Comparison

Flickr vs image.canon

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

Head to head
About

Flickr

This app lets you search Flickr for images and then use them in various creative displays. You can create collages, slideshows, carousels, puzzles, or export them as PDFs and emails. It also supports printing directly to your iPhone-compatible printer.

Highlights
  • Search Flickr for images
  • Create photo collages
  • Build slideshows with music
  • Display photos in various carousel styles
  • Generate PDF files from photos
  • Print photos to supported printers
  • Create photo puzzles
Features
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Flickr Pix allows you to search Flickr for photos. The photos retrieved can then be used in a collage display, slideshow, carousel, puzzle, an email, display as a pdf file, scroll photos, printed to an iphone supported printer or saved to your photo album. There are 11 functions: Search - Enter details of your search using keywords eg. Dogs, Cats, Koala, etc. A maximum of 50 photos retrieved from Flickr will be displayed in a table along with the title of the photo based on the search criteria. When you touch any photo in the table, a larger image will be displayed. Touch the larger image on the screen and the image will disappear. Start/Stop - This option allows you to select multiple photos from the table. Press the 'Start' button to start selecting. Press the 'Stop' button when you have finished selecting the photos. Collage - Display selected photos in a collage display format. Slideshow - Display a slide show in automatic or manual mode with Fade or Slide effects. You have the option to add music to play during the slideshow. Carousel - Display photos in a carousel. Carousel styles include linear, rotary, inverted rotary, cylinder, inverted cylinder, wheel, inverted wheel, overflow, coverflow2, time machine, inverted time machine, or custom. Display mode can be vertical or horizontal. You have the option to add music to play. Scroll Photos - Scroll through selected photos. Email - You can email the selected photos. PDF File - Selected photos will be displayed as a pdf file. Printer - You can print the selected photos to an iphone supported printer. The print option will allow you to print a single copy or multiple copies. Puzzle - You can select a photo to use in the puzzle. Puzzle selection include 3x3, 4x4 or 5x5. Save To Photo Album - Selected photos can be saved to the photo album. There is also a 'Help' button to assist you in using this app.

About

image.canon

This cloud service simplifies your photo and video workflow by automatically uploading content from compatible Canon cameras. Access your original files and thumbnails from any device, sort them automatically, and forward them to other cloud storage or editing services.

Highlights
  • Seamless original quality uploads
  • Automatic image sorting
  • Forward to third-party services
  • Access via app or web browser
  • Thumbnail sharing
  • Upload from Camera Connect
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image.canon is a cloud service designed to ease your imaging workflow, whether you are a professional, enthusiast, or casual user. Connecting your Wi-Fi compatible Canon camera to the image.canon service will allow you to seamlessly upload all your images and movies in their original format and quality and access them from the dedicated app or a web browser – and automatically forward them to your computer, mobile devices, and third party services. [Features] -All original images stay for 30 days You can upload all of the images you have taken to image.canon cloud in original data and save for 30 days. Although the original data will be automatically deleted after 30 days, the display thumbnails will remain. -Automatic image sorting If you create the sorting rules in advance on image.canon, uploaded images from your Canon camera can be automatically sorted on image.canon.Sorted images can be transferred to 3rd-party services or a PC. -Upload to image.canon from Camera Connect You can upload images imported to your smartphone via the mobile app Camera Connect to the image.canon cloud. Camera Connect is used with integration with the image.canon app. -Auto forward images and movies to other storage services Connect image.canon to your Google Photos, Google Drive, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Frame.io or Flickr account and automatically transfer your compatible images and movies. -Share and play with images Access your image.canon images from the app and any compatible web browser. The library of reduced resolution images is ideal for sharing with friends and family over messenger and social media apps or printing with Canon portable printers. [Notes] *A thumbnail is a compressed image of up to 2,048 px for display in the app. *If this service is not used for 1 year, all of the images will be deleted regardless of their expiration date. [Compatible platforms] iOS 17/18/26

Screenshots

Flickr4 screens
image.canon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: image.canon at Free against Flickr's $2.99. image.canon also leads on ratings volume (313 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Flickr's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

image.canon is free to download; Flickr costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.0 for Flickr against 1.9 for image.canon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: image.canon has 313 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Flickr's written reviews are positive against 9% of image.canon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flickr ships an update every 7 months, image.canon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Flickr versus image.canon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlickrimage.canon
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better1.9 (313 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews9.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1313 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB21 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJessica TunnicliffeCanon Inc.

Customer experience

Flickr

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

image.canon

All ratings314 ratings
Positive20.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative72.6%
Written reviews316 reviews
Positive9.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative86.1%

Bugs and requests

Flickr

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

image.canon

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Camera not detected
  • Perpetual login loop
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Support for OneDrive and OneDrive for Business
  • iPad app
  • Ability to select specific photos to upload
  • Video upload support
  • EXIF data viewing
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  • Album management features

In-app purchases

None

Flickr

No in-app purchases

None

image.canon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flickr free?
Flickr costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is image.canon free?
image.canon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flickr or image.canon?
Flickr is rated higher. Flickr averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while image.canon averages 1.9 from 313 ratings.
Do Flickr or image.canon have ads?
Neither Flickr nor image.canon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flickr or image.canon?
Flickr ships an update every 7 months, and image.canon every 2 months. Most recently, Flickr was updated on October 13, 2026 and image.canon on October 20, 2026.

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