Comparison

NasV vs PixelGen

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

Head to head
About

NasV

Organize and view your photos, videos, and files from various sources, including NAS devices. Offers multiple viewing modes for different needs, from slideshows to detailed editing.

Highlights
  • Multiple viewing modes (Classic, Living Room Frame, Travel Replay, Editor Review)
  • Browse local files, authorized folders, and SMB/WebDAV NAS libraries
  • Search, sort, and filter content
  • Adjust playback speed, audio, and subtitles
  • Rate photos (1-5 stars)
  • Offline downloads (Pro feature)
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Your photos, videos, folders and NAS — viewed your way. Each of the four modes has its own Home and player: Living Room Frame feels like a photo wall, Travel Replay revisits your journeys by year, and Editor Review is built for picking the best takes. NasV brings Photos, authorized folders and SMB / WebDAV libraries into one browsing and playback experience. Resume from Home, find content in Library and adjust your preferences in Settings. FOUR MODES, READY WHEN YOU ARE Classic: Full playback controls for photos and videos, with adjustable intervals, speed and sleep timer. Living Room Frame: A 10-second photo interval and sequential playback by default, gentle photo motion, a clock and date, and controls revealed with a double-tap. Videos start muted; sound can be enabled at any time. Travel Replay: Filter by year, revisit previous items in a fixed shuffle queue, scrub through the queue and reshuffle after each loop. Editor Review: Jump between nearby items using the filmstrip, rate photos from 1 to 5 stars, switch between fit and fill, and access favorites, downloads and file information. Pause a video to use small seek steps for inspection. Choose a viewing mode from Home, the player or Settings. Changes apply immediately, without restarting. More playback options remain available in the player menu. YOUR LOCAL AND NETWORK LIBRARY Open Photos, folders authorized through the system file picker, or your own SMB / WebDAV NAS. Search filenames, sort by name, date or size, filter photos, videos and files larger than 100 MB, and use recursive scanning, favorites, playlists, history and directory caching. PHOTOS AND VIDEOS TOGETHER Adjust fit or fill, playback speed, audio, subtitles and the sleep timer. Support for MP4, MOV, MKV, TS and other files depends on codecs, source and device capabilities. Photo-rating filters affect the browsing grid only. Video ratings are not supported. YOUR CONTENT STAYS YOURS No NasV account or ads. Your device accesses the sources you choose directly, without routing media through a developer server. NAS credentials are stored in the system Keychain. Access only content you have the right to use. NASV PRO Unlock continuous slideshows and batch NAS scanning, plus offline downloads. PURCHASES AND RESTORE Directory browsing and complete playback of individual files are free. NasV Pro offers monthly and yearly subscriptions and a one-time lifetime unlock. Monthly and yearly plans provide the same benefits. Prices and purchase details are shown in the App Store. Restore Purchases is supported. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. A lifetime purchase does not automatically cancel an existing subscription. Privacy: https://wind0o.github.io/nasv/#privacy Support: https://wind0o.github.io/nasv/#support Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PixelGen

Features
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Hi Apple review team, PixelGen enhances photos on-device. No account or sign-in is required. All features are available without purchases, subscriptions or ads. The main differentiator of PixelGen is it's ability to run entirely on device. On launch, please wait for model preparation to finish. The progress bar shows estimated time remaining; the first launch may take longer. Models are bundled with the app. If a device compatibility warning appears, tap “I understand, but I want to use it anyway” to continue. Review steps: 1. Tap “Try now” on the Welcome screen. 2. Tap “Add photo to enhance” and select a photo. The gallery is empty on a fresh installation. 3. Optionally crop the photo, then tap “Enhance”. Keep the app in the foreground during processing. 4. Tap the result to compare the original and enhanced image. 5. Tap “Save” and allow Photos access. A new copy is saved; the original remains unchanged. High-resolution images require confirmation before further upscaling. For a quicker test, use a small, locally stored photo. Enhancement works offline. Photos are never uploaded by PixelGen. The Welcome comparison is illustrative; actual enhancement uses the selected photo. Settings contains support and legal links. PostHog receives usage and performance analytics, never photos or photo identifiers. Session replay and advertising tracking are disabled.

Screenshots

NasV4 screens
PixelGen3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PixelGen at none against NasV's 3. NasV's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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. NasV sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PixelGen asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
NasV versus PixelGen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNasVPixelGen
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer宏宇 孙Aina Artificial intelligence LLP

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NasV

Subscriptions2
  • NasV Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • NasV Pro Yearly$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • NasV Pro Lifetime$4.99
None

PixelGen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NasV free?
NasV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PixelGen free?
PixelGen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NasV or PixelGen have ads?
Neither NasV nor PixelGen shows ads.

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