pico cam vs Pixie+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
pico cam
Capture instant-style photos with a tiny camera and enjoy playful reveals on your Lock Screen. Save, share, or keep your cherished moments private on your device.
- Instant-style photo creation
- Dynamic Island and Live Activity reveals
- Save and share photos
- Private on-device storage
- Quick capture functionality
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pico cam is a tiny camera for instant pics, playful reveals, and little photo rituals on iPhone. Take a pic, watch it become a tiny instant-style photo, then save or share it from your gallery. pico cam is built around quick captures, charming animations, and a Dynamic Island experience that makes every shot feel like it has a tiny entrance. Use pico cam for everyday moments, friends, outfits, meals, places, and all the small things that deserve to feel a little more special. Features: - Capture pics in the app - Create instant-style photo cards - Watch playful Dynamic Island and Live Activity reveals - Save your favorite shots - Share your pics to other apps - Keep your photos private on your device pico cam does not require an account. Your photos stay on your device unless you choose to share or save them elsewhere. Privacy policy: https://www.picocam.app/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: pico cam at none against Pixie+'s shown. pico cam also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Pixie+'s advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. pico cam sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for pico cam against 4.5 for Pixie+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 34 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of pico cam's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pixie+'s.
pico cam ships an update every 4 days, Pixie+ weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | pico cam | Pixie+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (46 ratings) | 4.5 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soon Tiac Ching | Ryusei Okamoto |
Customer experience
pico cam
Pixie+
In-app purchases
pico cam
- pico cam+ Weekly$1.997 Days
- pico cam+ Yearly$19.991 Year
- pico cam+ Lifetime$22.99
- pico cam+ Lifetime$29.99
Pixie+
- Pixie+ Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Pixie+ Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year









