Comparison

PicToolbox vs Pictoos

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

Head to head
About

PicToolbox

Features
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PicToolbox is a powerful all-in-one image processing app that handles your daily photo needs — all processed locally on your device for complete privacy. Whether you need to compress photos for sharing, resize images for social media, add watermarks for protection, or extract text from screenshots, PicToolbox has you covered. Features: • Image Compression — Reduce file size while preserving quality • Format Conversion — Convert between JPG and PNG with adjustable quality • Remove EXIF/GPS — Strip location, device, and camera metadata for privacy • EXIF Manager — View and batch-clean photo metadata • Text Watermark — Add custom text, copyright, or social handles to photos • Resize & Crop — Adjust dimensions by percentage, pixels, or preset aspect ratios • Image to PDF — Combine multiple images into a single paginated PDF • OCR Text Recognition — Extract text from images locally, with copy and export support • Background Removal (Beta) — Remove portrait backgrounds and export as transparent PNG • Image Stitching — Combine photos vertically, horizontally, or in a grid layout • QR Code — Generate QR codes or scan them from existing images • Image to ZIP — Package single or multiple images into a ZIP file for sharing All processing happens locally on your device. No uploads, no tracking — your images never leave your phone. Perfect for photographers, designers, social media managers, and anyone who works with images daily. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pictoos

Features
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Get photos, screenshots and design assets into the dimensions and formats you need. Pictools brings cropping, resizing, comparison, brightness enhancement and batch conversion into one on-device workspace. No account required. CROP AND RESIZE PRECISELY Enter a width and height, lock proportions or choose a crop ratio. Prepare copies for profile pictures, posts and design projects. COMPARE TWO IMAGES Inspect differences with slider, side-by-side and overlay views. Compare a brightened image with the original before saving. CONVERT A BATCH Export PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP, ICO and TIFF. Set JPEG/WebP quality or choose lossless WebP. Pick a background when converting transparency to JPG. Follow each item's processing status and save completed results. Choose images from Photos or Files. Save PNG/JPG to Photos, save any of the six formats to Files, or use the system share sheet. Results are saved as new copies. The workspace adapts to iPhone and iPad screens. Image processing happens on your device. Pictools does not upload your images to us and requires no sign-in. It includes no ads or tracking SDKs. Choose a light, dark or system theme. The interface supports Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Spanish, French and German.

Screenshots

PicToolbox4 screens
Pictoos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pictoos at none against PicToolbox's 3. PicToolbox's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. PicToolbox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pictoos asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PicToolbox ships an update every 2 weeks, Pictoos every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
PicToolbox versus Pictoos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicToolboxPictoos
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB29 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSailiken Tech芳琼 田

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PicToolbox

Subscriptions2
  • PixToolbox Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • PicToolbox Pro Annually$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • PicToolbox Pro$14.99
None

Pictoos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PicToolbox free?
PicToolbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pictoos free?
Pictoos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PicToolbox or Pictoos have ads?
Neither PicToolbox nor Pictoos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PicToolbox or Pictoos?
PicToolbox ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pictoos every 2 months. Most recently, PicToolbox was updated on November 10, 2026 and Pictoos on November 13, 2026.

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