Pure vs PicDeploy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pure
Capture photos and videos locally with a full-screen interface and intuitive controls. Offers seamless recording, zooming, and camera switching, with automatic QR code detection. Your memories are kept private and secure.
- Camera-only mode, local saving
- True full-screen capture
- Tap to photo, hold for video
- Slide to zoom during recording
- Switch cameras mid-recording
- Auto QR code detection
- Private cloud storage (premium)
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A few things you can do with Pure… Send photos and videos as one-time shares Friends open them once, between you and them. No public feed. No algorithm deciding who sees what. Your memories, private and secure With Pure, your photos and videos are stored safely in your own private cloud. Your memories belong only to you. Message the friends you share with Keep the conversation going in private threads, right next to the photos and videos you send. Your profile, your friends Set up your profile, find people you know, and connect so you can share and message directly. Edit before you save or share Add text, drawings, or stickers right after you capture—on photos and videos. Keep it simple, then save or share. Your link, your homepage Every Pure profile has a personal page and link. Share it with a QR code so friends can find you and connect. Light & Dark Mode Support Pure adapts to your device’s appearance. Bright and clean in light mode, easy on the eyes in dark mode—always natural. No Ads. No Algorithms. Just a private cloud gallery, and sharing with the people you choose.
PicDeploy
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PicDeploy captions, tags and exports your photos right on iPhone and iPad — with real IPTC and EXIF fields, no Mac or pro software required. Whether shot with a pro camera or captured quickly on your iPhone: PicDeploy reads the existing metadata of every photo and lets you edit title, caption, photographer, copyright and keywords directly. IPTC & EXIF — READ AND WRITE • View the existing IPTC and EXIF data of every photo • Edit title, caption, photographer, copyright, location and keywords • Per image or as batch metadata across an entire series • Enter copyright and creator once and have them remembered for good • Optionally strip all metadata including GPS • Works with imported pro camera images just as well as photos taken directly on iPhone RESIZE & WATERMARK • Resize by max edge, percentage or maximum file size • Text or image watermarks with freely adjustable position, opacity and size • Adjustable JPEG quality FLEXIBLE EXPORT • Save to your device, iCloud Drive or a custom folder • Your originals stay untouched – every export is a new file • Fully configurable filename template with tokens for date, series, number and more ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION PicDeploy uses a one-time purchase price instead of a subscription. FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ON THE GO Built for sports photography, events, reportage, and every moment a photo needs to go out fast with correct IPTC data to clients or the newsroom — no computer nearby required. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE PicDeploy works entirely locally on your device. No account, no backend, no tracking — your photos and metadata only leave your device when you export them yourself.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pure at Free against PicDeploy's $3.99. Pure also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Pure is free to download; PicDeploy costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pure ships an update weekly, PicDeploy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pure | PicDeploy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jared Christopher Thompkins | Ardan Fuessmann |
In-app purchases
Pure
No in-app purchases
PicDeploy
No in-app purchases









