANDS IN INBOX New saves wait in Inbox until you sort them, so nothing gets lost. Move one card or many at once, and undo if you change your mind. A GRID THAT FITS YOU Pinch to show two to five columns on iPhone, up to ten on iPad and Mac. Tap a link to open it, a photo to see it full screen, a note to edit it. FIND IT INSTANTLY Search titles, notes, descriptions, URLs, and even the text inside your images. A screenshot of a recipe, a poster, a receipt: Pinpin reads it on your device and makes it searchable. NOTES ON PAPER Quick notes on six paper tints. Links, phone numbers, addresses and dates inside a note are tappable: call, open in Maps, or add to your calendar. CAPTURE WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a Control Center button, the Action button and Shortcuts let you dictate, shoot or paste straight into Pinpin. YOUR PINS ON THE HOME SCREEN The Recent Pins widget shows your latest saves laid out like the app, from every category or just one. The Note widget keeps a note in view on its paper color: your latest one, or any note you pick. SEE IT? FIND IT. Search similar products on Amazon, eBay, Etsy and more from any saved image. YOURS ONLY Everything is stored on your device and synced through your private iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Works fully offline. Export your whole collection as a zip and import it back any time. ON MAC Keyboard shortcuts, drag and drop, and an optional local AI access that lets assistants like Claude browse your collection and look at your saved images. Off by default, nothing leaves your Mac. Perfect for: • Designers curating visual references • Shoppers saving products to compare • Travelers collecting places and itineraries • Creatives building vision boards and mood boards • Note-takers who want ideas next to their inspiration • Anyone looking for a private, ad-free bookmarking app Your inspiration. Your collection. No tracking.

About

Misty Faces

Automatically blur faces in photos for enhanced privacy before sharing. This on-device tool offers fast, manual, and per-face blur adjustments, with smart export options to remove metadata.

Highlights
  • Automatic face detection and blurring
  • Manual blur zone drawing
  • Per-face blur level control
  • Metadata stripping on export
  • 100% on-device processing
  • Fast and native iOS performance
Features
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Blur faces in any photo before you share - automatically, every time, like magic. Fast, private, and 100% on your device. No uploads, no cloud, no data leaves your device. Misty Faces blurs faces on any photo in one tap: perfect for protecting friends, family, kids, or strangers in the background before posting on social media, sending to a group chat, or saving to your camera roll. WHY MISTY FACES - 100% on-device. Your photos never leave your iPhone - no upload, no cloud, no account. - Auto face detection. Tap a photo, faces are found and blurred instantly. - Manual zones. Missed a face? Draw a zone anywhere with one finger. - Per-face control. Tap any face to fine-tune its blur level, or turn it off. - Smart export. Strip location and personal metadata before sharing - or keep everything if you prefer. - Native, fast, beautiful. Built with the latest iOS technologies for instant performance, even on large photos. PERFECT FOR - Parents sharing kids' moments without exposing classmates - Travelers posting from cafés, festivals, or public places - Journalists and activists protecting sources - Anyone who cares about the privacy of others No subscription. No ads. No tracking.

Screenshots

Pinpin4 screens
Misty Faces4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Misty Faces at 83% against Pinpin's 0%. Misty Faces also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Pinpin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Misty Faces sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pinpin asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinpin ships an update every 2 days, Misty Faces every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pinpin versus Misty Faces: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinpinMisty Faces
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrice CassardLunabee Studio

Customer experience

Pinpin

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Misty Faces

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Pinpin

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Misty Faces

One-time1
  • Unlimited Misty FacesFree

Questions

Is Pinpin free?
Pinpin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Misty Faces free?
Misty Faces is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pinpin or Misty Faces have ads?
Neither Pinpin nor Misty Faces shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pinpin or Misty Faces?
Pinpin ships an update every 2 days, and Misty Faces every 4 days. Most recently, Pinpin was updated on October 22, 2026 and Misty Faces on October 23, 2026.

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