PixelCrop vs Pocket Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PixelCrop
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Built by landscape photographer Martin Podt, PixelCrop brings the same framing and editing tools he uses in his own workflow — designed for photographers who value precision, simplicity, and privacy. PixelCrop gives you precise control over how your photos are framed, split, and presented — with a built-in editor for fine-tuning every detail. Fast, clean, no ads. Free to use. Upgrade to Pro for all features. No ads, no tracking, no data collection. Just your photos, exactly as you want them. MULTI-FRAME SPLIT - Split any wide photo into precisely aligned frames - Preview each frame before saving - Choose aspect ratio: 1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, or 16:9 - Files saved with original filename and frame number - Free: up to 3 frames | Pro: up to 10 frames FLEXIBLE FRAMING (Pro) - Fit portrait or landscape photos into any aspect ratio without losing content - Add a solid color background or a blurred extension of the photo - Scale and adjust positioning freely - Preserve full compositions without forced cropping CROP - Crop your photo and save it directly to your photo library - Free: 4:5 portrait ratio - Pro: all aspect ratios - 1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 16:9, and free crop EDIT (Pro) - Fine-tune your photo before you crop or export - Adjust light: exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks - Color grading and white balance - HSL: control hue, saturation, and luminance per color channel - Tone curves for precise control - Split toning: apply color tints to shadows and highlights separately - Dodge & Burn: lighten or darken specific areas with a brush - Vignette effect - Spot light: add a bright, moveable light spot with adjustable color - Orton effect: add a dreamy, glowing look - Resize to 1500px for web-ready output - Before/after preview with one tap - Reset adjustments per category or all at once - Optional: hide the Edit button if you don't need it PIXELCROP PRO Unlock all features with a one-time purchase: - Flexible Framing mode - Edit mode - Multi-frame split up to 10 frames - All aspect ratios in Crop mode - All future Pro features Try Pro free for 14 days - no commitment required. SETTINGS - Remember your last-used settings per mode - Pick photos from your photo library or from the Files app - Light, dark, or system theme PRIVACY Your privacy matters. PixelCrop: - Does NOT collect any personal data - Does NOT use analytics or ads - All processing happens on your device - No internet connection required to use the app Privacy Policy: https://pixelcrop-ios-6d0c5b.gitlab.io/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Built with care by photographer Martin Podt - www.martinpodt.com
Pocket Editor
Edit photos privately and offline with powerful AI tools. Enhance, restore, and apply filters without uploading your images, ensuring your pictures remain on your device. Enjoy a seamless editing experience anywhere, anytime, with no internet required.
- 100% on-device editing
- AI-powered photo restoration
- AI-driven enhancement and upscaling
- Automatic skin smoothing
- 11 one-tap filters
- Manual fine-tuning sliders
- Offline functionality
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Pocket Editor is a beautiful photo editor that runs entirely on your iPhone. Touch up a selfie, restore an old photo, or give any picture a fresh new look — without ever uploading it anywhere. Most editing apps quietly send your photos to a server somewhere in the cloud. This one doesn't. Every filter, every adjustment, and even the AI runs right on your device. Your photos never leave your phone. They're yours, and they stay that way. And because everything runs on your device, it works anywhere — on a plane, on the subway, or far off the grid. No internet needed. No account to create. No subscription to cancel. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Restore Face (AI) — bring blurry, grainy, or older photos of faces back to life with crisp, natural detail. • Enhance (AI) — sharpen and upscale your whole photo for a clean, high-resolution result. • Beauty — gentle skin smoothing that finds the face automatically, so the background stays sharp. • Filters — 11 one-tap looks, from bright and vivid to timeless black & white. • Fine-tune — exposure, brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth, and sharpness, all on simple sliders. • Auto — one tap to instantly balance color and light. BUILT FOR PRIVACY • 100% on-device — no cloud processing, ever. • Your photos never leave your iPhone. • Works fully offline, even in airplane mode. • No account, no sign-up, no email required. • No ads. No tracking. Nothing about you is collected. • Uses Apple's secure photo picker, so the app never needs access to your whole library. SIMPLE AND FAST • Snap a selfie in the app, or pick any photo from your library. • Press and hold to compare before and after. • Undo and redo any step. • Pinch to zoom in and check every detail. • Save to Photos or share in a single tap. The AI runs on the Apple Neural Engine — the same chip behind on-device intelligence across iPhone — so results are fast and stay completely local. No subscriptions. No hidden paywalls. Just a great photo editor that respects your privacy. Pocket Editor. Your photos. Your phone. Your business.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Editor at none against PixelCrop's 1. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. PixelCrop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pocket Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | PixelCrop | Pocket Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marinus Podt | SilverGrid Technology LLC |
In-app purchases
PixelCrop
- PixelCrop Premium$1.99
Pocket Editor
No in-app purchases









