Comparison

Pixie+ vs Picpik

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

Head to head
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

About

Picpik

This app helps you quickly sort through your photos by swiping left to delete, right to keep, and up to favorite. It processes your pictures locally without uploading or requiring an account, making photo cleanup efficient and private.

Highlights
  • Swipe to sort photos
  • Add to delete list
  • Keep photos with a swipe
  • Favorite images
  • Local processing
  • No account required
  • Move to system trash
Features
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PicPik 是一个轻快的照片整理工具,帮你一张张快速判断照片去留。 不需要复杂相册管理,也不用一次性翻完整个图库。打开 PicPik,看见一张照片,就做一个简单的动作: 左滑:加入删除列表 右滑:保留这张照片 上滑:加入收藏 整理完成后,你可以统一将待删除照片移入系统“最近删除”。删除前仍会经过 iOS 系统确认,避免误删。 适合这些时候: - 手机照片太多,想快速清一轮 - 截图、废片、重复感照片堆积 - 想把喜欢的照片顺手收藏 - 不想打开系统相册慢慢筛 - 无聊的时候,盘它 PicPik 不上传你的照片,不需要账号,也不做云端分析。你的照片处理都在设备本地完成。

Screenshots

Pixie+3 screens
Picpik4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Picpik at 5.0 against Pixie+'s 4.5. Picpik also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Pixie+'s advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price 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. Pixie+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Picpik asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Picpik 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixie+ ships an update weekly, Picpik every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pixie+ versus Picpik: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixie+Picpik
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyusei Okamoto嘉亮 曾

Customer experience

Pixie+

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

Picpik

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pixie+

Subscriptions2
  • Pixie+ Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Pixie+ Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
None

Picpik

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixie+ free?
Pixie+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Picpik free?
Picpik is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixie+ or Picpik?
Picpik is rated higher. Pixie+ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Picpik averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pixie+ or Picpik have ads?
Pixie+ shows ads; Picpik does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixie+ or Picpik?
Pixie+ ships an update weekly, and Picpik every 3 days. Most recently, Pixie+ was updated on October 16, 2026 and Picpik on October 8, 2026.

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