Pixie+ vs ByFlashback
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
ByFlashback
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Make ordinary photos feel like they came from a favorite old camera. Flashback is a retro camera and photo editor for digicam flash, film grain, instant color, and imperfect little memories. SHOOT OR IMPORT Capture with your phone or bring in a photo from your library. Choose a look before you shoot, then keep the moment moving. DIAL IN THE MEMORY Tune flash intensity, grain, softness, vignette, date stamps, and crop. Compare before and after until the frame feels right. BUILD YOUR CAMERA SHELF Explore illustrated digicam, instant, film, and video cameras. Load a film roll, expose 24 frames, then wash the roll when you are ready. KEEP IT LOCAL Edit offline with local-first processing. Save finished frames to Photos and share them with friends. Flashback is for people who miss the happy accidents: soft flash, creamy tones, grain, glow, and a little less perfection. EULA (Apple Standard Terms of Use): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://byflashback.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://byflashback.com/privacy FLASHBACK PLUS Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase where offered. Sign in with Apple or Google for account-linked Plus access and protected save/share actions. Restore eligible prior purchases from Profile or the paywall. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your Apple Account subscription settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pixie+ at 4.5 against ByFlashback's 1.0. Pixie+ also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 1). ByFlashback's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Pixie+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ByFlashback sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pixie+ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixie+ has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pixie+ ships an update weekly, ByFlashback every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Pixie+ | ByFlashback |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (35 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 236 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryusei Okamoto | Long Do |
In-app purchases
Pixie+
- Pixie+ Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Pixie+ Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
ByFlashback
- Flashback Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
- Flashback Plus Yearly$49.991 Year
- Flashback Plus Lifetime$149.99









