EgySpots vs PicPie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EgySpots
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EgySpots is where Cairo's youth find out where everyone's hanging out right now. Open the map and see live hangout spots near you — car meets, street carts, pop-ups, open-air gatherings — with 6-hour stories posted by people who are actually there. DISCOVER WHAT'S HAPPENING See a live heatmap of where people are gathering across Cairo. Every spot is found and added by real users, not businesses. 6-HOUR STORIES Photos posted at any spot expire after 6 hours — keeping the feed honest and live. If no one has posted in 6 hours, the spot is quiet. CHECK IN Let others know you're there. Check in when you arrive and your presence updates the crowd level in real time. SPOT FOUNDER Be the first to add a spot to the map and become its permanent founder — credited every time someone visits. WHAT YOU'LL FIND - Street Carts — juice, food, and mobile vendors - Car Meets — spontaneous and organised - Hangouts — open-air gatherings and rooftops - Pop-Ups — temporary events and markets - Open Air — parks, corniches, and outdoor spaces Every spot shows simple tags: Food · Drinks · Shisha · Music · Free Entry EgySpots is not a restaurant guide. It is Cairo's live social layer — built by Egyptians, for the streets of Egypt. Age 13+. Location permission required for nearby spot discovery.
PicPie
Share photos and messages with private groups, keeping loved ones on your Home Screen. Create shared widgets for family and friends to see your latest moments instantly. Includes chat features and location sharing.
- Shared photo widgets
- Private group creation
- Invite friends via link/code
- In-app chat with media
- Location sharing on map
- Customizable notifications
- Apple Watch companion app
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Your bestie's selfie. Grandma's smile. Your partner, even from miles away. PicPie keeps your people on your Home Screen in a shared photo widget. EVERYONE GETS A SLICE A "pizza" is your private group and its shared widget. Invite friends, family or your favorite person. Each person has a slice, and the photos change as you share new moments. THREE SIMPLE STEPS Create a pizza. Invite your people with a link, code or QR. Add the widget to your Home Screen and share a photo to update your slice on their screens. A LITTLE CHAT, TOO Send messages, photos, short videos, GIFs and voice notes in your pizza. Chat shows the last 24 hours. Each person's latest widget photo can stay longer, until they replace or remove it. YOUR PEOPLE, YOUR SPACE Join requests need approval. Choose whose photos appear in your widget and control widget and chat notifications separately. Add a location to a post when you want to share a place, and see those posts on your pizza's map. ON YOUR FAVORITE APPLE DEVICES Use PicPie on iPhone and iPad, with a companion app for Apple Watch. Widget updates depend on your connection and Apple's background refresh scheduling. Do I need Premium to create a Pizza? No. Creating and joining Pizzas is free. You can belong to up to 10 Pizzas. Premium gives you more daily Energy and personalization. Energy Sending photos and videos uses Energy. Your daily Energy renews each day. Check what is left here. Watch an ad to receive this Energy. Purchased Energy is used first and does not expire. Daily Energy and new ad rewards expire at renewal. Your daily allowance is replaced, not added. See the Store countdown. Earlier non-expiring rewards are kept. Photo layout Mosaic 4 · Mosaic 9 · Show my own photo Choose Notification Sound Everyone in the Pizza gets a notification from you. You choose its sound. Premium More daily Energy with Premium. You can personalize your app icon and widget frame. Buy Energy Buy as much Energy as you like and use it whenever you want. Rest easy: it is a one-time purchase with no automatic renewal. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Any trial or introductory offer is shown before purchase and depends on eligibility. Questions? picpie@yahoo.com Privacy: https://picpie.rotadra.com/privacy Terms: https://picpie.rotadra.com/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EgySpots at none against PicPie's 10. PicPie's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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. PicPie sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. EgySpots asks for nothing beyond the download.
EgySpots ships an update weekly, PicPie every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EgySpots | PicPie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Elmallah | Arda Tor |
In-app purchases
EgySpots
No in-app purchases
PicPie
- PicPie Annually7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Energy Pack$0.99
- Energy Pack$1.99
- Energy Pack$4.99
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- Gift Premium$19.99
- Gift Premium2 variants$29.99
- Gift Premium$39.99
- Gift Premium × 5$149.99
- Gift Premium × 20$599.99









