Comparison

Boxpop vs Pluck

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

Head to head
About

Boxpop

Create stunning photo collages and apply unique "Star Tunnel" effects. This app offers a redesigned collage editor with a larger canvas and intuitive tools for adding and arranging photos, text, and stickers.

Highlights
  • Star Tunnel effect
  • Redesigned collage editor
  • Larger canvas
  • Intuitive photo, text, and sticker placement
  • Layer management
  • Live Photo export
Features
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Smoother collages, plus a tunnel of stars. • New Star Tunnel effect: stars swirl around the person in your photo, who always stays in front. Change the star shape, color, rings and speed, tap Multicolor for a new color mix, and export as a Live Photo. • A redesigned collage editor: a bigger canvas, and the tools you need right next to the photo, text or sticker you select. • Add things faster: tap a recent photo to drop it in, and drag text or shapes right where you want them. • Double-tap a photo to reframe it, or double-tap text to edit it on the canvas. • Long-press to select several items, then align, distribute, group or duplicate them together. Drag layers to reorder them, and show or hide each one.

About

Pluck

This app lets you capture and collect typography from the real world. You can then use these found letters to create playful collages and spell words. Your collection serves as a personal visual diary of typographic discoveries.

Highlights
  • Capture or import typography
  • Crop and adjust letters
  • Build a personal type library
  • Remember discoveries by date and location
  • Explore collection on a map
  • Spell words with collected letters
  • Create collages
  • Export creations as images
Features
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Pluck is a visual collection for typography you find in the real world. Spot a letter you love on a sign, poster, book cover, package? Take a photo and pluck it into your personal collection. Build your own library of found letters, remember when and where you discovered them, and use them to create playful collages made entirely from typography you’ve collected yourself. Your collection stays personal to you—a visual diary of the letters that caught your eye. Pluck letters from the world. Make something with what you find.

Screenshots

Boxpop4 screens
Pluck3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pluck at none against Boxpop's 4. Boxpop's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Boxpop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Pluck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxpop ships an update every 3 days, Pluck every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Boxpop versus Pluck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxpopPluck
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size260 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer泽龙 赵鹤凝 王

Customer experience

Boxpop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pluck

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Boxpop

Subscriptions3
  • VIP周度会员7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • VIP月度会员$0.991 Month
  • 年度会员7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • 永久会员$14.99
None

Pluck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boxpop free?
Boxpop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pluck free?
Pluck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Boxpop or Pluck have ads?
Neither Boxpop nor Pluck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boxpop or Pluck?
Boxpop ships an update every 3 days, and Pluck every 9 days. Most recently, Boxpop was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pluck on November 6, 2026.

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