Simple Booth Classic vs pixel565
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Booth Classic
Transform your device into a DIY photo booth for events. Create stunning photo layouts and GIFs, allowing guests to instantly share their memories via email, text, or social media. Includes online galleries and printing options for a complete event experience.
- DIY photo booth setup
- Customizable photo layouts and GIFs
- Instant sharing via email, text, and social media
- Online event galleries
- AirPrint support for printing
- Branded logos on photos/GIFs
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Searching for the perfect photo booth app for live events? Look no further. With the Simple Booth Classic app, you can quickly set up a modern DIY photo booth at your next party for just a fraction of the cost of a traditional photo booth. Simple Booth Classic is designed to run for hours at a time at events, parties, weddings, birthdays and more. Create a thrilling experience for guests with stunning photo layouts and GIFs. Guests will also appreciate the intuitive screen layout and ability to quickly send their photos by email or text message (U.S. only). And you’ll love the keen attention to detail built into every feature. Simple Booth Classic is so effortless to use that guests will have time to take as many photos as they want, with or without an attendant. Create a next-generation photo kiosk. Set the app up to run by itself by using the iPad's front camera, so guests can have their very own selfie booth. It works perfectly in either portrait or landscape orientation. Post-event, you and your guests can relive all of the excitement in your event’s very own online gallery! Your gallery includes the #hashtag of your choice, as well as icons to enable guests to easily share to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter directly from their mobile device. You can pre-select GIFs or choose from a variety of traditional photo layout options, including single photos or photo strips. Your guests change their layout with the swipe of a finger, or you can choose to lock the layout down to be the same for every person. In need of a traditional photo booth experience? We’ve thought of that too. Simple Booth Classic offers printing via AirPrint and comes loaded with automatic formatting for vertical photo strips. You can choose any paper size that your printer supports. Download the app and create a premium DIY photo booth experience today! REAL REVIEWS BY REAL USERS “Being a professional photographer and having worked in the industry for over 30 years, this app has to be the most brilliant one I’ve found…many happy smiles will be captured with this brilliant program” - Marrez Imaging “This is by far the best photo booth app out there. It is professional and simple to use. If you are looking to do an event or start a business, this is the app to get.” - Yan. T MADE WITH LOVE. PACKED WITH PREMIUM FEATURES. Don’t just satisfy your customers—delight them. Simple Booth Classic is loaded with all of the features and customizable options you need to make your event awesome, including: • Unlimited number of photos • Image filters and photo editing • Online galleries for all photos and GIFs • AirPrint support • Automatic formatting for vertical photo strips • Send pictures by email or via text message (U.S. & Canada only) • You and your guests have the ability to change layout • Place branded logos on any GIF or layout The ultimate photo booth app is at your fingertips. Download the app today! Love the app? Please rate us on the App Store :)
pixel565
Design sprites and icons by drawing individual pixels or importing and editing photos. Convert your creations into RGB565 hex code for use with Arduino and NeoPixel libraries, enabling display on NeoPixel matrices. Send RGB565 code to ESP8266 devices via Wi-Fi.
- Pixel art creation
- Photo import and editing
- RGB565 hex code conversion
- Arduino and NeoPixel compatibility
- Wi-Fi data transfer to ESP8266
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Create sprites and icons by drawing individual pixels. Import photos and edit them within the app, adding and altering colour pixels. Save the finished art into your files app. With the app, you can convert your designs into a format readable by the arduino and neopixel library. This allows you to show images on a neopixel matrix. The pixels in the photo are converted into RGB565 hex code. If you are using an edp8266 you can also send the RGB565 code to the device via wifi as long as you are using the NeoPixel library and suitable Arduino code
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Booth Classic at 47% against pixel565's 0%. Simple Booth Classic also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 1). pixel565's advantage is price (Free vs $59.99) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
pixel565 is free to download; Simple Booth Classic costs $59.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Booth Classic holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Booth Classic has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Simple Booth Classic's written reviews are positive against 0% of pixel565's.
Simple Booth Classic ships an update every 4 weeks, pixel565 daily. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Booth Classic | pixel565 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $59.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simple Booth | Carl Stevenson |
Customer experience
Simple Booth Classic
pixel565
In-app purchases
Simple Booth Classic
No in-app purchases
pixel565
No in-app purchases
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