Comparison

2x2pix vs Onyx Box

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

Head to head
About

2x2pix

Easily create compliant passport, visa, and ID photos for over 80 countries. The app guides you through selecting your country, taking or importing a photo, and then allows you to save, share, or print your compliant images.

Highlights
  • Create passport, visa, ID photos
  • Supports 80+ countries
  • Use phone camera or photo library
  • Save, share, or print photos
  • Local/networked printer support
Features
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Use 2x2Pix to create Passport, Visa, ID photos for FREE! Share, save, or print. Three easy steps: 1. Select the country for which your Passport, Visa, or ID photos are needed 2. Take a photo using the phone’s built-in camera, or from photos library 3. Share, Save, or Print your Passport, Visa, or ID photos 2x2Pix also includes these features: • ID photo requirements for 80+ countries supported. • Printing to a local or networked printer • Quick sharing of Passport, Visa, ID photos using message, email or social media.

About

Onyx Box

Features
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One box holds your whole library, with room to spare. That's the point. Onyx seals each photo and video on your iPhone to its essence — a two-minute video that weighed 73 MB becomes a 33 KB atom. Same video, still yours. Tap it and it beams back, checked against its own seal. Nothing moved. Nothing deleted. No account or sign-in needed. No ads. Nothing used for training. One box holds your whole library, with room to spare. That's the point. Onyx seals each photo and video on your iPhone to its essence — a two-minute video that weighed 73 MB becomes a 33 KB atom. Same video, still yours. Tap it and it beams back, checked against its own seal. Nothing moved. Nothing deleted. No account or sign-in needed. No ads. Nothing used for training. Onyx Box keeps every photo and video you love without filling up your phone. Your storage doesn't matter anymore. Drop one in and Onyx seals it on your iPhone and reduces it to its essence. A two-minute video weighs 73 MB; Onyx keeps it as a 33 KB atom. Same video. Still yours. Tap it and it beams back, checked against its own seal. Do that for all of them and one phone has room for over a million photos. Stop deleting the good ones to make room for the next ones. NOTHING MOVED. NOTHING DELETED. Your originals stay right where they are. Onyx only reads the photos you choose, and it asks first — on Apple's own permission sheet. Want everything backed up? Turn on Onyx Subspace and your saves go home on their own. Nothing leaves your phone unless you choose it. SIMPLE TO START. NO CATCH. Open it, name your box, drop a photo in. That's the whole setup. Your first 50 saves are free, and they stay free. STAMPED AS YOURS Every photo is stamped with your Signal ID the moment it lands, and the stamp travels with it. It's yours wherever it goes, and it won't open unless it still matches its seal. ONE BOX FOR A LIFETIME A box is built to hold your whole library. A lifetime. Your kids' lifetimes. MADE FOR THE WAY YOU ALREADY LIVE Your photos and videos show up just like they always have — a grid, an album, a tap to view, a swipe to browse. Send anything through Apple's own share sheet to a friend or your socials. Bring files in from the Files app. Play your music right on your home page. WHO IT'S FOR Anyone who has ever seen "Storage Almost Full" and had to pick which memory to lose. Parents. Travelers. Anyone with a phone full of life. Your memories belong to you. No one should have to choose between keeping the moment and affording the space to hold it. Powered by Physics · Math · Human Creativity. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://onyxsafebox.com/privacy

Screenshots

2x2pix4 screens
Onyx Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 2x2pix at none against Onyx Box's 1. Onyx Box's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months). On price, 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. Onyx Box sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per month. 2x2pix asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

2x2pix ships an update every 7 months, Onyx Box every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
2x2pix versus Onyx Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter2x2pixOnyx Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (74 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings74 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRajinder SinghTony Bell

Bugs and requests

2x2pix

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App freezes when trying to save or mail photo
  • App crashes when trying to print or save the picture
  • Photo resolution is too low for passport/visa requirements
  • Pictures are coming out blurry and low quality
  • Printing glitch with aspect ratio and image size
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  • Inaccurate photo size template leading to incorrect facial size
  • Alignment issues when taking a picture or using photos from library
  • Cannot center the face when zooming in on a photo from library
  • Does not offer a delay photo option
  • Stopped working with Walgreens
  • Batch of 6 photos are top-left aligned, leading to cropping
  • Prints 3.5x2.5 instead of 2x2

Requested features

6 requests
  • Remove background to a plain light color
  • Update app for better quality
  • Allow adding two different pictures in one frame
  • Center the batch of 6 photos
  • Allow moving photo up and down for adjustment
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  • Update app to let it move up and down

Onyx Box

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

2x2pix

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Onyx Box

Subscriptions1
  • Onyx Backup Monthly$8.991 Month

Questions

Is 2x2pix free?
2x2pix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Onyx Box free?
Onyx Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 2x2pix or Onyx Box have ads?
2x2pix shows ads; Onyx Box does not.
Which is updated more often, 2x2pix or Onyx Box?
2x2pix ships an update every 7 months, and Onyx Box every 5 days. Most recently, 2x2pix was updated on November 6, 2026 and Onyx Box on October 31, 2026.

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