Comparison

Auto vs 9PM

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

Head to head
About

Auto

This app uses your camera to understand what's in a photo and take action. Identify plants, get fashion advice, track meals, or explore places, all with a single snap. You can even create custom AI tools for your camera.

Highlights
  • Identify plants, animals, and locations
  • Track meals and estimate calories
  • Get fashion and outfit advice
  • Create custom AI camera actions (Frames)
  • Build shared Frames with friends
Features
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Create Frames - your own fun camera tools - from your photos. Snap a photo. Auto understands what’s in it and helps you take action. Track meals, get fashion advice, identify plants and animals, explore places, and more, all from a single photo. What you can do with Auto - Create a sticker generator Turn photos into stickers in any style you can imagine. - Track your meals Turn your camera into a nutrition coach. Snap your food to log meals, estimate calories, and plan healthier eating. - Get outfit advice Take a photo of your look and get tips on colors, styling, and accessories. - Identify anything Plants, animals, locations, food. Auto recognizes what you see and gives helpful insights. - Build your own Create Frames that perform your own custom actions. Frames: AI tools for your camera Frames are Auto’s way of turning photos into useful experiences. Each Frame focuses on something different, like nutrition, fashion, or discovery. You can also create shared Frames with friends or groups to build private spaces where you can share photos, get advice together, or just have fun reacting to what everyone captures. Your camera sees the world. Auto helps you understand it. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

9PM

This app allows users to share daily photo and video dumps with trusted friends and family. Posts are automatically published at 9 PM, revealing everyone's day. It offers a private space for creative expression without pressure from strangers.

Highlights
  • Daily photo and video posting
  • Automatic 9 PM posting
  • Private social network
  • Trusted contact sharing
  • Visual life diary
  • React, reply, and share
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9PM IS REALLY SIMPLE 1. Choose photos and videos from your camera roll. 2. Your daily photo dump is automatically posted at 9:00 PM. 3. At 9PM, everyone’s day is revealed together. 4. React, reply, hug your friends. 9PM is built around one simple daily habit: share your day with the people you trust, then come back at 9PM to see theirs. Over time, your profile becomes a visual diary of your life, one 9PM at a time. There’s no algorithm. Every post comes from someone you added, and every profile is private. New to 9PM? Use invite code 95466 and add fredd. That’s me, the founder. MEMBERSHIP Some features require a membership. CONTACT hello@9pm.app Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Auto4 screens
9PM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 9PM at 5.0 against Auto's 4.2. 9PM also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Auto's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Auto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and 9PM sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

9PM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Auto has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auto ships an update every 2 weeks, 9PM every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Auto versus 9PM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuto9PM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (15 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB108 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAutomatic Platforms Inc9PM Inc.

Customer experience

Auto

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

9PM

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Auto

Subscriptions2
  • Auto Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Auto Plus Annual$99.991 Year
6 purchases

9PM

Subscriptions2
  • 9PM Membership Weekly$4.997 Days
  • 9PM Membership Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • Claim a Username$4.99
  • Claim a 3-Letter Username$49.99
  • Claim a 2-Letter Username$499.99
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  • Claim a 1-Letter Username$999.99

Questions

Is Auto free?
Auto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 9PM free?
9PM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Auto or 9PM?
9PM is rated higher. Auto averages 4.2 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while 9PM averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Auto or 9PM have ads?
Neither Auto nor 9PM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auto or 9PM?
Auto ships an update every 2 weeks, and 9PM every 4 days. Most recently, Auto was updated on September 19, 2026 and 9PM on October 1, 2026.

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