PicPocket.io vs Tether
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PicPocket.io
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PicPocket is a new kind of social and photo-sharing app where you can share songs, articles, photos, albums directly with people you know by posting to their feeds. You can also set-up shared albums with your friends to collectively contribute to your shared memories together. Create placeholders for people who haven't joined the app yet, so that you can add them to albums and share posts with them - when they join PicPocket they'll inherit everything that was shared with their placeholder!
Tether
A social networking app focused on connecting with people you know through photos. It offers a chronological feed, mutual connections only, and a strict limit on connections, prioritizing privacy and a noise-free experience without ads or algorithms.
- Chronological feed
- Mutual connections only
- No ads or promoted content
- Post photos and react with emoji
- Private photos to connections
- Optional Face ID/Touch ID lock
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Capture the moments that matter — with the people who matter. Tether is a photo journal and a quiet social app in one. Share photos with the friends and family you actually know, and keep your private memories in a personal journal that's just for you. Social without the noise: - No ads or promoted content. Ever. - No algorithm — your feed is simply chronological. - Mutual connections only. No one-way follows, no follower counts. - 150 connections max — room for the people who matter, and no more. - Post in the last 7 days to see your feed — no lurking. - We will never sell your data. Your personal photo journal: - Save photos privately — memories you want to keep, not broadcast. - Choose for each photo: post it to your feed, or keep it just for you. - Browse it all in one place — Public, Private, or All. How it works: Sign in with your phone number. Find friends from your contacts. Post up to 10 photos, react with emoji, and leave comments — or save a photo privately to your journal. That's it. Privacy first: Your phone number is only used to sign you in and find people you know — it's never shown to other users. Your shared photos are visible only to your connections, and private journal photos are visible only to you. Optional Face ID / Touch ID lock. Put down the doom scroll. Pick up Tether.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tether at every 2 days against PicPocket.io's weekly. Tether also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. PicPocket.io sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Tether sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PicPocket.io ships an update weekly, Tether every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PicPocket.io | Tether |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Amr Ahmed | BRYANT BREWERTON ALLRED |
In-app purchases
PicPocket.io
- Upload up to 5,000 Photos$1.991 Month
- Upload up to 15,000 Photos$4.991 Month
- Upload up to 50,000 Photos$9.991 Month
Tether
- Tether+$2.991 Month
- Tether+$19.991 Year
Questions
Is PicPocket.io free?
Is Tether free?
Do PicPocket.io or Tether have ads?
Which is updated more often, PicPocket.io or Tether?
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