Comparison

DICA Seoul vs Pixie+

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

Head to head
About

DICA Seoul

Capture life's moments with a vintage digital camera aesthetic combined with high-resolution quality. This app offers adjustable settings for tone, resolution, and exposure, along with creative camera features like zoom and dual mode.

Highlights
  • Vintage digicam aesthetic
  • High-resolution photos & videos
  • Adjustable temperature, quality, exposure
  • Zoom and multiple aspect ratios
  • Dual front/rear camera mode
  • Burst shooting
Features
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A blend of 2000s Digicam vibes and crisp high-res quality. Enjoy one of the most stylish and polished vintage digicam cameras for free! Capture daily life, travel, portraits, food, and scenery in photos and videos. Your shots really, really come out beautifully. A working designer carefully tested the camera correction values to recreate a distinctive vintage mood. The camera stays simple, letting you adjust only the core principles that shape the look. Every detail was built with care to preserve the feel and usability of the default camera app. [Adjustable] • Temperature: cool tone to warm tone • Quality: old low-res to modern high-res • Exposure: swipe on the preview area to adjust [Camera Features] • Zoom: from wide angle to max zoom • Size: 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, fisheye • Dual Mode: shoot front and rear cameras at once • Burst: take continuous shots [Recommended For] • Anyone looking for a vintage filter that is not too heavy • Anyone who wants vintage photos with high quality • Anyone who wants to keep everyday moments in a natural lo-fi mood • Anyone who has been searching for just the right vintage vibe

About

Pixie+

Capture photos with an authentic Y2K digicam aesthetic. This app offers 16 free filters, including film stock emulations, and a retro UI. Relive the early 2000s photo style with a simple, nostalgic camera experience.

Highlights
  • 16 free Y2K-inspired filters
  • Authentic digicam UI with D-pad controls
  • Optional date stamp overlay
  • Polaroid-style in-app gallery
  • Front/rear camera toggle
  • Save and share photos easily
Features
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Relive the Y2K digicam era—every day. Pixie+ is an iPhone camera inspired by early-2000s digital compact cameras. Strong flash, grain, color shifts, and an optional date stamp make nostalgic photos without complicated editing. Core shooting and My Gallery require no account. ■ Features - Digicam-style D-pad and OK controls - One-tap front/rear camera switch - Optional date stamp - Polaroid-style private gallery - Save to Photos or share with the iOS share sheet - Multiple filters and film-inspired LUTs ■ Friends Send only the photos you choose to private, invite-code groups of 2–9 people. You can report a photo, mute a member, or leave a group. Friends uses an anonymous account without an email address. You can delete the account and its associated data from Settings. ■ Pixie+ Pro Monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions are available. Pro removes ads and unlocks unlimited saves and all filters. Your local price and billing period are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. You can cancel in Apple ID subscription settings at least 24 hours before renewal, and restore prior purchases in the app. ■ Privacy Regular shooting and My Gallery stay primarily on your device. Only content you explicitly send through Friends and its group metadata are processed with Firebase and Cloudflare for private sharing. Photos, captions, and nicknames are not sent to Firebase Analytics. ■ Ads Free users may see Google AdMob ads at natural breaks such as after a completed capture. Pixie+ does not use App Open ads. The app remains usable if you decline ATT. ■ Support https://pixieplus.appful.tokyo/ --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pixieplus.appful.tokyo/privacy

Screenshots

DICA Seoul4 screens
Pixie+3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DICA Seoul at 5.0 against Pixie+'s 4.5. DICA Seoul also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Pixie+'s advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 2) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DICA Seoul sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Pixie+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DICA Seoul holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixie+ has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of DICA Seoul's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pixie+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DICA Seoul ships an update every 2 days, Pixie+ weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DICA Seoul versus Pixie+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDICA SeoulPixie+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings222 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnything StudioRyusei Okamoto

Customer experience

DICA Seoul

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

Pixie+

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral7.4%
Negative25.9%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DICA Seoul

One-time2
  • Lifetime Edit Ad Removal$2.99
  • Remove Watermark Forever$3.99
2 purchases

Pixie+

Subscriptions2
  • Pixie+ Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Pixie+ Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year

Questions

Is DICA Seoul free?
DICA Seoul is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixie+ free?
Pixie+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DICA Seoul or Pixie+?
DICA Seoul is rated higher. DICA Seoul averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Pixie+ averages 4.5 from 22 ratings.
Do DICA Seoul or Pixie+ have ads?
Both DICA Seoul and Pixie+ show ads.
Which is updated more often, DICA Seoul or Pixie+?
DICA Seoul ships an update every 2 days, and Pixie+ weekly. Most recently, DICA Seoul was updated on October 17, 2026 and Pixie+ on October 16, 2026.

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