Comparison

Picolate vs Phase dot Photos

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

Head to head
About

Picolate

Features
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Your iPad or iPhone becomes a selfie booth: set it up, start your event – and by the end, every guest has their pictures on their own phone. FOR EVERY OCCASION • Three switchable designs: playful for kids' birthdays, elegant for weddings and family parties, neon look for the big night • Your own event title, welcome message, accent color and logo • Guest interface in English, German, French or Spanish – selectable per event AS EASY AS IT GETS 1. Pick a design and try it out – up to three sample shots with a watermark 2. Set up your event, unlock it and tap “Start event” when the party begins 3. Guests tap the big shutter button, the countdown runs 4. Scan the QR code – done, the pictures are on the phone. No sign-up. FIVE CAPTURE MODES Photo, photo strip, GIF, bounce and video. You decide in the admin area which modes your event offers. ONE GALLERY FOR EVERYONE All shots collect in the shared event gallery. Guests open it in the browser via QR code, download their pictures and share them – reachable only through a link that can't be guessed, with an optional extra PIN. PRIVACY TAKEN SERIOUSLY • Hosted exclusively on servers in the EU • Automatic deletion after the event (after 7 or 30 days, depending on the event type) • No accounts and no registration for guests FULL CONTROL • PIN-protected admin area: modes, countdown duration, mirroring, sounds and gallery management • Locked guest mode – curious fingers won't end up in your settings • Your setup follows you to a new device via iCloud, plus an encrypted backup you can export PRICING Picolate is free to download, and you can try it out before you buy – to go live, unlock your event with a one-time purchase or use the Plus subscription for unlimited events. A one-time purchase doesn't expire: your event's 24 hours only begin when you tap “Start event”. The subscription and one-time purchases whose event hasn't ended yet can be restored on a new device. Questions or ideas? picolate.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Phase dot Photos

Features
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Phase is a quiet place to share your photos & short video clips, to follow your friends, and to discover by tag. It all lasts just 30 days—a phase.

Screenshots

Picolate4 screens
Phase dot Photos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phase dot Photos at none against Picolate's 3. Picolate's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Picolate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Phase dot Photos asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Picolate ships an update every 8 days, Phase dot Photos every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Picolate versus Phase dot Photos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicolatePhase dot Photos
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMoyar UG (haftungsbeschränkt)XK72 Limited

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Picolate

Subscriptions1
  • Picolate Plus · monthly$17.991 Month
One-time2
  • 1 event · Birthday design$3.99
  • 1 event · all designs$8.99
None

Phase dot Photos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Picolate free?
Picolate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phase dot Photos free?
Phase dot Photos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Picolate or Phase dot Photos have ads?
Neither Picolate nor Phase dot Photos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Picolate or Phase dot Photos?
Picolate ships an update every 8 days, and Phase dot Photos every 3 weeks. Most recently, Picolate was updated on November 5, 2026 and Phase dot Photos on November 10, 2026.

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